Feature request: add call pattern to (date-value)

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Feature request: add call pattern to (date-value)

Post by TedWalther »

It is true, I can do

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(apply date-value (now))
However, I have been working with Julian days for a while, and just generally doing date and time related stuff, and so I request that you add the call pattern:

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(date-value list)

Ex:
(date-value (now))
This is parallel to how arguments are dealt with in that

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format
function, so it makes sense from a "principle of least surprise" perspective.
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Re: Feature request: add call pattern to (date-value)

Post by Lutz »

Makes sense, added here:
http://www.newlisp.org/downloads/develo ... nprogress/

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> (date-value (date-list (date-value (date-list (date-value (now))))):-)
1429520236
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http://www.newlisp.org/downloads/develo ... date-value

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Re: Feature request: add call pattern to (date-value)

Post by TedWalther »

Thank you Lutz! And, I tremble to ask it. It is so easy to get the current date with (date-list (date-value))
But, for sake of consistency, would it slow anything down to let (date-list) do the same thing as (date-value) and (date)? That is, give the current time in the appropriate format?
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Re: Feature request: add call pattern to (date-value)

Post by Lutz »

... now it fits all together :)

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> (date-value) (date-value (date-list))
1429600114
1429600114
> (date-list) (date-list (date-value))
(2015 4 21 7 8 51 111 2)
(2015 4 21 7 8 51 111 2)
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http://www.newlisp.org/downloads/develo ... nprogress/

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Re: Feature request: add call pattern to (date-value)

Post by TedWalther »

Woohoo! One of newLisps great strengths is its consistency of interface.
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