Req #67425 [Fbk->NoF]: Consider supporting functionality equivalent to MediaWiki's sprintfDate()

From: Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:22:09 +0000
Subject: Req #67425 [Fbk->NoF]: Consider supporting functionality equivalent to MediaWiki's sprintfDate()
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Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67425&edit=1

 ID:             67425
 Updated by:     php-bugs@lists.php.net
 Reported by:    federicoleva at tiscali dot it
 Summary:        Consider supporting functionality equivalent to
                 MediaWiki's sprintfDate()
-Status:         Feedback
+Status:         No Feedback
 Type:           Feature/Change Request
 Package:        Date/time related
 PHP Version:    5.4.29
 Assigned To:    cmb
 Private report: N

 New Comment:

No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because
we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem.
If this is not the case and you are able to provide the
information that was requested earlier, please do so and
change the status of the bug back to "Re-Opened". Thank you.


Previous Comments:
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[2021-04-07 16:08:13] cmb@php.net

Are you looking for IntlDateFormatter[1]?

[1] <https://www.php.net/intldateformatter>

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[2014-06-12 15:06:20] federicoleva at tiscali dot it

Description:
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MediaWiki, to support 300+ languages, has to work around some limitations in PHP's date() which
are less than optimal. However this results into a large amount of code (often inspired from other
tools) and even larger amount of i18n improperly maintained in the codebase.

Clearly, in an ideal world this would be done directly in PHP with the support of Unicode CLDR
data/i18n. You probably already know but I'm filing this just in case and as reference.

The main thing is sprintfDate(): https://git.wikimedia.org/blob/mediawiki%2Fcore.git/0444f9466366fe8cb04b9090045a07540ae56449/languages%2FLanguage.php#L1098
I'm attaching some excerpts for archival purposes.

Test script:
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	/**
	 * This is a workalike of PHP's date() function, but with better
	 * internationalisation, a reduced set of format characters, and a better
	 * escaping format.
	 *
	 * Supported format characters are dDjlNwzWFmMntLoYyaAgGhHiscrUeIOPTZ. See
	 * the PHP manual for definitions. There are a number of extensions, which
	 * start with "x":
	 *
	 *    xn   Do not translate digits of the next numeric format character
	 *    xN   Toggle raw digit (xn) flag, stays set until explicitly unset
	 *    xr   Use roman numerals for the next numeric format character
	 *    xh   Use hebrew numerals for the next numeric format character
	 *    xx   Literal x
	 *    xg   Genitive month name




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