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module Time::Format::HTTP_DATE

Parse a time string using the formats specified by RFC 2616 and (non-RFC-compliant) IIS date format.

Supported formats: * RFC 1123 * RFC 850 * IIS date format * asctime

Time::Format::HTTP_DATE.parse("Sun, 14 Feb 2016 21:00:00 GMT")  # => 2016-02-14 21:00:00 UTC
Time::Format::HTTP_DATE.parse("Sunday, 14-Feb-16 21:00:00 GMT") # => 2016-02-14 21:00:00 UTC
Time::Format::HTTP_DATE.parse("Sun, 14-Feb-2016 21:00:00 GMT")  # => 2016-02-14 21:00:00 UTC
Time::Format::HTTP_DATE.parse("Sun Feb 14 21:00:00 2016")       # => 2016-02-14 21:00:00 UTC

Time::Format::HTTP_DATE.format(Time.utc(2016, 2, 15)) # => "Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT"

Class methods

.format(time : Time, io : IO)

Formats a Time into the given io.

time is always converted to UTC.

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.format(time : Time)

Formats a Time into a String.

time is always converted to UTC.

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.parse(string, location = Time::Location::UTC) : Time

Parses a string into a Time.

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