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Date, Time and DateTime localization, internationalization and formatting functions using the Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR).
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lib/cldr/format/date_time_timezone.ex
defmodule Cldr.DateTime.Timezone do
@moduledoc """
Functions to format [IANA time zone IDs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones),
including the time zone field of a `t:DateTime.t/0`.
### Time Zone Names
There are three main types of formats for zone identifiers: GMT, generic (wall time), and
standard/daylight.
Standard and daylight are equivalent to a particular offset from GMT, and can be represented
by a GMT offset as a fallback. In general, this is not true for the generic format, which
is used for picking timezones or for conveying a timezone for specifying a recurring time
(such as a meeting in a calendar). For either purpose, a GMT offset would lose information.
> #### Supported Time Zone IDs {: .info}
>
> [NATO time zone names](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_time_zone) are not supported, only
> [IANA time zone IDs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones).
### Time Zone Format Terminology
The following terminology defines more precisely the formats that are used.
#### Generic non-location format
Reflects "wall time" (what is on a clock on the wall): used
or recurring events, meetings, or anywhere people do not want to be overly specific.
For example, "10 am Pacific Time" will be GMT-8 in the winter, and GMT-7 in the summer.
* "Pacific Time" (long)
* "PT" (short)
This format is returned from `Cldr.DateTime.Time.non_location_format/2` with `type: :generic`
which is the default.
#### Generic partial location format
Reflects "wall time": used as a fallback format when
the generic non-location format is not specific enough. For example:
* "Pacific Time (Canada)" (long)
* "PT (Whitehorse)" (short)
#### Generic location format
Reflects "wall time": a primary function of this format type is to represent
a time zone in a list or menu for user selection of time zone. It is also a
fallback format when there is no translation for the generic non-location format.
Times could also be organized hierarchically by country for easier lookup.
* France Time
* Italy Time
* Japan Time
* United States
* Chicago Time
* Denver Time
* Los Angeles Time
* New York Time
* United Kingdom Time
Note: A generic location format is constructed by a part of time zone ID representing
an exemplar city name or its country as the final fallback. However, there are Unicode
time zones which are not associated with any locations, such as "Etc/GMT+5" and "PST8PDT".
Although the date format pattern "VVVV" specifies the generic location format, but it
displays localized GMT format for these. Some of these time zones observe daylight saving
time, so the result (localized GMT format) may change depending on input date. For generating
a list for user selection of time zone with format "VVVV", these non-location zones should
be excluded.
This format is returned from `Cldr.DateTime.Time.location_format/2` with `type: :generic` which
is the default.
#### Specific non-location format
Reflects a specific standard or daylight time, which may or may not be the wall time.
For example, "10 am Pacific Standard Time" will be GMT-8 in the winter and GMT-7 in the summer.
* "Pacific Standard Time" (long)
* "PST" (short)
* "Pacific Daylight Time" (long)
* "PDT" (short)
This format is returned from `Cldr.DateTime.Time.non_location_format/2` with `type: :standard` or
`type :daylight`.
#### Specific location format
This format does not have a symbol, but is used in the fallback chain for the specific
non-location format. Like the generic location format it uses time zone locations, but
formats these in a zone-variant aware way, e.g. "France Summer Time".
This format is returned from `Cldr.DateTime.Time.location_format/2` with `type: :standard` or
`type :daylight`.
#### Localized GMT format
A constant, specific offset from GMT (or UTC), which may be in a translated form.
There are two styles for this.
The long format always uses 2-digit hours field and minutes field, with optional 2-digit
seconds field. The short format is intended for the shortest representation and uses hour
fields without leading zero, with optional 2-digit minutes and seconds fields.
The digits used for hours, minutes and seconds fields in this format are the locale's
default decimal digits:
* "GMT+03:30" (long)
* "GMT+3:30" (short)
* "UTC-03.00" (long)
* "UTC-3" (short)
* "Гринуич+03:30" (long)
Otherwise (when the offset from GMT is zero, referring to GMT itself) the style specified
by the following format is used:
* "GMT"
* "UTC"
* "Гринуич"
#### ISO 8601 time zone formats
The formats based on the [ISO 8601] local time difference from UTC ("+" sign is used when
local time offset is 0), or the UTC indicator ("Z" - only when the local time offset is 0
and the specifier X* is used). The ISO 8601 basic format does not use a separator character
between hours and minutes field, while the extended format uses colon (':') as the separator.
The ISO 8601 basic format with hours and minutes fields is equivalent to RFC 822 zone format.
* "-0800" (basic)
* "-08" (basic - short)
* "-08:00" (extended)
* "Z" (UTC)
Note: This specification extends the original ISO 8601 formats and some format specifiers
append seconds field when necessary.
### Examples for fomat differences
The following shows representative examples of the different formats:
iex> {:ok, date_time} = DateTime.new(~D[2025-07-01], ~T[00:00:00], "Australia/Sydney")
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format(date_time, type: :daylight)
{:ok, "Australian Eastern Daylight Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format(date_time, type: :specific)
{:ok, "Australian Eastern Standard Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format(date_time, type: :generic)
{:ok, "Australian Eastern Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format(date_time, type: :daylight)
{:ok, "Sydney Daylight Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format(date_time, type: :specific)
{:ok, "Sydney Standard Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format(date_time, type: :generic)
{:ok, "Sydney Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.gmt_format(date_time)
{:ok, "GMT+10:00"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.iso_format(date_time)
{:ok, "+1000"}
### GMT and UTC time zone formats
Some valid time zones are not associated with a city of territory (country).
Therefore they return an error for the location formats. The can producxe a
valid result for the non-location format and the GMT format.
#### Non-location format
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format("GMT")
{:ok, "Greenwich Mean Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format("UTC")
{:ok, "Coordinated Universal Time"}
### Location format
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format("GMT")
{:error,
{Cldr.DateTime.NoTerritoryForTimezone,
"No territory was found for time zone \\"Etc/GMT\\""}}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format("UTC")
{:error,
{Cldr.DateTime.NoTerritoryForTimezone,
"No territory was found for time zone \\"Etc/UTC\\""}}
#### GMT format
iex> {:ok, gmt_format} = Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.gmt_format("Australia/Adelaide")
iex> gmt_format in ["GMT+09:30", "GMT+10:30"]
true
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.gmt_format("UTC")
{:ok, "GMT"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.gmt_format("GMT")
{:ok, "GMT"}
"""
alias Cldr.Locale
alias Cldr.Substitution
import Cldr.DateTime.Formatter, only: [is_date_time: 1, minute: 2, second: 2, h23: 2]
@valid_types [:generic, :specific, :standard, :daylight]
@default_type :generic
@valid_formats [:long, :short]
@default_format :long
@valid_iso_formats [:short, :long, :full]
@default_iso_format :long
@valid_iso_types [:basic, :extended]
@default_iso_type :basic
@doc """
Return the localized non-location time zone format
for a time zone ID or a `t:DateTime.t/0`.
### Arguments
* `date_time_or_zone` is any time zone ID or any
`t:DateTime.t/0`.
* `options` is a keyword list of options.
### Options
* `:locale` is any valid locale name returned by `Cldr.known_locale_names/0`
or a `t:Cldr.LanguageTag.t/0` struct. The default is `Cldr.get_locale/0`.
* `:backend` is any module that includes `use Cldr` and therefore
is a `Cldr` backend module. The default is `Cldr.default_backend!/0`.
* `:date_time` is the date_time to be used to ascertain if the
standard or daylight time zone information is required. The default
is `DateTime.utc_now/0`.
* `:format` is either `:long` (the default) or `:short`.
* `:type` is either `:generic` (the default), `:specific`, `:standard`
or`:daylight`. `:specific` indicates that `:standard` or `:daylight`
will be selected based upon the time zone of the `:date_time` option.
### Returns
* `{:ok, non_location_format}` or
* `{:error, {exception, reason}}`.
### Examples
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format("Australia/Sydney")
{:ok, "Australian Eastern Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format("Australia/Sydney", type: :daylight)
{:ok, "Australian Eastern Daylight Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format("Asia/Shanghai")
{:ok, "China Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format("Australia/Sydney", locale: :fr)
{:ok, "heure de l’Est de l’Australie"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format("America/Phoenix")
{:ok, "Mountain Time (Phoenix)"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format("America/Phoenix", format: :short)
{:ok, "MT (Phoenix)"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format("Europe/Dublin")
{:ok, "Greenwich Mean Time (Ireland)"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.non_location_format("Europe/Rome", locale: :ja)
{:ok, "ä¸å¤®ãƒ¨ãƒ¼ãƒãƒƒãƒ‘時間(イタリア)"}
"""
@doc since: "2.23.0"
@spec non_location_format(date_time_or_zone :: String.t() | DateTime.t(), options :: Keyword.t()) ::
{:ok, String.t()} | {:error, {module, String.t()}}
def non_location_format(date_time_or_zone, options \\ [])
def non_location_format(%{time_zone: time_zone} = datetime, options) do
options = put_new(options, :date_time, datetime)
non_location_format(time_zone, options)
end
def non_location_format(time_zone, options) when is_binary(time_zone) do
{locale, backend} = Cldr.locale_and_backend_from(options)
format = Module.concat(backend, DateTime.Format)
with {:ok, options} <- validate_options(options),
{:ok, locale} <- Cldr.validate_locale(locale, backend),
{:ok, canonical_zone} <- canonical_time_zone(time_zone),
{:ok, time_zones} <- format.time_zones(locale),
{:ok, meta_zones} <- format.meta_zones(locale),
{:ok, territories} <- format.territories(locale),
{:ok, fallback_format} <- format.zone_fallback_format(locale) do
split_zone = split_and_downcase_zone(canonical_zone)
zone_format =
zone_format(get_in(time_zones, split_zone ++ [options.format]), options)
meta_zone =
meta_zone(canonical_zone, options.date_time)
meta_zone_format =
meta_zone_format(meta_zone, meta_zones, options)
cond do
zone_format ->
{:ok, zone_format}
meta_zone_format ->
meta_zone_or_fallback_format(
canonical_zone,
meta_zone,
meta_zone_format,
fallback_format,
locale,
territories
)
options.type == :generic ->
location_format(time_zone, options)
true ->
gmt_format(time_zone, options)
end
end
end
defp meta_zone_or_fallback_format(
canonical_zone,
meta_zone,
meta_zone_format,
fallback_format,
locale,
territories
) do
preferred_zone =
preferred_zone_for_meta_zone(meta_zone, locale)
cond do
preferred_zone == canonical_zone ->
{:ok, meta_zone_format}
preferred_zone_for_zone?(canonical_zone, meta_zone) &&
!preferred_zone_for_locale?(canonical_zone, meta_zone, locale) ->
fallback_with_territory(canonical_zone, meta_zone_format, fallback_format, territories)
true ->
fallback_with_exemplar(canonical_zone, meta_zone_format, fallback_format)
end
end
# If we can't identify the territory for a zone (like with UTC) just
# use the meta_zone_format
defp fallback_with_territory(canonical_zone, meta_zone_format, fallback_format, territories) do
case territory_for_zone(canonical_zone) do
{:ok, zone_territory} ->
territory_name = territory_name(territories, zone_territory)
iolist =
Substitution.substitute([meta_zone_format, territory_name], fallback_format)
{:ok, List.to_string(iolist)}
_other ->
{:ok, meta_zone_format}
end
end
# If we can't identify the exemplar city for a zone (like with GMT) just
# use the meta_zone_format
defp fallback_with_exemplar(canonical_zone, meta_zone_format, fallback_format) do
case exemplar_city(canonical_zone) do
{:ok, exemplar_city} ->
iolist =
Substitution.substitute([meta_zone_format, exemplar_city], fallback_format)
{:ok, List.to_string(iolist)}
_error ->
{:ok, meta_zone_format}
end
end
defp territory_name(territories, territory) do
territory_names = Map.fetch!(territories, territory)
territory_names[:short] || territory_names[:standard]
end
@doc """
Return the localized location time zone format
for a time zone ID or a `t:DateTime.t/0`.
### Arguments
* `date_time_or_zone` is any time zone ID or any
`t:DateTime.t/0`.
* `options` is a keyword list of options.
### Options
* `:locale` is any valid locale name returned by `Cldr.known_locale_names/0`
or a `t:Cldr.LanguageTag.t/0` struct. The default is `Cldr.get_locale/0`.
* `:backend` is any module that includes `use Cldr` and therefore
is a `Cldr` backend module. The default is `Cldr.default_backend!/0`.
* `:date_time` is the date_time to be used to ascertain if the
standard or daylight time zone information is required. The default
is `DateTime.utc_now/0`.
* `:type` is either `:generic` (the default), `:specific`, `:standard`
or`:daylight`. `:specific` indicates that `:standard` or `:daylight`
will be selected based upon the time zone of the `:date_time` option.
### Returns
* `{:ok, non_location_format}` or
* `{:error, {exception, reason}}`.
### Examples
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format("Australia/Sydney")
{:ok, "Sydney Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format("Australia/Sydney", type: :daylight)
{:ok, "Sydney Daylight Time"}
# Only one time zone in Italy so we use the territory name
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format "Europe/Rome", type: :daylight
{:ok, "Italy Daylight Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format("Asia/Shanghai")
{:ok, "China Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format("America/Phoenix")
{:ok, "Phoenix Time"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format("Australia/Sydney", locale: :fr)
{:ok, "heure : Sydney"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format("Europe/Rome", locale: :ja)
{:ok, "イタリア時間"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format("America/New_York", locale: :fr, type: :daylight)
{:ok, "New York (heure d’été)"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.location_format("America/New_York", locale: :fr, type: :standard)
{:ok, "New York (heure standard)"}
"""
@doc since: "2.23.0"
@spec location_format(
date_time_or_zone :: String.t() | DateTime.t(),
options :: Keyword.t() | map()
) ::
{:ok, String.t()} | {:error, {module, String.t()}}
def location_format(date_time_or_zone, options \\ [])
def location_format(%{time_zone: time_zone} = datetime, options) do
options = put_new(options, :date_time, datetime)
location_format(time_zone, options)
end
def location_format(time_zone, options) when is_binary(time_zone) do
{locale, backend} = Cldr.locale_and_backend_from(options)
format = Module.concat(backend, DateTime.Format)
options = delete(options, :format)
with {:ok, options} <- validate_options(options),
{:ok, locale} <- Cldr.validate_locale(locale, backend),
{:ok, canonical_zone} <- canonical_time_zone(time_zone),
{:ok, territories} <- format.territories(locale),
{:ok, region_format} <- format.zone_region_format(locale),
{:ok, zone_territory} <- territory_for_zone(canonical_zone) do
format = zone_format(region_format, options)
case location_from_territory_and_zone(zone_territory, territories, canonical_zone, locale) do
{:ok, location} ->
io_list = Substitution.substitute(location, format)
{:ok, List.to_string(io_list)}
error ->
error
end
end
end
defp location_from_territory_and_zone(territory, territories, time_zone, locale) do
if territory_has_one_zone?(territory) || primary_zone?(time_zone) do
territory_names = Map.fetch!(territories, territory)
{:ok, territory_names[:short] || territory_names[:standard]}
else
exemplar_city(time_zone, locale: locale)
end
end
@doc """
Return the localized GMT time zone format
for a time zone ID or a `t:DateTime.t/0`.
> #### Time zones other than UTC {: .warning}
>
> When `date_time_or_zone` is a string and it is not `UTC` or `GMT`, a
> [Time Zone database](https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/DateTime.html#module-time-zone-database)
> must be configured or provided as the option `:time_zone_database`.
### Arguments
* `date_time_or_zone` is any time zone ID or any
`t:DateTime.t/0`.
* `options` is a keyword list of options.
### Options
* `:locale` is any valid locale name returned by `Cldr.known_locale_names/0`
or a `t:Cldr.LanguageTag.t/0` struct. The default is `Cldr.get_locale/0`.
* `:backend` is any module that includes `use Cldr` and therefore
is a `Cldr` backend module. The default is `Cldr.default_backend!/0`.
* `:time_zone_database` determines the time zone database to use when
shifting time zones. Shifting time zones only occurs if the `date_time_or_zone`
is set to a string time zone ID. The default is `Calendar.get_time_zone_database/0`.
### Returns
* `{:ok, gmt_format}` or
* `{:error, {exception, reason}}`.
### Notes
* The digits of the GMT format are presented in the default number system
of the locale defined in the locale option.
### Examples
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.gmt_format(DateTime.utc_now())
{:ok, "GMT"}
iex> {:ok, standard_time} = DateTime.new(~D[2025-06-01], ~T[00:00:00], "Australia/Sydney")
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.gmt_format(standard_time)
{:ok, "GMT+10:00"}
iex> {:ok, summer_time} = DateTime.new(~D[2025-01-01], ~T[00:00:00], "Australia/Sydney")
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.gmt_format(summer_time)
{:ok, "GMT+11:00"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.gmt_format(summer_time, locale: :fr)
{:ok, "UTC+11:00"}
iex> {:ok, time} = DateTime.new(~D[2025-01-01], ~T[00:00:00], "Canada/Newfoundland")
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.gmt_format(time, locale: :ar)
{:ok, "غرينتش-03:30"}
iex> {:ok, summer_time} = DateTime.new(~D[2025-06-01], ~T[00:00:00], "America/Los_Angeles")
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.gmt_format(summer_time)
{:ok, "GMT-07:00"}
iex> {:ok, gmt} = DateTime.new(~D[2025-06-01], ~T[00:00:00], "GMT")
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.gmt_format(gmt)
{:ok, "GMT"}
"""
@doc since: "2.23.0"
@spec gmt_format(date_time_or_zone :: String.t() | DateTime.t(), options :: Keyword.t() | map()) ::
{:ok, String.t()} | {:error, {module, String.t()}}
def gmt_format(date_time_or_zone, options \\ [])
def gmt_format(%{time_zone: time_zone} = date_time, options) do
options = Keyword.put_new(options, :date_time, date_time)
gmt_format(time_zone, options)
end
def gmt_format(time_zone, options) when is_binary(time_zone) do
{locale, backend} = Cldr.locale_and_backend_from(options)
format = Module.concat(backend, DateTime.Format)
options = delete(options, [:format, :type])
with {:ok, options} <- validate_options(options),
{:ok, locale} <- Cldr.validate_locale(locale, backend),
{:ok, canonical_zone} <- canonical_time_zone(time_zone),
{:ok, shifted_date_time} <-
shift_zone(options.date_time, canonical_zone, options.time_zone_database),
{:ok, gmt_format} <- format.gmt_format(locale),
{:ok, gmt_zero_format} <- format.gmt_zero_format(locale),
{:ok, hour_format} <- format.hour_format(locale),
{:ok, formatted_hour} <- formatted_hour(shifted_date_time, hour_format) do
time = time_map_from_zone_offset(shifted_date_time)
{:ok, format_gmt(time, formatted_hour, gmt_format, gmt_zero_format, backend, options)}
end
end
@doc false
def gmt_tz_format(time_map, options) do
{locale, backend} = Cldr.locale_and_backend_from(options)
format = Module.concat(backend, DateTime.Format)
with {:ok, options} <- validate_options(options),
{:ok, gmt_format} <- format.gmt_format(locale),
{:ok, gmt_zero_format} <- format.gmt_zero_format(locale),
{:ok, {positive_format, negative_format}} <- format.hour_format(locale) do
format = if time_map.hour >= 0, do: positive_format, else: negative_format
{:ok, time} = Time.new(abs(time_map.hour), abs(time_map.minute), time_map.second)
{:ok, formatted_hour} = Cldr.Time.to_string(time, format: format)
format_gmt(time, formatted_hour, gmt_format, gmt_zero_format, backend, options)
end
end
defp format_gmt(
%{hour: 0, minute: 0, second: 0},
_formatted_hour,
_gmt_format,
gmt_zero_format,
_backend,
_options
) do
gmt_zero_format
end
defp format_gmt(_time, formatted_hour, gmt_format, _gmt_zero_format, backend, options) do
gmt_format =
Cldr.Substitution.substitute(formatted_hour, gmt_format) |> List.to_string()
number_system =
Cldr.Number.System.number_system_from_locale(options.locale)
Cldr.Number.Transliterate.transliterate(gmt_format, options.locale, number_system, backend)
end
@doc """
Return the localized ISO 8601 time zone format
for a time zone ID or a `t:DateTime.t/0`.
> #### Time zones other than UTC {: .warning}
>
> When `date_time_or_zone` is a string and it is not `UTC` or `GMT`, a
> [Time Zone database](https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/DateTime.html#module-time-zone-database)
> must be configured or provided as the option `:time_zone_database`.
### Arguments
* `date_time_or_zone` is any time zone ID or any
`t:DateTime.t/0`.
* `options` is a keyword list of options.
### Options
* `:format` is either `:long` (the default) or `:short`.
* `:short` will always render the hour offset and only render the minute
offset if it is not zero.
* `:long` will always render the hour and minute offsets.
* `:full` will always render the hour and minute offsets and only
render the second offset if it is not zero. This is an extension to the
ISO 8601 standard.
* `:type` is either `:basic` (the default), or `:extended`.
* `:basic` renders the time zone hour, optional minute and optional
second with no spacing or separator between then.
* `:extended` renders the time zone hour, optional minute and optional
second with a `:` separator between them.
* `:z_for_zero` is a truthy or falsy value to indicate whether or not
to use the [Z](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601#:~:text=Z%20is%20the%20zone%20designator,30Z%22%20or%20%22T0930Z%22.)
indicator when the time zone offset is zero. The default is `true`.
* `:time_zone_database` determines the time zone database to use when
shifting time zones. Shifting time zones only occurs if the `date_time_or_zone`
is set to a string time zone ID. The default is `Calendar.get_time_zone_database/0`.
### Returns
* `{:ok, iso_format}` or
* `{:error, {exception, reason}}`
### Examples
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.iso_format(DateTime.utc_now())
{:ok, "Z"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.iso_format(DateTime.utc_now(), z_for_zero: false)
{:ok, "+0000"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.iso_format(DateTime.utc_now(), z_for_zero: false, type: :extended)
{:ok, "+00:00"}
iex> {:ok, standard_time} = DateTime.new(~D[2025-06-01], ~T[00:00:00], "Australia/Sydney")
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.iso_format(standard_time)
{:ok, "+1000"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.iso_format(standard_time, format: :short)
{:ok, "+10"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.iso_format(standard_time, format: :long)
{:ok, "+1000"}
iex> {:ok, standard_time} = DateTime.new(~D[2025-06-01], ~T[00:00:00], "Australia/Adelaide")
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.iso_format(standard_time, format: :short)
{:ok, "+0930"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.iso_format(standard_time, format: :long)
{:ok, "+0930"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.iso_format(standard_time, format: :long, type: :extended)
{:ok, "+09:30"}
"""
@doc since: "2.23.0"
@spec iso_format(date_time_or_zone :: String.t() | DateTime.t(), options :: Keyword.t() | map()) ::
{:ok, String.t()} | {:error, {module, String.t()}}
def iso_format(date_time_or_zone, options \\ [])
def iso_format(%{time_zone: time_zone} = date_time, options) do
options = Keyword.put_new(options, :date_time, date_time)
iso_format(time_zone, options)
end
def iso_format(time_zone, options) when is_binary(time_zone) do
with {:ok, options} <- validate_iso_options(options),
{:ok, canonical_zone} <- canonical_time_zone(time_zone),
{:ok, shifted_date_time} <-
shift_zone(options.date_time, canonical_zone, options.time_zone_database) do
{hour, minute, second} = time_from_zone_offset(shifted_date_time)
time = %{hour: hour, minute: abs(minute), second: second}
{:ok, iso_format_type(time, options.type, options.format, options.z_for_zero)}
end
end
# Z format
def iso_format_type(%{hour: 0, minute: 0, second: 0}, _type, _format, z_for_zero)
when z_for_zero do
"Z"
end
# Basic format
def iso_format_type(%{hour: hour, minute: 0} = time, :basic, :short, _z_for_zero) do
sign(hour) <> h23(time, 2)
end
def iso_format_type(%{hour: hour, minute: _minute} = time, :basic, :short, _z_for_zero) do
sign(hour) <> h23(time, 2) <> minute(time, 2)
end
def iso_format_type(%{hour: hour, minute: _minute} = time, :basic, :long, _z_for_zero) do
sign(hour) <> h23(time, 2) <> minute(time, 2)
end
def iso_format_type(%{hour: hour, minute: _minute, second: 0} = time, :basic, :full, _z_for_zero) do
sign(hour) <> h23(time, 2) <> minute(time, 2)
end
def iso_format_type(
%{hour: hour, minute: _minute, second: _second} = time,
:basic,
:full,
_z_for_zero
) do
sign(hour) <> h23(time, 2) <> minute(time, 2) <> second(time, 2)
end
# Extended format
def iso_format_type(%{hour: hour, minute: 0} = time, :extended, :short, _z_for_zero) do
sign(hour) <> h23(time, 2)
end
def iso_format_type(%{hour: hour, minute: _minute} = time, :extended, :short, _z_for_zero) do
sign(hour) <> h23(time, 2) <> ":" <> minute(time, 2)
end
def iso_format_type(%{hour: hour, minute: _minute} = time, :extended, :long, _z_for_zero) do
sign(hour) <> h23(time, 2) <> ":" <> minute(time, 2)
end
def iso_format_type(
%{hour: hour, minute: _minute, second: 0} = time,
:extended,
:full,
_z_for_zero
) do
sign(hour) <> h23(time, 2) <> ":" <> minute(time, 2)
end
def iso_format_type(
%{hour: hour, minute: _minute, second: _second} = time,
:extended,
:full,
_z_for_zero
) do
sign(hour) <> h23(time, 2) <> ":" <> minute(time, 2) <> ":" <> second(time, 2)
end
defp sign(number) when number >= 0, do: "+"
defp sign(_number), do: "-"
defp shift_zone(%{time_zone: time_zone} = date_time, time_zone, _time_zone_database) do
{:ok, date_time}
end
defp shift_zone(date_time, time_zone, time_zone_database) do
DateTime.shift_zone(date_time, time_zone, time_zone_database)
end
defp formatted_hour(date_time, {positive_format, negative_format}) do
offset = date_time.utc_offset + date_time.std_offset
format = if offset >= 0, do: positive_format, else: negative_format
case time_from_zone_offset(date_time) do
{hour, minute, second} ->
{:ok, time} = Time.new(abs(hour), abs(minute), second)
Cldr.Time.to_string(time, format: format)
error ->
error
end
end
@doc """
Return the localized exemplar City for a
time zone.
The examplar city is, by default, the last
segment of a time zone ID. For some time zones
there is an explicit localized exemplar which,
if it exists, is returned instead.
### Arguments
* `date_time_or_zone` is any time zone ID or any
`t:DateTime.t/0`.
* `options` is a keyword list of options.
### Options
* `:locale` is any valid locale name returned by `Cldr.known_locale_names/0`
or a `t:Cldr.LanguageTag.t/0` struct. The default is `Cldr.get_locale/0`.
* `:backend` is any module that includes `use Cldr` and therefore
is a `Cldr` backend module. The default is `Cldr.default_backend!/0`.
### Returns
* `{:ok, exemplar_city}` or
* `{:error, {exception, reason}}`.
### Examples
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.exemplar_city("Australia/Sydney")
{:ok, "Sydney"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.exemplar_city("Europe/Kiev")
{:ok, "Kyiv"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.exemplar_city("America/Indiana/Knox")
{:ok, "Knox, Indiana"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.exemplar_city("Europe/Kiev", locale: :ja)
{:ok, "ã‚ーウ"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.exemplar_city("Etc/Unknown")
{:ok, "Unknown Location"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.exemplar_city("Etc/UTC")
{:error, {Cldr.DateTime.UnknownExemplarCity, "No exemplar city is known for \\"Etc/UTC\\""}}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.exemplar_city("Etc/GMT+5")
{:error, {Cldr.DateTime.UnknownExemplarCity, "No exemplar city is known for \\"Etc/GMT+5\\""}}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.exemplar_city("Europe/Frankenstein")
{:error,
{Cldr.UnknownTimezoneError, "Unknown time zone \\"Europe/Frankenstein\\""}}
"""
@doc since: "2.23.0"
@spec exemplar_city(date_time_or_zone :: String.t() | DateTime.t(), options :: Keyword.t()) ::
{:ok, String.t()} | {:error, {module, String.t()}}
def exemplar_city(date_time_or_zone, options \\ [])
def exemplar_city(%{time_zone: time_zone}, options) do
exemplar_city(time_zone, options)
end
def exemplar_city(time_zone, options) when is_binary(time_zone) do
{locale, backend} = Cldr.locale_and_backend_from(options)
format = Module.concat(backend, DateTime.Format)
with {:ok, canonical_zone} <- canonical_time_zone(time_zone),
{:ok, locale} <- Cldr.validate_locale(locale, backend),
{:ok, time_zones} <- format.time_zones(locale) do
resolve_exemplar_city(canonical_zone, time_zones)
end
end
@doc """
Returns the canonical time zone name for a given time
zone identifier.
"""
@doc since: "2.23.0"
def canonical_time_zone(time_zone) do
case Map.fetch(canonical_time_zones(), time_zone) do
{:ok, time_zone} -> {:ok, time_zone}
:error -> {:error, {Cldr.UnknownTimezoneError, "Unknown time zone #{inspect(time_zone)}"}}
end
end
@doc """
Converts the time zone offset of a `Time` or `DateTime` into
seconds.
"""
def time_from_zone_offset(%{utc_offset: utc_offset, std_offset: std_offset}) do
offset = utc_offset + std_offset
hours = div(offset, 3600)
minutes = div(offset - hours * 3600, 60)
seconds = offset - hours * 3600 - minutes * 60
{hours, minutes, seconds}
end
def time_from_zone_offset(time) do
{:error, "Expected a map with :utc_offset and :std_offset fields. Found #{inspect(time)}"}
end
@doc false
def time_map_from_zone_offset(offset) do
{hours, minutes, seconds} = time_from_zone_offset(offset)
%{hour: hours, minute: minutes, second: seconds}
end
@doc """
Returns the metazone data.
"""
@doc since: "2.23.0"
@meta_zones Cldr.Config.metazones()
def meta_zones do
@meta_zones
end
@doc false
def locations_with_zone_changes do
meta_zones()
|> Enum.reduce([], &zones_with_changes/2)
|> List.flatten()
|> Map.new()
end
defp zones_with_changes({k, v}, acc) when is_map(v) do
with_changes =
v
|> Enum.reduce([], &zones_with_changes/2)
|> Enum.map(fn
{z, v} -> {z <> " (" <> k <> ")", v}
other -> other
end)
[with_changes | acc]
end
defp zones_with_changes({k, v}, acc) when is_list(v) and length(v) > 1, do: [{k, v} | acc]
defp zones_with_changes({_k, _v}, acc), do: acc
@doc """
Returns the mapping of time zone short
IDs to metazone data.
"""
@doc since: "2.23.0"
@meta_zone_ids Cldr.Config.metazone_ids()
def meta_zone_ids do
@meta_zone_ids
end
@doc """
Returns the mapping of a metazone to
a time zone long ID.
"""
@doc since: "2.23.0"
@meta_zone_mapping Cldr.Config.metazone_mapping()
def meta_zone_mapping do
@meta_zone_mapping
end
@doc """
Returns the primary time zone for certain
territories.
"""
@doc since: "2.23.0"
@primary_zones Cldr.Config.primary_zones()
def primary_zones do
@primary_zones
end
@doc """
Returns the canonical time zone mapping.
"""
@doc since: "2.23.0"
@canonical_timezones Cldr.Config.canonical_timezones()
def canonical_time_zones do
@canonical_timezones
end
@doc false
def unknown_city(options \\ []) do
exemplar_city("Etc/Unknown", options)
end
defp resolve_exemplar_city("Etc/UTC" = time_zone, _time_zones) do
{:error, no_exemplar_city_error(time_zone)}
end
defp resolve_exemplar_city("Etc/GMT" <> _rest = time_zone, _time_zones) do
{:error, no_exemplar_city_error(time_zone)}
end
defp resolve_exemplar_city(time_zone, time_zones) do
zone_segments = split_and_downcase_zone(time_zone)
exemplar_city =
case get_in(time_zones, zone_segments) do
nil -> examplar_city_from_segments(zone_segments)
time_zone -> time_zone[:exemplar_city] || examplar_city_from_segments(zone_segments)
end
{:ok, exemplar_city}
end
def no_exemplar_city_error(time_zone) do
{Cldr.DateTime.UnknownExemplarCity, "No exemplar city is known for #{inspect(time_zone)}"}
end
@doc since: "2.23.0"
@doc """
Returns the preferred time zone name for a given time zone
and locale.
### Arguments
* `time_zone` is any valid IANA time zone name.
* `options` is a keyword list of options.
### Options
* `:locale` is any valid locale name returned by `Cldr.known_locale_names/0`
or a `t:Cldr.LanguageTag.t/0` struct. The default is `Cldr.get_locale/0`.
* `:backend` is any module that includes `use Cldr` and therefore
is a `Cldr` backend module. The default is `Cldr.default_backend!/0`.
* `:date_time` is the date_time to be used to ascertain the correct time
zone information applicable for this date time. The default is
`DateTime.utc_now/0`.
### Returns
* `{:ok, preferred_time_zone_name}`
* `{:error, {exception, reason}}`
### Examples
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.preferred_zone_for_locale("America/New_York", locale: "en")
{:ok, "America/New_York"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.preferred_zone_for_locale("America/New_York", locale: "en-CA")
{:ok, "America/Toronto"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.preferred_zone_for_locale("PST8PDT", locale: "en")
{:ok, "America/Los_Angeles"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.preferred_zone_for_locale("PST8PDT", locale: "en-CA")
{:ok, "America/Vancouver"}
iex> Cldr.DateTime.Timezone.preferred_zone_for_locale "America/Los_Angeles", locale: "ja"
{:ok, "America/Los_Angeles"}
"""
def preferred_zone_for_locale(time_zone, options \\ []) do
{locale, backend} = Cldr.locale_and_backend_from(options)
date_time = Keyword.get(options, :date_time, DateTime.utc_now())
with {:ok, locale} <- Cldr.validate_locale(locale, backend),
{:ok, canonical_zone} <- canonical_time_zone(time_zone) do
case meta_zone(canonical_zone, date_time) do
nil ->
{:ok, time_zone}
meta_zone ->
preferred_zone = preferred_zone_for_meta_zone(meta_zone, locale) || canonical_zone
{:ok, preferred_zone}
end
end
end
defp preferred_zone_for_zone?(time_zone, meta_zone) do
case territory_for_zone(time_zone) do
{:ok, territory} ->
time_zone == preferred_zone_for_territory(territory, meta_zone)
_other ->
false
end
end
defp preferred_zone_for_locale?(time_zone, meta_zone, locale) do
territory = Cldr.Locale.territory_from_locale(locale)
time_zone == preferred_zone_for_territory(territory, meta_zone)
end
defp preferred_zone_for_territory(territory, meta_zone) do
case Map.get(meta_zone_mapping(), meta_zone) do
nil -> nil
mapping -> Map.get(mapping, territory) || Map.get(mapping, :"001")
end
end
defp preferred_zone_for_meta_zone(meta_zone, locale) do
territory = Locale.territory_from_locale(locale)
case Map.get(meta_zone_mapping(), meta_zone) do
nil -> nil
mapping -> Map.get(mapping, territory) || Map.get(mapping, :"001")
end
end
defp territory_for_zone(time_zone) do
case Map.fetch(Cldr.Timezone.territories_by_timezone(), time_zone) do
{:ok, territory} ->
{:ok, territory}
:error ->
{:error,
{
Cldr.DateTime.NoTerritoryForTimezone,
"No territory was found for time zone #{inspect(time_zone)}"
}}
end
end
defp territory_has_one_zone?(territory) do
length(Map.get(Cldr.Timezone.timezones_by_territory(), territory)) == 1
end
defp primary_zone?(time_zone) do
Map.has_key?(primary_zones(), time_zone)
end
# If there is no daylight field then we can substitute fall back
# first to :generic and secondly to :standard.
# Otherwise if the generic type is needed, but not available,
# and the offset and daylight offset do not change within 184
# day +/- interval around the exact formatted time, use the standard type.
# Note: 184 is the smallest number that is at least 6 months AND the
# smallest number that is more than 1/2 year (Gregorian)
defp zone_format(nil, _options) do
nil
end
defp zone_format(formats, %{date_time: date_time, type: :specific} = options) do
type = if date_time.std_offset == 0, do: :standard, else: :daylight
zone_format(formats, Map.put(options, :type, type))
end
defp zone_format(formats, options) do
cond do
!is_map_key(formats, :daylight) ->
Map.get(formats, options.type) ||
Map.get(formats, :generic) ||
Map.get(formats, :standard)
options.type == :generic && is_map_key(formats, :generic) ->
Map.get(formats, :generic)
options.type == :generic ->
if no_offset_change_within_184_days?(options.date_time) do
Map.get(formats, :standard)
end
true ->
Map.get(formats, options.type)
end
end
defp meta_zone(time_zone, date_time) do
case get_in(meta_zones(), split_zone(time_zone)) do
nil -> nil
[[meta_zone, nil, nil]] -> meta_zone
list_of_meta_zones -> find_meta_zone(list_of_meta_zones, date_time)
end
end
defp meta_zone_format(nil, _meta_zones, _options) do
nil
end
defp meta_zone_format(meta_zone, meta_zones, options) do
if meta_zone = Map.get(meta_zones, normalize_meta_zone(meta_zone)) do
Map.get(meta_zone, options.format)
|> zone_format(options)
end
end
# One metazone is "Australia_CentralWestern" but the
# metazone is actually "australia_central_eestern".
# Perhaps a data error. We work around it for now.
defp normalize_meta_zone(meta_zone) do
meta_zone
|> Macro.underscore()
|> String.replace("__", "_")
|> String.downcase()
end
# Note that meta zones are in descending date time order
# with the most recent meta zone first in the list.
defp find_meta_zone(list_of_meta_zones, date_time) do
Enum.reduce_while(list_of_meta_zones, nil, fn
[meta_zone, nil, nil], _acc ->
{:halt, meta_zone}
[meta_zone, from, nil], acc ->
if DateTime.compare(date_time, from) in [:gt, :eq] do
{:halt, meta_zone}
else
{:cont, acc}
end
[meta_zone, nil, to], acc ->
if DateTime.compare(date_time, to) in [:lt, :eq] do
{:halt, meta_zone}
else
{:cont, acc}
end
[meta_zone, from, to], acc ->
if DateTime.compare(date_time, from) in [:gt, :eq] &&
DateTime.compare(date_time, to) in [:lt, :eq] do
{:halt, meta_zone}
else
{:cont, acc}
end
end)
end
defp no_offset_change_within_184_days?(date_time) do
plus_184 = DateTime.shift(date_time, day: 184)
minus_184 = DateTime.shift(date_time, day: -184)
date_time.utc_offset == plus_184.utc_offset &&
date_time.utc_offset == minus_184.utc_offset &&
date_time.std_offset == plus_184.std_offset &&
date_time.std_offset == minus_184.std_offset
end
defp split_zone(time_zone) do
time_zone
|> String.split("/")
end
defp split_and_downcase_zone(time_zone) do
time_zone
|> String.downcase()
|> split_zone()
end
defp examplar_city_from_segments(zone_segments) do
zone_segments
|> Enum.reverse()
|> hd()
|> String.split("_")
|> Enum.map(&String.capitalize/1)
|> Enum.join(" ")
end
defp validate_options(options) when is_map(options) do
{:ok, options}
end
defp validate_options(options) when is_list(options) do
options =
default_options()
|> Keyword.merge(options)
options =
Enum.reduce_while(options, options, fn
{:locale, _locale}, acc ->
{:cont, acc}
{:backend, _backend}, acc ->
{:cont, acc}
{:type, type}, acc when type in @valid_types ->
{:cont, acc}
{:type, type}, _acc ->
{:halt,
{:error,
{
ArgumentError,
"Invalid type #{inspect(type)}. Valid types are #{inspect(@valid_types)}"
}}}
{:format, format}, acc when format in @valid_formats ->
{:cont, acc}
{:format, format}, _acc ->
{:halt,
{:error,
{
ArgumentError,
"Invalid format #{inspect(format)}. Valid format are #{inspect(@valid_formats)}"
}}}
{:date_time, %{time_zone: _}}, acc ->
{:cont, acc}
{:date_time, datetime}, _acc ->
{:halt,
{:error,
{
ArgumentError,
"Invalid date_time #{inspect(datetime)}"
}}}
{:time_zone_database, _number_system}, acc ->
{:cont, acc}
{option, _}, _acc ->
{:halt,
{:error,
{
ArgumentError,
"Invalid option #{inspect(option)}. Valid options are :date_time, :type, :format, :locale and :backend"
}}}
end)
case options do
{:error, reason} ->
{:error, reason}
options ->
{:ok, Map.new(options)}
end
end
defp validate_iso_options(options) when is_map(options) do
{:ok, options}
end
defp validate_iso_options(options) when is_list(options) do
options =
default_iso_options()
|> Keyword.merge(options)
options =
Enum.reduce_while(options, options, fn
{:type, type}, acc when type in @valid_iso_types ->
{:cont, acc}
{:type, type}, _acc ->
{:halt,
{:error,
{
ArgumentError,
"Invalid type #{inspect(type)}. Valid format are #{inspect(@valid_iso_types)}"
}}}
{:format, format}, acc when format in @valid_iso_formats ->
{:cont, acc}
{:format, format}, _acc ->
{:halt,
{:error,
{
ArgumentError,
"Invalid format #{inspect(format)}. Valid format are #{inspect(@valid_iso_formats)}"
}}}
{:z_for_zero, _z_for_zero}, acc ->
{:cont, acc}
{:date_time, date_time}, acc when is_date_time(date_time) ->
{:cont, acc}
{:date_time, datetime}, _acc ->
{:halt,
{:error,
{
ArgumentError,
"Invalid date_time #{inspect(datetime)}"
}}}
{:time_zone_database, _number_system}, acc ->
{:cont, acc}
{option, _}, _acc ->
{:halt,
{:error,
{
ArgumentError,
"Invalid option #{inspect(option)}. Valid options are :date_time, :format, " <>
":type, :z_for_zero, :time_zone_database"
}}}
end)
case options do
{:error, reason} ->
{:error, reason}
options ->
{:ok, Map.new(options)}
end
end
defp put_new(options, key, value) when is_list(options), do: Keyword.put_new(options, key, value)
defp put_new(options, key, value) when is_map(options), do: Map.put_new(options, key, value)
defp delete(options, keys) when is_list(options) and is_list(keys) do
Enum.reduce(keys, options, fn key, acc -> Keyword.delete(acc, key) end)
end
defp delete(options, key) when is_list(options), do: Keyword.delete(options, key)
defp delete(options, key) when is_map(options), do: Map.delete(options, key)
defp default_options do
[
type: @default_type,
format: @default_format,
locale: Cldr.get_locale(),
date_time: DateTime.utc_now(),
time_zone_database: Calendar.get_time_zone_database()
]
end
defp default_iso_options do
[
format: @default_iso_format,
type: @default_iso_type,
date_time: DateTime.utc_now(),
z_for_zero: true,
time_zone_database: Calendar.get_time_zone_database()
]
end
end