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edx-platform/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/timeparse.py
2013-06-10 17:16:34 -04:00

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"""
Helper functions for handling time in the format we like.
"""
import re
from datetime import timedelta, datetime
TIME_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M"
TIMEDELTA_REGEX = re.compile(r'^((?P<days>\d+?) day(?:s?))?(\s)?((?P<hours>\d+?) hour(?:s?))?(\s)?((?P<minutes>\d+?) minute(?:s)?)?(\s)?((?P<seconds>\d+?) second(?:s)?)?$')
def parse_time(time_str):
"""
Takes a time string in TIME_FORMAT
Returns it as a time_struct.
Raises ValueError if the string is not in the right format.
"""
return datetime.strptime(time_str, TIME_FORMAT)
def stringify_time(dt):
"""
Convert a datetime struct to a string
"""
return dt.isoformat()
def parse_timedelta(time_str):
"""
time_str: A string with the following components:
<D> day[s] (optional)
<H> hour[s] (optional)
<M> minute[s] (optional)
<S> second[s] (optional)
Returns a datetime.timedelta parsed from the string
"""
parts = TIMEDELTA_REGEX.match(time_str)
if not parts:
return
parts = parts.groupdict()
time_params = {}
for (name, param) in parts.iteritems():
if param:
time_params[name] = int(param)
return timedelta(**time_params)