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+/*
+ * This file is part of espanso.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Federico Terzi
+ *
+ * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * espanso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Local};
+
+use crate::{Extension, ExtensionOutput, ExtensionResult, Number, Params, Value};
+
+pub struct DateExtension {
+  fixed_date: Option<DateTime<Local>>,
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::new_without_default)]
+impl DateExtension {
+  pub fn new() -> Self {
+    Self { fixed_date: None }
+  }
+}
+
+impl Extension for DateExtension {
+  fn name(&self) -> &str {
+    "date"
+  }
+
+  fn calculate(
+    &self,
+    _: &crate::Context,
+    _: &crate::Scope,
+    params: &Params,
+  ) -> crate::ExtensionResult {
+    let mut now = self.get_date();
+
+    // Compute the given offset
+    let offset = params.get("offset");
+    if let Some(Value::Number(Number::Integer(offset))) = offset {
+      let offset = Duration::seconds(*offset);
+      now = now + offset;
+    }
+
+    let format = params.get("format");
+
+    let date = if let Some(Value::String(format)) = format {
+      now.format(format).to_string()
+    } else {
+      now.to_rfc2822()
+    };
+
+    ExtensionResult::Success(ExtensionOutput::Single(date))
+  }
+}
+
+impl DateExtension {
+  fn get_date(&self) -> DateTime<Local> {
+    if let Some(fixed_date) = self.fixed_date {
+      fixed_date
+    } else {
+      Local::now()
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+  use super::*;
+  use chrono::offset::TimeZone;
+  use std::iter::FromIterator;
+
+  #[test]
+  fn date_formatted_correctly() {
+    let mut extension = DateExtension::new();
+    extension.fixed_date = Some(Local.ymd(2014, 7, 8).and_hms(9, 10, 11));
+
+    let param = Params::from_iter(
+      vec![("format".to_string(), Value::String("%H:%M:%S".to_string()))].into_iter(),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+      extension
+        .calculate(&Default::default(), &Default::default(), &param)
+        .into_success()
+        .unwrap(),
+      ExtensionOutput::Single("09:10:11".to_string())
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn offset_works_correctly() {
+    let mut extension = DateExtension::new();
+    extension.fixed_date = Some(Local.ymd(2014, 7, 8).and_hms(9, 10, 11));
+
+    let param = Params::from_iter(
+      vec![
+        ("format".to_string(), Value::String("%H:%M:%S".to_string())),
+        ("offset".to_string(), Value::Number(Number::Integer(3600))),
+      ]
+      .into_iter(),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+      extension
+        .calculate(&Default::default(), &Default::default(), &param)
+        .into_success()
+        .unwrap(),
+      ExtensionOutput::Single("10:10:11".to_string())
+    );
+  }
+}