http-date

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[![HTTP-DATE][http-date-image]](https://github.com/rxbryan/js-http-date#readme)

This module extends the JavaScript Date to accept valid HTTP-date
formats (as defined in RFC 7231) as constructor initializers and generate
valid IMF_fixdate HTTP-date string format for use in HTTP date header fields.

Installation

This is a Node.js module available through the
npm registry. Installation is done using the
npm install command:

``sh
$ npm install http-date
`
Accepts every valid Date constructor argument. Overrides the toString method of the
Date class, such that a call to the toString returns the preferred HTTP-date format
(as defined in RFC 7231).
The original behaviour can be obtained by calling toString with {format: 'standard'} as
arguments
`js
console.log(new httpDate.toString({format: 'standard'}))
`

Usage

`js
var HttpDate = require('http-date')

httpDate = new HttpDate('Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT')
`
Using express

`js
var HttpDate = require('http-date')
var Stats = require('fs').Stats

lastModified = new HttpDate(req.get('if-modified-since'))

if (lastmodified.getTime() < stat.mtime.getTime())
res.sendFile(file)
`

`js
lastModified = new HttpDate()
res.set('Last-modified', lastModified.toString())
``

License

MIT License

Author

Bryan Elee (rxbryn@gmail.com)

[npm-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-date
[npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/npm-v6.14-blue
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[http-date-url]: https://github.com/rxbryan/js-http-date#readme