Does anyone know if there is some sort of site which is collecting
useful view helpers to use? Might be a good idea. In any case, here is a
view helper I use to convert a UNIX timestamp stored as UTC to a
user-defined timezone and locale:
class My_View_Helper_FormatDate extends Zend_View_Helper_Abstract
{
/**
* Format a timestamp in the user's locale and timezone
*
* @param integer $timestamp
* @param string $format
* @return string
*/
public function formatDate($timestamp, $format=Zend_Date::DATE_SHORT)
{
if (Zend_Registry::isRegistered('locale')) { // "en_US"
$locale = Zend_Registry::get('locale');
}
else {
$locale = null;
}
$date = new Zend_Date($timestamp, Zend_Date::TIMESTAMP, $locale);
if (Zend_Registry::isRegistered('timezome')) { // "America/New_York"
$date->setTimezone(Zend_Registry::get('timezone'));
}
return $date->get($format, $locale);
}
}
Then, as long as 'locale' and 'timezone' variables are set in
Zend_Registry, in my view I can do:
<?php echo $this->formatDate($timestamp); ?>
-Justin
