Q: How do I format dates in my ejs view?
A1: the Context object contains a few formatting functions
<%= formatDate( aDateObject ) %> -> Localized DD-MM-YYYY <%= formatTime( aDateObject ) %> -> HH:MM:SS <%= formatShortTime( aDateObject ) %> -> HH:MM
A2: if these are not enough, I would advise using moment.js.
Q: How do I use moment.js?
A: Install it in the Context and setup the language to the language of the current page
- install the package:
npm install moment --save
- put it in the current context, do this in your controller's constuctor (or doRequest)
this.context.moment = require("moment"); this.context.moment.lang(this.context.page.language); - in your ejs file use all the moment.js functions
<%= moment( new Date() ).format() %> <%= moment().startOf('day').fromNow() %>