Class DateHandler

Provides date manipulation and formatting functions for use in HotMesh mapping rules. Although inspired by JavaScript's Date API, these methods follow a functional approach where each transformation expects one or more input parameters from the prior row in the @pipe structure.

Many methods accept various input formats (Date, string, and number), implicitly casting to dates as necessary. The ISO 8601 Extended Format is supported, including date strings like YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss, and YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ. Strings or numbers representing milliseconds since the Unix epoch are also accepted.

Remarks

Methods are invoked as {@date.<method>}, e.g., {@date.now} or {@date.getFullYear}.

Constructors

constructor

new DateHandler(): DateHandler
Returns DateHandler

Methods

fromISOString

fromISOString(isoString): Date
Creates a new Date object from a string representation of a date in ISO 8601 format.
Parameters
- isoString: string
  An ISO 8601 date string (e.g., "2023-04-23T12:00:00.000Z").
Returns Date
A Date object corresponding to the provided ISO string.
Example
```
date_obj:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.isoDate}"]
    - ["{@date.fromISOString}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:68

getDate

getDate(date): number
Returns the day of the month (1--31) for the specified date according to local time.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The day of the month (1--31).
Example
```
day_of_month:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getDate}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:140

getDay

getDay(date): number
Returns the day of the week (0--6, where 0 is Sunday) for the specified date according to local time.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The day of the week (0 = Sunday, 6 = Saturday).
Example
```
day_of_week:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getDay}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:158

getFullYear

getFullYear(date): number
Returns the full year (4 digits) for the specified date according to local time.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The four-digit year.
Example
```
full_year:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getFullYear}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:176

getHours

getHours(date): number
Returns the hour (0--23) for the specified date according to local time.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The hour (0--23).
Example
```
hour:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getHours}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:193

getMilliseconds

getMilliseconds(date): number
Returns the milliseconds (0--999) for the specified date according to local time.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The milliseconds component (0--999).
Example
```
milliseconds:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getMilliseconds}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:211

getMinutes

getMinutes(date): number
Returns the minutes (0--59) for the specified date according to local time.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The minutes component (0--59).
Example
```
minutes:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getMinutes}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:229

getMonth

getMonth(date): number
Returns the month (0--11, where 0 is January) for the specified date according to local time.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The month (0 = January, 11 = December).
Example
```
month:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getMonth}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:247

getSeconds

getSeconds(date): number
Returns the seconds (0--59) for the specified date according to local time.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The seconds component (0--59).
Example
```
seconds:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getSeconds}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:265

getTime

getTime(date): number
Returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC for the specified date.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
Milliseconds since the Unix epoch.
Example
```
time:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getTime}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:283

getTimezoneOffset

getTimezoneOffset(date): number
Returns the time zone difference, in minutes, from the current locale (host system settings) to UTC.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The timezone offset in minutes.
Example
```
timezone_offset:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getTimezoneOffset}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:301

getUTCDate

getUTCDate(date): number
Returns the day of the month (1--31) for the specified date according to universal time (UTC).
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The UTC day of the month (1--31).
Example
```
utc_day:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getUTCDate}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:319

getUTCDay

getUTCDay(date): number
Returns the day of the week (0--6, where 0 is Sunday) for the specified date according to universal time (UTC).
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The UTC day of the week (0 = Sunday, 6 = Saturday).
Example
```
utc_weekday:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getUTCDay}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:337

getUTCFullYear

getUTCFullYear(date): number
Returns the year of the specified date according to universal time (UTC).
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The four-digit UTC year.
Example
```
utc_year:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getUTCFullYear}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:354

getUTCHours

getUTCHours(date): number
Returns the hours (0--23) of the specified date according to universal time (UTC).
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The UTC hours (0--23).
Example
```
utc_hours:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getUTCHours}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:372

getUTCMilliseconds

getUTCMilliseconds(date): number
Returns the milliseconds (0--999) of the specified date according to universal time (UTC).
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The UTC milliseconds (0--999).
Example
```
utc_milliseconds:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getUTCMilliseconds}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:390

getUTCMinutes

getUTCMinutes(date): number
Returns the minutes (0--59) of the specified date according to universal time (UTC).
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The UTC minutes (0--59).
Example
```
utc_minutes:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getUTCMinutes}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:408

getUTCMonth

getUTCMonth(date): number
Returns the month (0--11) of the specified date according to universal time (UTC), where 0 is January and 11 is December.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The UTC month (0 = January, 11 = December).
Example
```
utc_month:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getUTCMonth}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:426

getUTCSeconds

getUTCSeconds(date): number
Returns the seconds (0--59) of the specified date according to universal time (UTC).
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
The UTC seconds (0--59).
Example
```
utc_seconds:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.getUTCSeconds}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:444

now

now(): number
Returns the current time in milliseconds since the Unix epoch (January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC). Takes no parameters.

Returns number
The current timestamp in milliseconds.
Example
```
current_time:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{@date.now}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:84

parse

parse(dateString): number
Parses a string representation of a date and returns the number of milliseconds since the Unix epoch (January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC).
Parameters
- dateString: string
  A date string to parse (e.g., "April 23, 2023 12:00:00").
Returns number
Milliseconds since the Unix epoch for the given date string.
Example
```
date_milliseconds:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.dateString}"]
    - ["{@date.parse}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:122

setDate

setDate(date, day): number
Sets the day of the month (1--31) of a date object according to local time. Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- day: number
  The day of the month to set (1--31).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 15]
    - ["{@date.setDate}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:742

setFullYear

setFullYear(date, year, month?, day?): number
Sets the full year of a date object according to local time, with optional month and day parameters. Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- year: number
  The full year value to set.
- Optionalmonth: number
  Optional month to set (0--11).
- Optionalday: number
  Optional day of the month to set (1--31).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 2024]
    - ["{@date.setFullYear}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:764

setHours

setHours(date, hours, minutes?, seconds?, ms?): number
Sets the hours (0--23) of a date object according to local time, with optional minutes, seconds, and milliseconds. Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- hours: number
  The hours value to set (0--23).
- Optionalminutes: number
  Optional minutes to set (0--59).
- Optionalseconds: number
  Optional seconds to set (0--59).
- Optionalms: number
  Optional milliseconds to set (0--999).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 15]
    - ["{@date.setHours}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:792

setMilliseconds

setMilliseconds(date, ms): number
Sets the milliseconds value (0--999) of a date object according to local time and returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- ms: number
  The milliseconds value to set (0--999).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 123]
    - ["{@date.setMilliseconds}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:463

setMinutes

setMinutes(date, minutes, seconds?, ms?): number
Sets the minutes value (0--59) of a date object according to local time, with optional seconds and milliseconds. Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- minutes: number
  The minutes value to set (0--59).
- Optionalseconds: number
  Optional seconds value to set (0--59).
- Optionalms: number
  Optional milliseconds value to set (0--999).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 45, 30]
    - ["{@date.setMinutes}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:485

setMonth

setMonth(date, month, day?): number
Sets the month value (0--11) of a date object according to local time, with an optional day of the month. Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- month: number
  The month value to set (0 = January, 11 = December).
- Optionalday: number
  Optional day of the month to set (1--31).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 7, 15]
    - ["{@date.setMonth}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:511

setSeconds

setSeconds(date, seconds, ms?): number
Sets the seconds value (0--59) of a date object according to local time, with optional milliseconds. Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- seconds: number
  The seconds value to set (0--59).
- Optionalms: number
  Optional milliseconds value to set (0--999).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 30, 123]
    - ["{@date.setSeconds}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:531

setTime

setTime(date, time): number
Sets the date object to the time represented by the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC. Returns the new timestamp.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- time: number
  The number of milliseconds since the Unix epoch.
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 1620000000000]
    - ["{@date.setTime}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:551

setUTCDate

setUTCDate(date, day): number
Sets the day of the month (1--31) of a date object according to universal time (UTC). Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- day: number
  The UTC day of the month to set (1--31).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 15]
    - ["{@date.setUTCDate}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:570

setUTCFullYear

setUTCFullYear(date, year, month?, day?): number
Sets the full year of a date object according to universal time (UTC), with optional month and day parameters. Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- year: number
  The UTC full year value to set.
- Optionalmonth: number
  Optional UTC month to set (0--11).
- Optionalday: number
  Optional UTC day of the month to set (1--31).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 2025]
    - ["{@date.setUTCFullYear}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:592

setUTCHours

setUTCHours(date, hours, minutes?, seconds?, ms?): number
Sets the hours (0--23) of a date object according to universal time (UTC), with optional minutes, seconds, and milliseconds. Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- hours: number
  The UTC hours value to set (0--23).
- Optionalminutes: number
  Optional UTC minutes to set (0--59).
- Optionalseconds: number
  Optional UTC seconds to set (0--59).
- Optionalms: number
  Optional UTC milliseconds to set (0--999).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 18]
    - ["{@date.setUTCHours}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:620

setUTCMilliseconds

setUTCMilliseconds(date, ms): number
Sets the milliseconds value (0--999) of a date object according to universal time (UTC). Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- ms: number
  The UTC milliseconds value to set (0--999).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 500]
    - ["{@date.setUTCMilliseconds}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:650

setUTCMinutes

setUTCMinutes(date, minutes, seconds?, ms?): number
Sets the minutes value (0--59) of a date object according to universal time (UTC), with optional seconds and milliseconds. Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- minutes: number
  The UTC minutes value to set (0--59).
- Optionalseconds: number
  Optional UTC seconds to set (0--59).
- Optionalms: number
  Optional UTC milliseconds to set (0--999).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 45]
    - ["{@date.setUTCMinutes}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:672

setUTCMonth

setUTCMonth(date, month, day?): number
Sets the month value (0--11) of a date object according to universal time (UTC), with an optional day parameter. Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- month: number
  The UTC month value to set (0 = January, 11 = December).
- Optionalday: number
  Optional UTC day of the month to set (1--31).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 2]
    - ["{@date.setUTCMonth}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:702

setUTCSeconds

setUTCSeconds(date, seconds, ms?): number
Sets the seconds value (0--59) of a date object according to universal time (UTC), with an optional milliseconds parameter. Returns the new timestamp in milliseconds.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- seconds: number
  The UTC seconds value to set (0--59).
- Optionalms: number
  Optional UTC milliseconds to set (0--999).
Returns number
The updated timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
Example
```
new_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", 30]
    - ["{@date.setUTCSeconds}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:723

toDateString

toDateString(date): string
Returns the date portion of a date object in a human-readable form as a string (e.g., "Sun Apr 23 2023").
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns string
The date portion as a human-readable string.
Example
```
date_string:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.toDateString}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:821

toISOString

toISOString(date): string
Returns the date object as a string in ISO 8601 format (e.g., "2023-04-23T12:34:56.000Z").
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns string
The date as an ISO 8601 string.
Example
```
iso_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.toISOString}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:839

toISOXString

toISOXString(date?): string
Returns an ISO date (or current date if none provided) as a string formatted as a compact decimal (e.g., "20240423123456.789"). This is useful for sorting dates in string format while keeping the output more human-friendly than date.valueOf. Uses the formatISODate utility internally.
Parameters
- Optionaldate: DateInput
  Optional date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date). Defaults to now.
Returns string
The date formatted as a compact decimal string.
Example
```
formatted_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.toISOXString}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:860

toJSON

toJSON(date): string
Returns the date object as a string in a JSON-compatible format, which is similar to the ISO 8601 format.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns string
The date as a JSON-compatible string.
Example
```
json_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.toJSON}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:878

toLocaleDateString

toLocaleDateString(date, locales?, options?): string
Returns the date object as a string formatted according to the given locale(s) and formatting options, showing only the date portion.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- Optionallocales: string | string[]
  Optional locale string or array of locale strings (e.g., "en-US").
- Optionaloptions: DateTimeFormatOptions
  Optional formatting options.
Returns string
The localized date string.
Example
```
localized_date:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", "en-US"]
    - ["{@date.toLocaleDateString}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:898

toLocaleString

toLocaleString(date, locales?, options?): string
Returns the date object as a string formatted according to the given locale(s) and formatting options, including both date and time portions.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- Optionallocales: string | string[]
  Optional locale string or array of locale strings (e.g., "en-US").
- Optionaloptions: DateTimeFormatOptions
  Optional formatting options.
Returns string
The localized date and time string.
Example
```
localized_date_time:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", "en-US"]
    - ["{@date.toLocaleString}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:925

toLocaleTimeString

toLocaleTimeString(date, locales?, options?): string
Returns the time portion of a date object as a string formatted according to the given locale(s) and formatting options.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
- Optionallocales: string | string[]
  Optional locale string or array of locale strings (e.g., "en-US").
- Optionaloptions: DateTimeFormatOptions
  Optional formatting options.
Returns string
The localized time string.
Example
```
localized_time:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}", "en-US"]
    - ["{@date.toLocaleTimeString}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:949

toString

toString(date): string
Converts a date object to a string using the default formatting for the local time zone.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns string
The date and time as a string in the local time zone.
Example
```
date_string:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.toString}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:974

UTC

UTC(year, month, date?, hours?, minutes?, seconds?, ms?): number
Returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC for the given date components. Accepts between two and seven parameters.
Parameters
- year: number
  The full year (e.g., 2023).
- month: number
  The month (0 = January, 11 = December).
- Optionaldate: number
  Optional day of the month (1--31).
- Optionalhours: number
  Optional hours (0--23).
- Optionalminutes: number
  Optional minutes (0--59).
- Optionalseconds: number
  Optional seconds (0--59).
- Optionalms: number
  Optional milliseconds (0--999).
Returns number
Milliseconds since the Unix epoch for the given UTC date components.
Example
```
milliseconds_since_epoch:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.year}", "{a.output.data.month}", "{a.output.data.day}"]
    - ["{@date.UTC}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:998

valueOf

valueOf(date): number
Returns the numeric value of the specified date object as the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC.
Parameters
- date: DateInput
  A date value (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date).
Returns number
Milliseconds since the Unix epoch.
Example
```
milliseconds_since_epoch:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.output.data.date}"]
    - ["{@date.valueOf}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:1024

yyyymmdd

yyyymmdd(): string
Returns today's date formatted as a YYYY-MM-DD string using UTC. Takes no parameters, similar to date.now.

Returns string
Today's date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
Example
```
today:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{@date.yyyymmdd}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:100

`Static`getDateInstance

getDateInstance(input): Date
Converts a date input (ISO string, milliseconds, or Date instance) into a native Date object. This static helper centralises the parsing logic used by every other DateHandler method, allowing concise mapping rules that avoid date-initialisation boilerplate.
Parameters
- input: DateInput
  A date value as an ISO 8601 string, numeric milliseconds since epoch, or an existing Date instance.
Returns Date
A native Date object corresponding to the input.
Example
```
const d = DateHandler.getDateInstance('2023-04-23T12:00:00.000Z');
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/date.ts:33

Class DateHandler

Remarks

Index

Constructors

Methods

Constructors

constructor

Returns DateHandler

Methods

fromISOString

Parameters

Returns Date

Example

getDate

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getDay

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getFullYear

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getHours

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getMilliseconds

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getMinutes

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getMonth

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getSeconds

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getTime

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getTimezoneOffset

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getUTCDate

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getUTCDay

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getUTCFullYear

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getUTCHours

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getUTCMilliseconds

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getUTCMinutes

Parameters

Returns number

Example

getUTCMonth

Parameters

Returns number