=pod

=head1 NAME

DateTime::Format::ISO8601 - Parses ISO8601 formats

=head1 SYNOPSIS

    use DateTime::Format::ISO8601;

    my $dt = DateTime::Format::ISO8601->parse_datetime( $str );
    my $dt = DateTime::Format::ISO8601->parse_time( $str );

    or

    my $iso8601 = DateTime::Format::ISO8601->new;
    my $dt = $iso8601->parse_datetime( $str );
    my $dt = $iso8601->parse_time( $str );

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Parses almost all ISO8601 date and time formats.
ISO8601 time-intervals will be supported in a later release.

=head1 IMPORT PARAMETERS

This module accepts no arguments to it's C<import> method.

=head1 METHODS

=head2 Constructors

=over 4

=item * new( ... )

Accepts an optional hash.

    my $iso8601 = DateTime::Format::ISO8601->new(
                    base_datetime => $dt,
                    cut_off_year  => 42,
                    legacy_year   => 1,
                );

=over 4

=item * base_datetime

A C<DateTime> object that will be used to fill in missing information from
incomplete date/time formats.

This key is optional.

=item * cut_off_year

A integer representing the cut-off point between interpreting 2-digits years
as 19xx or 20xx. 

    2-digit years <  legacy_year will be interpreted as 20xx
    2-digit years >= legacy_year will be untreated as 19xx

This key defaults to the value of C<DefaultCutOffYear>.

=item * legacy_year

A boolean value controlling if a 2-digit year is interpreted as being in the
current century (unless a C<base_datetime> is set) or if C<cut_off_year>
should be used to place the year in either 20xx or 19xx.

This key defaults to the value of C<DefaultLegacyYear>.

=back

=item * clone

Returns a replica of the given object.

=back

=head2 Object Methods

=over 4

=item * base_datetime

Returns a C<DateTime> object if a C<base_datetime> has been set.

=item * set_base_datetime( object => $object )

Accepts a C<DateTime> object that will be used to fill in missing information
from incomplete date/time formats.

=item * cut_off_year

Returns a integer representing the cut-off point between interpreting
2-digits years as 19xx or 20xx. 

=item * set_cut_off_year( $int )

Accepts a integer representing the cut-off point between interpreting
2-digits years as 19xx or 20xx. 

    2-digit years <  legacy_year will be interpreted as 20xx
    2-digit years >= legacy_year will be interpreted as 19xx

=item * legacy_year

Returns a boolean value indicating the 2-digit year handling behavior.

=item * set_legacy_year( $bool )

Accepts a boolean value controlling if a 2-digit year is interpreted as being
in the current century (unless a C<base_datetime> is set) or if
C<cut_off_year> should be used to place the year in either 20xx or 19xx.

=back

=head2 Class Methods

=over 4

=item * DefaultCutOffYear( $int )

Accepts a integer representing the cut-off point for 2-digit years when
calling C<parse_*> as class methods and the default value for C<cut_off_year>
when creating objects.  If called with no parameters this method will return
the default value for C<cut_off_year>.

=item * DefaultLegacyYear( $bool )

Accepts a boolean value controlling the legacy year behavior when calling
C<parse_*> as class methods and the default value for C<legacy_year> when
creating objects.  If called with no parameters this method will return the
default value for C<legacy_year>.

=back

=head2 Parser(s)

These may be called as either class or object methods.

=over 4

=item * parse_datetime

=item * parse_time

Please see the L</FORMATS> section.

=back

=head1 FORMATS

There are 6 string that can match against date only or time only formats.
The C<parse_datetime> method will attempt to match these ambiguous strings
against date only formats.  If you want to match against the time only
formats see the C<parse_time> method.

=head2 Conventions

=over 4

=item * Expanded ISO8601

These formats are supported with exactly 6 digits for the year.
Support for a variable number of digits will be in a later release.

=item * Precision

If a format doesn't include a year all larger time unit up to and including
the year are filled in using the current date/time or [if set] the
C<base_datetime> object.

=item * Fractional time

There is no limit on the expressed precision.

=back

=head2 Supported via parse_datetime

The supported formats are listed by the section of ISO 8601:2000(E) in
which they appear.

=head3 5.2 Dates

=head3 5.2.1.1

    YYYYMMDD
    YYYY-MM-DD

=head3 5.2.1.2

    YYYY-MM
    YYYY
    YY

=head3 5.2.1.3

    YYMMDD
    YY-MM-DD
    -YYMM
    -YY-MM
    -YY
    --MMDD
    --MM-DD
    --MM
    ---DD

=head3 5.2.1.4

    +[YY]YYYYMMDD
    +[YY]YYYY-MM-DD
    +[YY]YYYY-MM
    +[YY]YYYY
    +[YY]YY

=head3 5.2.2.1

    YYYYDDD
    YYYY-DDD

=head3 5.2.2.2

    YYDDD
    YY-DDD
    -DDD

=head3 5.2.2.3

    +[YY]YYYYDDD
    +[YY]YYYY-DDD

=head3 5.3.2.1

    YYYYWwwD
    YYYY-Www-D

=head3 5.2.3.2

    YYYYWww
    YYYY-Www
    YYWwwD
    YY-Www-D
    YYWww
    YY-Www
    -YWwwD
    -Y-Www-D
    -YWww
    -Y-Www
    -WwwD
    -Www-D
    -Www
    -W-D

=head3 5.2.3.4

    +[YY]YYYYWwwD
    +[YY]YYYY-Www-D
    +[YY]YYYYWww
    +[YY]YYYY-Www

=head3 5.3 Time of Day

=head3 5.3.1.1 - 5.3.1.3

optionally prefixed with 'T'

=head3 5.3.1.1

    hh:mm:ss

=head3 5.3.1.2

    hh:mm

=head3 5.3.1.3 - 5.3.1.4

fractional (decimal) separator maybe either ',' or '.'

=head3 5.3.1.3

    hhmmss,ss
    hh:mm:ss,ss
    hhmm,mm
    hh:mm,mm
    hh,hh

=head3 5.3.1.4

    -mm:ss
    -mmss,s
    -mm:ss,s
    -mm,m
    --ss,s

=head3 5.3.3 - 5.3.4.2

optionally prefixed with 'T'

=head3 5.3.3

    hhmmssZ
    hh:mm:ssZ
    hhmmZ
    hh:mmZ
    hhZ

=head3 5.3.4.2

    hhmmss[+-]hhmm
    hh:mm:ss[+-]hh:mm
    hhmmss[+-]hh
    hh:mm:ss[+-]hh

=head3 5.4 Combinations of date and time of day

=head3 5.4.1

    YYYYMMDDThhmmss
    YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
    YYYYMMDDThhmmssZ
    YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ
    YYYYMMDDThhmmss[+-]hhmm
    YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss[+-]hh:mm
    YYYYMMDDThhmmss[+-]hh
    YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss[+-]hh

=head3 5.4.2

Support for this section is not complete.

    YYYYMMDDThhmm
    YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm
    YYYYDDDThhmmZ
    YYYY-DDDThh:mmZ
    YYYYWwwDThhmm[+-]hhmm
    YYYY-Www-DThh:mm[+-]hh

=head3 5.5 Time-Intervals

Will be supported in a later release.

=head2 Supported via parse_time

=head3 5.3.1.1 - 5.3.1.3

optionally prefixed with 'T'

=head3 5.3.1.1

    hhmmss

=head3 5.3.1.2

    hhmm
    hh

=head3 5.3.1.4

    -mmss
    -mm
    --ss

=head1 STANDARDS DOCUMENT

=head2 Title

    ISO8601:2000(E) 
    Data elements and interchange formats - information exchange -
    Representation of dates and times
    Second edition 2000-12-15

=head2 Reference Number

    ISO/TC 154 N 362

=head1 CREDITS

Iain 'Spoon' Truskett (SPOON) who wrote L<DateTime::Format::Builder>.
That has grown into I<The Vacuum Energy Powered C<Swiss Army> Katana> 
of date and time parsing.  This module was inspired by and conceived
in honor of Iain's work.

Tom Phoenix (PHOENIX) and PDX.pm for helping me solve the ISO week conversion
bug.  Not by fixing the code but motivation me to fix it so I could
participate in a game of C<Zendo>.

Jonathan Leffler (JOHNL) for reporting a test bug.

Everyone at the DateTime C<Asylum>.

=head1 SUPPORT
 
Support for this module is provided via the datetime@perl.org email
list. See http://lists.perl.org/ for more details.

=head1 AUTHOR
 
Joshua Hoblitt <jhoblitt@cpan.org>
 
=head1 COPYRIGHT
 
Copyright (c) 2003 Joshua Hoblitt.  All rights reserved.  This program
is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
same terms as Perl itself.
 
The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included
with this module.
 
=head1 SEE ALSO
 
datetime@perl.org mailing list
 
http://datetime.perl.org/
 
=cut
