[Tip] Duplicate Time Measure with Localization

[smurfier]

This very small script will emulate the Time measure and will do so using the localization settings of the user's computer.

Time.lua

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PROPERTIES = {
Format = "";
}

function Initialize()
os.setlocale("","time")
end

function Update()
return os.date(PROPERTIES.Format,os.time())
end

In the skin:

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[Time]
Measure=Script
ScriptFile=Time.lua
Format="%B %d %Y"

NOTE: Lua does not support the use of # to remove leading zeros.

Original tip made by Yggdrasil.

[poiru]

I would suggest calling os.setlocale() in Initialize(). It's also good to remember that the locale is process wide (even the Time measure itself will return a localized string after changing the locale through Lua).

[smurfier]

I would suggest calling os.setlocale() in Initialize(). It's also good to remember that the locale is process wide (even the Time measure itself will return a localized string after changing the locale through Lua).

Changed my first post, thank you.

If using multiple measures, then it may be best to use just the initialize function with os.setlocale("","time").

[poiru]

It occurred to me that can break skins using Substitute= with Time measures (for example). Just something to keep in mind.