Difference between revisions of "Template:Dow date to use"

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2024-11-21

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{{Dow date to use|2008-05-25|30w=0}}

Defaults to using current date. Use parameter in yyyy-mm-dd format for other dates.
Considers weekends and backwards-compatible 30W rule.
- Defaults to not using 30W rule (i.e., gives coords for west of 30W). For east of 30W, use 30w=1 parameter.
- Does not apply 30W rule prior to 2008-05-27, even if parameter is passed.
Considers Dow holidays (progammatically determined by Template:Dow holiday).

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-{{ #ifexpr: {{ #time: N | {{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} }} >= 5
+{{#vardefine:base|{{#time:Y-m-d|{{{1|{{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}}}} }} }}{{#ifexpr: ({{{30w|0}}} = 1 and {{#time:Ymd|{{{1|{{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}}}} }} >= 20080527) | {{#vardefine:base|{{#time:Y-m-d|{{#var:base}} -1 day }} }} }}{{#ifexpr: ({{#time:N|{{#var:base}} }} >= 6) | {{#vardefine:base|{{#time:Y-m-d|{{#var:base}} last Friday }} }} }}{{#ifeq: {{Dow holiday|{{#var:base}}}} | 1 | {{Previous weekday|{{#var:base}}}} | {{#var:base}} }}<noinclude>
-| {{Dow date to use/isWeekend|{{{1}}} }} <!-- is a Saturday/Sunday, use Friday, but check holidays first -->
-| {{Dow date to use/isWeekday|{{{1}}} }} <!-- is a weekday, use own date -->
-}}
-<noinclude>
-Not yet [[30W]]-compliant.
 == Usage ==
-<code><nowiki>{{Dow date to use|2008-05-25}}</nowiki></code>
+{{intricate}}
+<code><nowiki>{{Dow date to use|2008-05-25|30w=0}}</nowiki></code>
-* Will (but doesn't yet) consider weekends, holidays, and backwards-compatible [[30W]] rule.
-== Test Nonsense ==
+* Defaults to using current date.  Use parameter in <code><nowiki>yyyy-mm-dd</nowiki></code> format for other dates.
-<nowiki>#if: {{{contactEmail|}}} | [mailto:{{{contactEmail}}} {{{contactEmail}}}] | Unknown }}</nowiki>
+* Considers weekends and backwards-compatible [[30W]] rule.
+** Defaults to '''not''' using 30W rule (i.e., gives coords for west of 30W).  For east of 30W, use <code><nowiki>30w=1</nowiki></code> parameter.
+** Does not apply 30W rule prior to 2008-05-27, even if parameter is passed.
+* Considers [[Dow holiday]]s (progammatically determined by [[Template:Dow holiday]]).
 </noinclude>