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Date

The Date transformer is used to output dates.

All values will be written as RFC 3339. When specifying dates in the config they can either be RFC 3339 or RFC 2822.

Alternation

This transformer will not mutate existing row value, it will generate a new value.

Valid Data Types
  • String

Default

Without specifying any options the date transformer will generate an date with current timestamp.

Options

after

This option is used when you would like to generate a random date after the specified one.

Default value: No default value.

before

This option is used when you would like to generate a random date before the specified one.

Default value: No default value.

between

This option is used when you would like to generate a random date between the specified values.

Default value: No default value.

Examples

Default

The default value will generate a RFC 3339 Date from the current time.

Column value: '2020-01-01T13:00:00-00:00'

skifta.toml
[[table.columns]]
name = "column-example"
transformer = "date"

Result: '2020-01-01T13:00:00-00:00'

Specifying after

Column value: '2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00'

skifta.toml
[[table.columns]]
name = "column-example"
transformer = { date = { after = "2023-07-26T13:44:41+04:30" } }

Result: '2023-12-21T09:20:41+00:00'

Specifying before

Column value: '2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00'

skifta.toml
[[table.columns]]
name = "column-example"
transformer = { date = { before = "2023-07-26T13:44:41+04:30" } }

Result: '2021-11-18T22:47:41+00:00'

Specifying between

Column value: '2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00'

skifta.toml
[[table.columns]]
name = "column-example"
transformer = { date = { between = { before = "2023-07-30T13:44:41+04:30", after = "2023-07-20T13:44:41+04:30" } } }

Result: '2023-07-28T11:34:41+00:00'