public static function getDate($key)
{
$value = static::get($key);
$format = 'Y-m-d';
$dateObject = DateTime::createfromFormat($format, $value);
if ($dateObject) {
return $dateObject->date;
} else {
throw new Exception('This must be a valid date. Date format must be Y-m-d');
}
}
public static function formatDateTime($out_format, $in_value = null, $in_format = null)
{
// If value is null, current date and time are returned
if (!empty($out_format)) {
$in_value = is_string($in_value) || is_null($in_value) ? $in_value : strval($in_value);
if (!empty($in_format)) {
if (false === ($date = \DateTime::createfromFormat($in_format, $in_value))) {
\Log::error("Failed to format datetime from '{$in_value}'' to '{$in_format}'");
return $in_value;
}
} else {
$date = new \DateTime($in_value);
}
return $date->format($out_format);
}
return $in_value;
}
