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+++ b/smarty/plugins/shared.make_timestamp.php	Sun Mar 23 14:59:33 2008 -0400
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Smarty shared plugin
+ * @package Smarty
+ * @subpackage plugins
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * Function: smarty_make_timestamp<br>
+ * Purpose:  used by other smarty functions to make a timestamp
+ *           from a string.
+ * @author   Monte Ohrt <monte at ohrt dot com>
+ * @param string
+ * @return string
+ */
+function smarty_make_timestamp($string)
+{
+    if(empty($string)) {
+        // use "now":
+        $time = time();
+
+    } elseif (preg_match('/^\d{14}$/', $string)) {
+        // it is mysql timestamp format of YYYYMMDDHHMMSS?            
+        $time = mktime(substr($string, 8, 2),substr($string, 10, 2),substr($string, 12, 2),
+                       substr($string, 4, 2),substr($string, 6, 2),substr($string, 0, 4));
+        
+    } elseif (is_numeric($string)) {
+        // it is a numeric string, we handle it as timestamp
+        $time = (int)$string;
+        
+    } else {
+        // strtotime should handle it
+        $time = strtotime($string);
+        if ($time == -1 || $time === false) {
+            // strtotime() was not able to parse $string, use "now":
+            $time = time();
+        }
+    }
+    return $time;
+
+}
+
+/* vim: set expandtab: */
+
+?>