datex_formatter 1.1.1

Lightweight DateTime formatting and timezone conversion extensions for Dart and Flutter.

datex

Lightweight DateTime formatting extensions for Dart and Flutter.

Features

• Common date formats
• Common time formats
• DateTime formatting helpers
• Local timezone conversion support
• String to DateTime conversion
• Custom format support using intl
• Clean and easy-to-use extension methods

Installation

Add this to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  datex: ^1.0.0

Then run:

flutter pub get

or

dart pub get

Usage

Import the package:

import 'package:datex/datex_formatter.dart';

DateTime Extensions

final now = DateTime.now();

print(now.yyyyMMdd);          // 2026-06-04
print(now.ddMMyyyy);          // 04-06-2026
print(now.ddMMMyyyy);         // 04 Jun 2026
print(now.hhmm12);            // 02:30 PM
print(now.hhmm24);            // 14:30
print(now.dateTimeReadable);  // 04 Jun 2026, 02:30 PM

Local Time Conversion

Convert UTC or any DateTime object to the device's local timezone before formatting.

final utcDate = DateTime.parse('2026-06-04T10:30:00Z');

print(utcDate.ddMMyyyy);
print(utcDate.local.ddMMyyyy);

print(utcDate.hhmm12);
print(utcDate.local.hhmm12);

print(utcDate.dateTimeReadable);
print(utcDate.local.dateTimeReadable);

Custom Format

final now = DateTime.now();

print(now.format('dd/MM/yyyy'));
print(now.format('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'));
print(now.format('EEEE, dd MMMM yyyy'));

String Extensions

const apiDate = '2026-06-04T10:30:00Z';

print(apiDate.toDateTime());

print(
  apiDate
      .toDateTime()
      .local
      .dateTimeReadable,
);

Available Formats

Date Formats

Extension	Example Output
yyyyMMdd	2026-06-04
yyyyMMddCompact	20260604
ddMMyyyy	04-06-2026
ddMMyy	04-06-26
ddMMyyyySlash	04/06/2026
mmDdYyyy	06/04/2026
ddMMMyyyy	04 Jun 2026
ddMMMMyyyy	04 June 2026
mmmDdYyyy	Jun 04, 2026
shortDayDate	Thu, 04 Jun 2026
fullDate	Thursday, 04 June 2026
ddMMM	04 Jun
ddMMMM	04 June
mmmDd	Jun 04
mmmYyyy	Jun 2026
mmmmYyyy	June 2026

Time Formats

Extension	Example Output
hhmm24	14:30
hhmm12	02:30 PM
hhmmss24	14:30:45
hhmmss12	02:30:45 PM

DateTime Formats

Extension	Example Output
dateTime24	2026-06-04 14:30:45
dateTimeReadable	04 Jun 2026, 02:30 PM
fullDateTime	Thursday, 04 June 2026, 02:30 PM
dateTimeSlash24	04/06/2026 14:30
dateTimeDash12	04-06-2026 02:30 PM

Other Extensions

Extension	Example Output
dayName	Monday
dayShort	Mon
monthName	January
monthShort	Jan
year	2026
shortYear	26
iso8601String	2026-06-04T14:30:45.000

Example

final apiDate = DateTime.parse('2026-06-04T10:30:00Z');

final displayDate = apiDate.local.dateTimeReadable;

print(displayDate);

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Copyright (c) 2026 Sanket C Panchal

See the LICENSE file for details.