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[2018-08-20 12:08 UTC] bjoern dot fischer at dezem dot de
Description: ------------ This problem apparently exists on all PHP versions where 'datetime' is present. The problem can be reproduced here: https://3v4l.org/21PWU The given example should create the time-stamp '3600' but the actual result is '7200'. It appears as if the value of 'U' is just added to other date/time information. However since 'U' represents a Unix-time-stamp, it itself fully specifies the time. It should not be changed if other format specifiers are present. Test script: --------------- <?php var_dump(datetime::createFromFormat('!U H', '3600 01')->getTimestamp()); Expected result: ---------------- Using 'U' with 'datetime::createFromFormat' should result in a datetime object that returns the value for 'U' as a timestamp. Actual result: -------------- Using 'U' with 'datetime::createFromFormat' adds the value for 'U' and other date/time components together, resulting in incorrect time-stamps. PatchesPull Requests
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What should this return (given Aug 20 is a Monday): DateTime::createFromFormat("!Y-m-d H:i:s D", "2018-08-20 12:34:56 Tuesday")I know, but I still want to know your opinion. Because I would argue that using 'U' or using a full 'Y-m-d H:i:s' should both work the same way when it comes to something that "fully specifies the time". DateTime::createFromFormat("!Y-m-d H:i:s D", "2018-08-20 12:34:56 Tuesday") becomes either 8-20 (Monday) or 8-21 (Tuesday), depending. If it's the former then we've established a consistent behavior and I can understand it. If it's the latter then I think that's inconsistent and it implies 'U' is something unique and magical. Either way I don't think we can change this behavior, if only for the simple reason that changing 'U' (at least) to work like this would break any existing code that wants to do something like DateTime::createFromFormat("!U D", "{$timestamp} Tuesday") which would, hypothetically, be there to start with one timestamp and then deliberately modify it - much like how strtotime() is often used.Ah. Now I get your concern. I think this is a separate problem. In my opinion, your example should just result in an error as the provided date/time-string is inconsistent. (I'm actually currently implementing a wrapper around 'datetime' that does this.) However preferring the first or the last of those two redundant specifiers would both be understandable to me. I don't really understand yet why the former should be preferred. In the issue I describe, something different happens. There we have a redundant time format where the specified date/time-string is actually consistent. But instead of just having the components accepted as consistent, they are added together. I think the use case that you describe should not be the point of 'datetime::createFromFormat()'. We have 'datetime::modify()' for that. Also this would be inconsistent with the rest of the behaviour of 'datetime::createFromFormat()'. For example: 'var_dump(datetime::createFromFormat('!d j', '02 2')->getTimestamp());' currently results in the time-stamp '86400'. By the reasoning you propose it should result in the time-stamp '172800'.