/**********************************************************************
 *
 * gsdltimes.h -- functions to deal with time
 * Copyright (C) 1999  DigiLib Systems Limited, New Zealand
 *
 * A component of the Greenstone digital library software
 * from the New Zealand Digital Library Project at the
 * University of Waikato, New Zealand.
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#ifndef GSDLTIMES_H
#define GSDLTIMES_H

#include <time.h>
#include "text_t.h"

// dates are stored in the format YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss

// returns "" if an error occurs
text_t time2text (time_t time);

// returns -1 if an error occurs
time_t text2time (const text_t &timestr);


// returns formatted date in local or UTC time
// returns "" if an error occurs
text_t get_date (bool ltime);

#endif