Using strftime with node.js to format date time

Question

I'm recently been exploring node.js and I'm still confused of why require works one way and not the other.

Version of node: 0.12.5

Goal: format date time using strftime package

What works:

var strftime = require('strftime');

function time(){
    var d = new Date();
    return strftime('%Y-%m-%d: %H:%M', d); 
}

What does not work:

var strftime = require('strftime');

function time(){
    var d = new Date();
    d.strftime('%Y-%m-%d: %H:%M'); 
}

Throws and error stating that strftime is undefined.Can someone explain why? strftime API shows that the second method is a valid example.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 15 '16 at 00:00

0

You are reading the wrong docs. When you run:

npm install strftime

You're actually getting this library, not the one you're linking.

answered Jan 15 '16 at 00:00

cviejo

On a side note, extending native objects is at the very least [a controversial matter](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14034180/why-is-extending-native-objects-a-bad-practice) which is probably one of the reasons why the syntax is not present in the newer library. I would've gone with the first example anyway. – cviejo Jan 15 '16 at 00:13
Thanks for the clarification – Anna Jul 11 '16 at 21:16

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