A Swift library for iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS that simplifies date and time manipulation, inspired by Moment.js.
SwiftMoment is a time and calendar manipulation library for Apple platforms (iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS) written in Swift. It simplifies parsing dates from strings, formatting dates into readable text, and performing calculations with dates and time intervals. The library is directly inspired by Moment.js, bringing its familiar API to the Swift ecosystem.
Swift developers building applications for Apple platforms who need robust, readable date and time handling without relying on lower-level Foundation APIs.
Developers choose SwiftMoment for its intuitive, Moment.js-like API that reduces boilerplate code and improves readability compared to native Date handling. It offers immutable value types for safety and supports all major Apple platforms with a single, consistent interface.
A time and calendar manipulation library for iOS 9+, macOS 10.11+, tvOS 9+, watchOS 2+ written in Swift 4.
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Provides a familiar, readable syntax for date operations, such as parsing from strings or using expressions like `5.hours + 56.minutes`, making code easier to write and understand compared to raw Foundation APIs.
Offers a consistent API across iOS 9+, macOS 10.11+, tvOS 9+, and watchOS 2+, as highlighted in the README, ensuring reliability for multi-platform Apple development.
Uses immutable `Moment` and `Duration` structures for safer concurrency and reduced side effects, which is explicitly designed to prevent unintended modifications in the codebase.
Supports installation via CocoaPods, Carthage, and Swift Package Manager, with clear instructions in the README, simplifying setup for various project configurations.
Adds external library overhead, which can complicate updates and increase app size, and as a smaller project, it might have slower adoption of new Swift features or less active maintenance compared to native options.
Admits differences from Moment.js in the README, such as format strings not yielding identical results, which can cause issues when migrating web logic or expecting full compatibility.
Wraps NSDate and NSTimeInterval with additional abstraction layers, possibly introducing slight performance penalties compared to direct Foundation date manipulation for high-frequency operations.
SwiftMoment is an open-source alternative to the following products: