Feature request: add call pattern to (date-value)

[TedWalther]

It is true, I can do

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(apply date-value (now))

However, I have been working with Julian days for a while, and just generally doing date and time related stuff, and so I request that you add the call pattern:

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(date-value list)

Ex:
(date-value (now))


This is parallel to how arguments are dealt with in that

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format function, so it makes sense from a "principle of least surprise" perspective.

[Lutz]

Makes sense, added here:

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> (date-value (date-list (date-value (date-list (date-value (now))))):-)
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>
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[TedWalther]

Thank you Lutz!  And, I tremble to ask it.  It is so easy to get the current date with (date-list (date-value))

But, for sake of consistency, would it slow anything down to let (date-list) do the same thing as (date-value) and (date)?  That is, give the current time in the appropriate format?

[Lutz]

... now it fits all together :)

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> (date-value) (date-value (date-list))
1429600114
1429600114
> (date-list) (date-list (date-value))
(2015 4 21 7 8 51 111 2)
(2015 4 21 7 8 51 111 2)
>

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[TedWalther]

Woohoo!  One of newLisps great strengths is its consistency of interface.