+
+QString formatCurrentDateTimeInString(const QString& formatStr)
+{
+ // Work on a copy of the string to avoid modifying the input string
+ QString formattedStr = QString(formatStr);
+
+ // Exit early if there's nothing to format
+ if (formattedStr.isEmpty())
+ return formattedStr;
+
+ // Find %%<text>%% in string. Replace inside text formatted to QDateTime with the current
+ // timestamp, using %%%% as an escape for multiple %% signs.
+ // For example:
+ // Simple: "All Quassel clients vanished from the face of the earth... %%hh:mm:ss%%"
+ // > Result: "All Quassel clients vanished from the face of the earth... 23:20:34"
+ // Complex: "Away since %%hh:mm%% on %%dd.MM%% - %%%% not here %%%%"
+ // > Result: "Away since 23:20 on 21.05 - %% not here %%"
+ //
+ // Match groups of double % signs - Some text %%inside here%%, and even %%%%:
+ // %%(.*)%%
+ // (...) marks a capturing group
+ // .* matches zero or more characters, not including newlines
+ // Note that '\' must be escaped as '\\'
+ // Helpful interactive website for debugging and explaining: https://regex101.com/
+ QRegExp regExpMatchTime("%%(.*)%%");
+
+ // Preserve the smallest groups possible to allow for multiple %%blocks%%
+ regExpMatchTime.setMinimal(true);
+
+ // NOTE: Move regExpMatchTime to a static regular expression if used anywhere that performance
+ // matters.
+
+ // Don't allow a runaway regular expression to loop for too long. This might not happen.. but
+ // when dealing with user input, better to be safe..?
+ int numIterations = 0;
+
+ // Find each group of %%text here%% starting from the beginning
+ int index = regExpMatchTime.indexIn(formattedStr);
+ int matchLength;
+ QString matchedFormat;
+ while (index >= 0 && numIterations < 512) {
+ // Get the total length of the matched expression
+ matchLength = regExpMatchTime.cap(0).length();
+ // Get the format string, e.g. "this text here" from "%%this text here%%"
+ matchedFormat = regExpMatchTime.cap(1);
+ // Check that there's actual characters inside. A quadruple % (%%%%) represents two %%
+ // signs.
+ if (matchedFormat.length() > 0) {
+ // Format the string according to the current date and time. Invalid time format
+ // strings are ignored.
+ formattedStr.replace(index, matchLength, QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(matchedFormat));
+ // Subtract the length of the removed % signs
+ // E.g. "%%h:mm ap%%" turns into "h:mm ap", removing four % signs, thus -4. This is
+ // used below to determine how far to advance when looking for the next formatting code.
+ matchLength -= 4;
+ }
+ else if (matchLength == 4) {
+ // Remove two of the four percent signs, so '%%%%' escapes to '%%'
+ formattedStr.remove(index, 2);
+ // Subtract the length of the removed % signs, this time removing two % signs, thus -2.
+ matchLength -= 2;
+ }
+ else {
+ // If neither of these match, something went wrong. Don't modify it to be safe.
+ qDebug() << "Unexpected time format when parsing string, no matchedFormat, matchLength "
+ "should be 4, actually is"
+ << matchLength;
+ }
+
+ // Find the next group of %%text here%% starting from where the last group ended
+ index = regExpMatchTime.indexIn(formattedStr, index + matchLength);
+ numIterations++;
+ }
+
+ return formattedStr;
+}
+
+QString tryFormatUnixEpoch(const QString& possibleEpochDate, Qt::DateFormat dateFormat, bool useUTC)
+{
+ // Does the string resemble a Unix epoch? Parse as 64-bit time
+ qint64 secsSinceEpoch = possibleEpochDate.toLongLong();
+ if (secsSinceEpoch == 0) {
+ // Parsing either failed, or '0' was sent. No need to distinguish; either way, it's not
+ // useful as epoch.
+ // See https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qstring.html#toLongLong
+ return possibleEpochDate;
+ }
+
+ // Time checks out, parse it
+ QDateTime date;
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050800
+ date.setSecsSinceEpoch(secsSinceEpoch);
+#else
+ // toSecsSinceEpoch() was added in Qt 5.8. Manually downconvert to seconds for now.
+ // See https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qdatetime.html#toMSecsSinceEpoch
+ date.setMSecsSinceEpoch(secsSinceEpoch * 1000);
+#endif
+
+ // Return the localized date/time
+ if (useUTC) {
+ // Return UTC time
+ if (dateFormat == Qt::DateFormat::ISODate) {
+ // Replace the "T" date/time separator with " " for readability. This isn't quite the
+ // ISO 8601 spec (it specifies omitting the "T" entirely), but RFC 3339 allows this.
+ // Go with RFC 3339 for human readability that's still machine-parseable, too.
+ //
+ // Before: 2018-06-21T21:35:52Z
+ // After: 2018-06-21 21:35:52Z
+ // ..........^ (10th character)
+ //
+ // See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601#cite_note-32
+ // And https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt
+ return date.toUTC().toString(dateFormat).replace(10, 1, " ");
+ }
+ else {
+ return date.toUTC().toString(dateFormat);
+ }
+ }
+ else if (dateFormat == Qt::DateFormat::ISODate) {
+ // Add in ISO local timezone information via special handling below
+ // formatDateTimeToOffsetISO() handles converting "T" to " "
+ return formatDateTimeToOffsetISO(date);
+ }
+ else {
+ // Return local time
+ return date.toString(dateFormat);
+ }
+}
+
+QString formatDateTimeToOffsetISO(const QDateTime& dateTime)
+{
+ if (!dateTime.isValid()) {
+ // Don't try to do anything with invalid date/time
+ return "formatDateTimeToISO() invalid date/time";
+ }
+
+ // Replace the "T" date/time separator with " " for readability. This isn't quite the ISO 8601
+ // spec (it specifies omitting the "T" entirely), but RFC 3339 allows this. Go with RFC 3339
+ // for human readability that's still machine-parseable, too.
+ //
+ // Before: 2018-08-22T18:43:10-05:00
+ // After: 2018-08-22 18:43:10-05:00
+ // ..........^ (10th character)
+ //
+ // See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601#cite_note-32
+ // And https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt
+
+#if 0
+ // The expected way to get a UTC offset on ISO 8601 dates
+ // Remove the "T" date/time separator
+ return dateTime.toTimeSpec(Qt::OffsetFromUTC).toString(Qt::ISODate).replace(10, 1, " ");
+#else
+ // Work around Qt bug that converts to UTC instead of including timezone information
+ // See https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-26161
+ //
+ // NOTE: Despite the bug report marking as fixed in Qt 5.2.0 (QT_VERSION >= 0x050200), this
+ // still appears broken in Qt 5.5.1.
+ //
+ // Credit to "user362638" for the solution below, modified to fit Quassel's needs
+ // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18750569/qdatetime-isodate-with-timezone
+
+ // Get the local and UTC time
+ QDateTime local = QDateTime(dateTime);
+ QDateTime utc = local.toUTC();
+ utc.setTimeSpec(Qt::LocalTime);
+
+ // Find the UTC offset
+ int utcOffset = utc.secsTo(local);
+
+ // Force the local time to follow this offset
+ local.setUtcOffset(utcOffset);
+ // Now the output should be correct
+ // Remove the "T" date/time separator
+ return local.toString(Qt::ISODate).replace(10, 1, " ");
+#endif
+}