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+<?php
+require_once BASEPATH.'helpers/date_helper.php';
+
+class Date_helper_test extends CI_TestCase
+{
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_now()
+	{
+		$this->markTestIncomplete('not implemented yet');
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_mdate()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$expected = date("Y-m-d - h:i a", $time);
+		$test = mdate("%Y-%m-%d - %h:%i %a", $time);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $test);
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_standard_date_rfc822()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$format = 'DATE_RFC822';
+		$expected = date("D, d F y G:i:s O", $time);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, standard_date($format, $time));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_standard_date_atom()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$format = 'DATE_ATOM';
+		$expected = date("Y-m-d\TH:i:sO", $time);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, standard_date($format, $time));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_standard_date_cookie()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$format = 'DATE_COOKIE';
+		$expected = date("l, d-M-y H:i:s \U\T\C", $time);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, standard_date($format, $time));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_standard_date_iso8601()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$format = 'DATE_ISO8601';
+		$expected = date("Y-m-d\TH:i:sO", $time);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, standard_date($format, $time));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_standard_date_rfc850()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$format = 'DATE_RFC850';
+		$expected = date("l, d-M-y H:i:s \U\T\C", $time);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, standard_date($format, $time));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_standard_date_rfc1036()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$format = 'DATE_RFC1036';
+		$expected = date("D, d M y H:i:s O", $time);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, standard_date($format, $time));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_standard_date_rfc1123()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$format = 'DATE_RFC1123';
+		$expected = date("D, d M Y H:i:s O", $time);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, standard_date($format, $time));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_standard_date_rfc2822()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$format = 'DATE_RFC2822';
+		$expected = date("D, d M Y H:i:s O", $time);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, standard_date($format, $time));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_standard_date_rss()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$format = 'DATE_RSS';
+		$expected = date("D, d M Y H:i:s O", $time);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, standard_date($format, $time));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_standard_date_w3c()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$format = 'DATE_W3C';
+		$expected = date("Y-m-d\TH:i:sO", $time);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, standard_date($format, $time));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_timespan()
+	{
+		$this->markTestIncomplete('not implemented yet');
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_days_in_month()
+	{
+		$this->assertEquals(30, days_in_month(06, 2005));
+		$this->assertEquals(28, days_in_month(02, 2011));
+		$this->assertEquals(29, days_in_month(02, 2012));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_local_to_gmt()
+	{
+		$this->markTestIncomplete('not implemented yet');
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_gmt_to_local()
+	{
+		$timestamp = '1140153693';
+		$timezone = 'UM8';
+		$daylight_saving = TRUE;
+
+		$this->assertEquals(1140128493, gmt_to_local($timestamp, $timezone, $daylight_saving));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_mysql_to_unix()
+	{
+		$this->assertEquals(1164378225, mysql_to_unix(20061124092345));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_unix_to_human()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$this->assertEquals(date("Y-m-d h:i A"), unix_to_human($time));
+		$this->assertEquals(date("Y-m-d h:i:s A"), unix_to_human($time, TRUE, 'us'));
+		$this->assertEquals(date("Y-m-d H:i:s"), unix_to_human($time, TRUE, 'eu'));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_human_to_unix()
+	{
+		$time = time();
+		$this->markTestIncomplete('Failed Test');
+		// $this->assertEquals($time, human_to_unix(unix_to_human($time)));
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function test_timezones()
+	{
+		$zones = array(
+			'UM12'		=> -12,
+			'UM11'		=> -11,
+			'UM10'		=> -10,
+			'UM95'		=> -9.5,
+			'UM9'		=> -9,
+			'UM8'		=> -8,
+			'UM7'		=> -7,
+			'UM6'		=> -6,
+			'UM5'		=> -5,
+			'UM45'		=> -4.5,
+			'UM4'		=> -4,
+			'UM35'		=> -3.5,
+			'UM3'		=> -3,
+			'UM2'		=> -2,
+			'UM1'		=> -1,
+			'UTC'		=> 0,
+			'UP1'		=> +1,
+			'UP2'		=> +2,
+			'UP3'		=> +3,
+			'UP35'		=> +3.5,
+			'UP4'		=> +4,
+			'UP45'		=> +4.5,
+			'UP5'		=> +5,
+			'UP55'		=> +5.5,
+			'UP575'		=> +5.75,
+			'UP6'		=> +6,
+			'UP65'		=> +6.5,
+			'UP7'		=> +7,
+			'UP8'		=> +8,
+			'UP875'		=> +8.75,
+			'UP9'		=> +9,
+			'UP95'		=> +9.5,
+			'UP10'		=> +10,
+			'UP105'		=> +10.5,
+			'UP11'		=> +11,
+			'UP115'		=> +11.5,
+			'UP12'		=> +12,
+			'UP1275'	=> +12.75,
+			'UP13'		=> +13,
+			'UP14'		=> +14
+		);
+
+		foreach ($zones AS $test => $expected)
+		{
+			$this->assertEquals($expected, timezones($test));
+		}
+
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey('UP3', timezones());
+		$this->assertEquals(0, timezones('non_existant'));
+	}
+}
+
+/* End of file date_helper_test.php */
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