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This package provides integration between Larafony Framework and Carbon - the popular PHP date/time library.

Installation

composer require larafony/clock-carbon

Usage

Register the service provider in your bootstrap.php:

use Larafony\Clock\Carbon\ServiceProviders\CarbonServiceProvider;

$app->register(CarbonServiceProvider::class);

Basic operations

use Larafony\Clock\Carbon\CarbonClock;

// Get from container
$clock = $container->get(CarbonClock::class);

// Get current time
$now = $clock->now();

// Carbon provides rich date/time manipulation
echo $now->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
echo $now->diffForHumans(); // "just now"
echo $now->addDays(5)->format('l'); // "Saturday"

PSR-20 Compatibility

The Carbon bridge implements PSR-20 ClockInterface, making it a drop-in replacement for Larafony's built-in clock:

use Psr\Clock\ClockInterface;

// Works with any PSR-20 compatible code
function doSomething(ClockInterface $clock): void
{
    $now = $clock->now();
    // ...
}

Features

• PSR-20 compatible - Implements ClockInterface
• Full Carbon API - Access all Carbon features
• Timezone support - Easy timezone manipulation
• Human-readable dates - diffForHumans() and more
• Immutable by default - CarbonImmutable for safety

Why use this bridge?

While Larafony includes a built-in PSR-20 clock implementation, Carbon offers:

• Rich date/time manipulation API
• Human-readable date differences
• Localization support for 100+ languages
• Date comparison and testing utilities
• Battle-tested codebase used by millions

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License

MIT