method

format

Source

/**
 * Format a date according to
 * [RFC-1123](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1123 "RFC-1123"),
 * e.g. `Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT`.
 */
static String format(DateTime date) {
  const List wkday = const ["Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"];
  const List month = const ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun",
                            "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"];

  DateTime d = date.toUtc();
  StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer()
      ..write(wkday[d.weekday - 1])
      ..write(", ")
      ..write(d.day <= 9 ? "0" : "")
      ..write(d.day.toString())
      ..write(" ")
      ..write(month[d.month - 1])
      ..write(" ")
      ..write(d.year.toString())
      ..write(d.hour <= 9 ? " 0" : " ")
      ..write(d.hour.toString())
      ..write(d.minute <= 9 ? ":0" : ":")
      ..write(d.minute.toString())
      ..write(d.second <= 9 ? ":0" : ":")
      ..write(d.second.toString())
      ..write(" GMT");
  return sb.toString();
}