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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->withServiceProviders([
    CarbonServiceProvider::class
]);

Basic operations

use Larafony\Clock\Carbon\CarbonClock;
use Larafony\Framework\Web\Application;
use Larafony\Framework\Web\Controller;
use Larafony\Framework\Routing\Advanced\Attributes\Route;
use Larafony\Framework\Http\Factories\ResponseFactory;

final class SomeController extends Controller
{
    #[Route('/some-route')]
    //auto inject from DI container
    public function someAction(CarbonClock $clock): \Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface
    {
        //get from application singleton
        $clock2 = Application::get(CarbonClock::class);
        return ResponseFactory::createJsonResponse(
            [
                'now' => $clock->now(),
                'diff' => $clock->now()->diffForHumans()
                'long_day' => $clock->addDays(5)->format('l')
            ]
        );
    }
}

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 License. Larafony-clock-carbon is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.