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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- |
+-- Module : Plugins.Date
+-- Copyright : (c) Andrea Rossato
+-- License : BSD-style (see LICENSE)
+--
+-- Maintainer : Andrea Rossato <andrea.rossato@unibz.it>
+-- Stability : unstable
+-- Portability : unportable
+--
+-- A date plugin for Xmobar
+--
+-- Usage example: in template put
+-- Run Date "%a %b %_d %Y <fc=#ee9a00> %H:%M:%S</fc>" "mydate" 10
+--
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module Plugins.Date where
+
+import Plugins
+import System.Locale
+import System.Time
+
+
+data Date = Date String String Int
+ deriving (Read)
+
+instance Exec Date where
+ run (Date f _ _) = date f
+ rate (Date _ _ r) = r
+ alias (Date _ a _) = a
+
+date :: String -> IO String
+date format = do
+ t <- toCalendarTime =<< getClockTime
+ return $ formatCalendarTime defaultTimeLocale format t
+