parser (and encoder) accept calendar:datetime() tuples and

convert into iso8601 strings

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 v2.1
 
 * force the end of streams with `end_json` in addition to `end_stream`
+* support for encoding erlang datetime tuples to iso8601 format
 
 v2.0.4
 

README.md

@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ to understand and they prevented evolution of the encoding and decoding code
 `true`, `false` and `null`      | `true`, `false` and `null`
 `array`                         | `[]` and `[JSON]`
 `object`                        | `#{}`, `[{}]` and `[{binary() OR atom() OR integer(), JSON}]`
+see below                       | `datetime()`
 
 *   numbers
 
@@ -253,6 +254,13 @@ to understand and they prevented evolution of the encoding and decoding code
     keys are tolerated in json text decoded to erlang terms but are not allowed
     in erlang terms encoded to json
 
+*   datetime
+
+    erlang datetime tuples (`{{Year, Month, Day}, {Hour, Min, Sec}}`) as returned
+    from `erlang:localtime/0` are automatically encoded as [iso8601][iso8601]
+    strings. no conversion is attempted of json [iso8601][iso8601] strings in
+    decoded json
+
 
 ### incomplete input ###
 
@@ -297,6 +305,7 @@ json_term() = [json_term()]
     | float()
     | binary()
     | atom()
+		| datetime()
 ```
 
 the erlang representation of json. binaries should be `utf8` encoded, or close 
@@ -687,3 +696,4 @@ jsx wouldn't be what it is without the contributions of [paul davis](https://git
 [rfc4627]: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4627
 [travis]: https://travis-ci.org/
 [jsxn]: https://github.com/talentdeficit/jsxn
+[iso8601]: http://www.iso.org/iso/iso8601

src/jsx.erl

@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
     | [json_term()] | []
     | true | false | null
     | integer() | float()
-    | binary() | atom().
+    | binary() | atom()
+    | calendar:datetime().
 -endif.
 
 -ifdef(maps_support).
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@
     | map()
     | true | false | null
     | integer() | float()
-    | binary() | atom().
+    | binary() | atom()
+    | calendar:datetime().
 -endif.
 
 -type json_text() :: binary().

src/jsx_parser.erl

@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ value([String|Tokens], Handler, Stack, Config) when is_atom(String) ->
     value([{string, atom_to_binary(String, utf8)}] ++ Tokens, Handler, Stack, Config);
 value([{raw, Raw}|Tokens], Handler, Stack, Config) when is_binary(Raw) ->
     value((jsx:decoder(?MODULE, [], []))(Raw) ++ Tokens, Handler, Stack, Config);
+value([{{Year, Month, Day}, {Hour, Min, Sec}}|Tokens], Handler, Stack, Config)
+when is_integer(Year), is_integer(Month), is_integer(Day), is_integer(Hour), is_integer(Min), is_integer(Sec) ->
+    value([{string, unicode:characters_to_binary(io_lib:format(
+            "~4.10.0B-~2.10.0B-~2.10.0BT~2.10.0B:~2.10.0B:~2.10.0B",
+            [Year, Month, Day, Hour, Min, Sec]
+        ))}|Tokens],
+        Handler,
+        Stack,
+        Config
+    );
 value([], Handler, Stack, Config) ->
     incomplete(value, Handler, Stack, Config);
 value(BadTokens, Handler, Stack, Config) when is_list(BadTokens) ->
@@ -1028,4 +1038,13 @@ repeated_key_test_() ->
         )}
     ].
 
+
+datetime_test_() ->
+    [
+        {"datetime", ?_assertEqual(
+            [start_array, {string, <<"2014-08-13T23:12:34">>}, end_array, end_json],
+            parse([start_array, {{2014,08,13},{23,12,34}}, end_array, end_json], [])
+        )}
+    ].
+
 -endif.