How to convert a String into an Ecto.DateTime in Elixir? -

i need convert string containing valid utc time ecto.datetime one, insert database correct format later. have tried using ecto.datetime.cast(date) method doesn't seem work. string sat aug 04 11:48:27 +0000 2012 , comes twitter api.

i know there libraries such timex didn't inspect yet. there easy working solution built in elixir?

there's no built-in solution in elixir or erlang parsing datetime values of format:

sat aug 04 11:48:27 +0000 2012 

you can write parser yourself, it's neither going short or simple. you'll have split string, values of both date , time parameters, convert month strings month integers, parse timezone, represent complete value in elixir/erlang datetime formats , cast ecto.datetime. see following links:

• elixir tips - date parsing
• erlang - how can parse rfc1123 dates erlang term?
• convert timestamp datetime in erlang

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using timex best option here.

it's written library allows stay away chaos of inner workings of date/time. timex, can parse string this:

"sat aug 04 11:48:27 +0000 2012" |> timex.parse!("%a %b %d %t %z %y", :strftime) |> ecto.datetime.cast!  # => #ecto.datetime<2012-08-04 11:48:27> 

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^{note: timex has built-in support lot of common datetime formats, , found weird datetime format being sent twitter wasn't supported - wrote 1 you. maybe double check see if string correct? take @ timex parsing , formatting documentation.}