date manipulation script

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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Smarty plugin
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Type:     modifier
+ * Name:     rss_date_parse
+ * Purpose:  parse rss date into unix epoch
+ * Input:    string: rss date
+ *                      default_date:  default date if $rss_date is empty
+ *
+ * NOTE!!!  parse_w3cdtf provided by MagpieRSS's rss_utils.inc
+ *          this file needs to be included somewhere in your script
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+ 
+function smarty_modifier_rss_date_parse ($rss_date, $default_date=null)
+{
+       if($rss_date != '') {
+       return parse_w3cdtf( $rss_date );
+       } elseif (isset($default_date) && $default_date != '') {                
+       return parse_w3cdtf( $default_date );
+       } else {
+               return;
+       }
+}
+
+
+
+
+?>