Why is Zotero so good at datestamp disambiguation?

sdspieg

This is one of the many amazing features that still often makes me smile when I use Zotero: almost WHATEVER time- or date-stamp you throw at Zotero gets recognized correctly. What is actually being used 'under the hood' for that?

adamsmith

It's mainly Zotero's own code, using a lot of regex magic, you can follow along here: https://github.com/zotero/zotero/blob/0e74a91f6ba7785bf2d63b42efe29d9374dffadc/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/date.js#L250

sdspieg

Wow. Thanks, Sebastian! But so I see that this is basically yet another Dan Stillman production. See here .. 

What do we do to get this guy a Nobel price or something?!? :)

adamsmith

No, this is actually originally Simon's code, with improvements made by both Aurimas and Dan over time, so very collaborative: https://github.com/zotero/zotero/blame/0e74a91f6ba7785bf2d63b42efe29d9374dffadc/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/date.js#L250

sdspieg

So a collective Nobel then? ;)

emilianoeheyns

In that case I reckon BBT should stand on that podium too.

FeralFlora

@emilianoeheyns I agree!