Locale & Batch

BridgeTime includes locale packs and calendar-style formatting in both Python and Node bindings.

Supported Locales

• en
• fr
• es
• de
• pt

Use supported_locales() (Python) or supportedLocales() (Node.js) to inspect runtime locale availability.

Locale Formatting

Python

from bridgetime import bridge_time

dt = bridge_time.parse("2026-06-15T11:30:00Z", "Europe/Paris")
print(dt.format_locale("dddd, D MMMM YYYY HH:mm", "fr"))
print(dt.calendar(locale="fr"))

Node.js

import { bridgeTime } from "@bridgerust/bridgetime";

const dt = bridgeTime.parse("2026-06-15T11:30:00Z", "Europe/Paris");
console.log(dt.formatLocale("dddd, D MMMM YYYY HH:mm", "fr"));
console.log(dt.calendar("fr"));

Batch APIs

Batch operations reduce call overhead for larger payloads.

• parse_batch / parseBatch
• parse_format_batch / parseFormatBatch
• format_batch / formatBatch

Python

from bridgetime import bridge_time

payload = [
    "2026-01-02T10:00:00Z",
    "2026-01-03T15:30:00Z",
    "2026-01-04T08:05:00Z",
]

parsed = bridge_time.parse_batch(payload, "UTC")
rendered = bridge_time.format_batch(payload, "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm", "UTC")

print(len(parsed), rendered[:2])

Node.js

import { bridgeTime } from "@bridgerust/bridgetime";

const payload = [
  "2026-01-02T10:00:00Z",
  "2026-01-03T15:30:00Z",
  "2026-01-04T08:05:00Z",
];

const parsed = bridgeTime.parseBatch(payload, "UTC");
const rendered = bridgeTime.formatBatch(payload, "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm", "UTC");

console.log(parsed.length, rendered.slice(0, 2));

API Reference Full method index for date instances, factories, and durations.

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