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<?php

//https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38783707/jq-ui-datepicker-timezone

/*
 * Matches each symbol of PHP date format standard
 * with jQuery equivalent codeword
 * @author Tristan Jahier
 */
function dateformat_PHP_to_jQueryUI($php_format)
{
    $SYMBOLS_MATCHING = array(
        // Day
        'd' => 'dd',
        'D' => 'D',
        'j' => 'd',
        'l' => 'DD',
        'N' => '',
        'S' => '',
        'w' => '',
        'z' => 'o',
        // Week
        'W' => '',
        // Month
        'F' => 'MM',
        'm' => 'mm',
        'M' => 'M',
        'n' => 'm',
        't' => '',
        // Year
        'L' => '',
        'o' => '',
        'Y' => 'yy',
        'y' => 'y',
        // Time
        'a' => '',
        'A' => '',
        'B' => '',
        'g' => '',
        'G' => '',
        'h' => '',
        'H' => '',
        'i' => '',
        's' => '',
        'u' => ''
    );
    $jqueryui_format = "";
    $escaping = false;
    for($i = 0; $i < strlen($php_format); $i++)
    {
        $char = $php_format[$i];
        if($char === '\\') // PHP date format escaping character
        {
            $i++;
            if($escaping) $jqueryui_format .= $php_format[$i];
            else $jqueryui_format .= '\'' . $php_format[$i];
            $escaping = true;
        }
        else
        {
            if($escaping) { $jqueryui_format .= "'"; $escaping = false; }
            if(isset($SYMBOLS_MATCHING[$char]))
                $jqueryui_format .= $SYMBOLS_MATCHING[$char];
            else
                $jqueryui_format .= $char;
        }
    }
    return $jqueryui_format;
}