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+<?php
+/**
+ * Smarty plugin
+ *
+ * @package    Smarty
+ * @subpackage PluginsModifier
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Smarty date_format modifier plugin
+ * Type:     modifier<br>
+ * Name:     date_format<br>
+ * Purpose:  format datestamps via strftime<br>
+ * Input:<br>
+ *          - string: input date string
+ *          - format: strftime format for output
+ *          - default_date: default date if $string is empty
+ *
+ * @link   http://www.smarty.net/manual/en/language.modifier.date.format.php date_format (Smarty online manual)
+ * @author Monte Ohrt <monte at ohrt dot com>
+ *
+ * @param string $string input date string
+ * @param string $format strftime format for output
+ * @param string $default_date default date if $string is empty
+ * @param string $formatter either 'strftime' or 'auto'
+ *
+ * @return string |void
+ * @uses   smarty_make_timestamp()
+ */
+function smarty_modifier_date_format($string, $format = null, $default_date = '', $formatter = 'auto') {
+    if ($format === null) {
+        $format = Smarty::$_DATE_FORMAT;
+    }
+    /**
+     * require_once the {@link shared.make_timestamp.php} plugin
+     */
+    require_once(SMARTY_PLUGINS_DIR . 'shared.make_timestamp.php');
+    if ($string != '' && $string != '0000-00-00' && $string != '0000-00-00 00:00:00') {
+        $timestamp = smarty_make_timestamp($string);
+    } elseif ($default_date != '') {
+        $timestamp = smarty_make_timestamp($default_date);
+    } else {
+        return;
+    }
+    if ($formatter == 'strftime' || ($formatter == 'auto' && strpos($format, '%') !== false)) {
+        if (DS == '\\') {
+            $_win_from = array('%D', '%h', '%n', '%r', '%R', '%t', '%T');
+            $_win_to = array('%m/%d/%y', '%b', "\n", '%I:%M:%S %p', '%H:%M', "\t", '%H:%M:%S');
+            if (strpos($format, '%e') !== false) {
+                $_win_from[] = '%e';
+                $_win_to[] = sprintf('%\' 2d', date('j', $timestamp));
+            }
+            if (strpos($format, '%l') !== false) {
+                $_win_from[] = '%l';
+                $_win_to[] = sprintf('%\' 2d', date('h', $timestamp));
+            }
+            $format = str_replace($_win_from, $_win_to, $format);
+        }
+
+        return strftime($format, $timestamp);
+    } else {
+        return date($format, $timestamp);
+    }
+}