ap-style-date/index.js

A JavaScript module to convert a date into AP Style.

const apMonthsList = ["Jan.","Feb.","March","April","May","June","July","Aug.","Sept.","Oct.","Nov.","Dec."];

const getDateObjects = function(date) {
    const dateObj = new Date(Date.parse(date));
    const day = dateObj.getUTCDate();
    const month = apMonthsList[dateObj.getUTCMonth()];
    const year = dateObj.getFullYear();

    return {
      "day": day,
      "month": month,
      "year": year,
    }
};

const makeShortAP = function(date) {
  const obj = getDateObjects(date);
  const month = obj.month;
  const day = obj.day;
  return month + " " + day;
};

const makeLongAP = function(date) {
  const obj = getDateObjects(date);
  const day = obj.day;
  const month = obj.month;
  const year = obj.year;
  return month + " " + day + ", " + year;
};

module.exports = {
  "shortAP": makeShortAP,
  "longAP": makeLongAP
};