helper-dateformat/index.js

Template helper for adding formatted dates using node-dateformat. Works with Handlebars, Lo-Dash, underscore, or any template engine that supports helper functions. Also compatible with verb, assemble and Template.

'use strict';

var dateformat = require('dateformat');
var typeOf = require('kind-of');

module.exports = function(date, format) {
  if (typeOf(date) !== 'date') {
    format = date;
    date = new Date();
  }

  if (typeof format !== 'string' || format === 'today') {
    format = 'mmmm dd, yyyy';
  }
  return dateformat(date, format);
};