v2.0.0 release ready

Author: ByteBaker

README.md

@@ -1,46 +1,95 @@
-# randomtimestamp
-Random timestamp generator
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+# randomtimestamp <sup> (v2.0.0)</sup>
+Random timestamp generator
+## Installation
+You know it:
+```
+pip install randomtimestamp
+```
 ## Usage
-randomtimestamp can be used from the command line or imported as a python package.
+randomtimestamp can be used from the command line or imported as a python module.
 
-### Command line usage
+#### Command line usage
 To use the script from command line
 ```
   $randomtimestamp
   30-08-1995 17:58:14
 ```
 
-### Python Package Usage
+#### Python Module Usage
 
-The function **randomtimestamp** takes two optional arguments:
+In v2.0.0, the function **randomtimestamp** takes six optional arguments:
 ```
-randomtimestamp(start_year=1950,text=True)
+randomtimestamp(
+    start_year: int = 1950,
+    text: bool = True,
+    end_year: int = None,
+    start: datetime.datetime = None,
+    end: datetime.datetime = None,
+    pattern: str = "%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S"
+    )
 ```
+Order of **start_year** & **text** hasn't been changed in v2.0.0 for backward compatibility. Future versions may not support the same order of arguments.
+
+*Order of resolution:*
+1. start/end
+2. start_year/end_year
+
+This means providing *start_year/end_year* to function call has no effect if *start/end* are also provided.
+
 The default values of **start_year** and **text** are *1950* and *True* respectively.
-The timestamp is generated between *1950* and current year (*datetime.now().year*). Although a year before 1950 could have been used, but it didn't seem to be necessary.
+The timestamp is generated between *January 1st, 1950, 00:00:00* and *datetime.now()*.
+
+
+## Features:
+1. Call without arguments returns a random timestamp as string (**DD-MM-YYYY HH:MM:SS**), where **HH** follows 24-hour format. Setting **text=False** returns a *datetime* object.
+2. Lower limit of **start_year = 1950** has been removed. Now 1 <= start_year <= 9999 is allowed. **end_year** has been added to provide upper limit of timestamp beyond current year (within 1-9999). If **end_year** is not given, current year is used as **end_year**. 
+
+	**NOTE**: Both are integers and *start_year <= end_year* is required. If *end_year* is provided, *start_year* is required too.
+
+3. **start** and **end** arguments are datetime objects and can be used for more precise control over timestamp range. **start_year** & **end_year** have no effect if **start** and **end** are given. If **end** is not given, **datetime.now()** is used as **end**.
+
+    **NOTE**: Both are datetime objects and *start < end* is required. If *end* is provided, *start* is required too.
+
+4. **pattern** can be used to generate timestamps in desired format, using valid formats described in [datetime documentation](https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes). The default pattern is **"%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S"**.
+
+	**NOTE**: *pattern* has no effect if **text=False**.
 
-By default, the function returns the output as string in format (**DD-MM-YYYY HH:MM:SS**), where **HH** is in 24-hour format. Setting **text=False** returns a *datetime* object.
 
-Here are examples of all the possible syntaxes:
+
+## Examples:
+Here are some examples of the possible syntaxes:
 ```
-  >>>from randomtimestamp import randomtimestamp
-  
-  >>>randomtimestamp()
+  >>> from randomtimestamp import randomtimestamp
+
+  >>> randomtimestamp()
   '02-06-1970 23:34:10'
+
+  >>> randomtimestamp(start_year=2020, end_year=2021)
+  '05-09-2021 17:24:28'
+
+  >>> randomtimestamp(start_year=2020, end_year=2021, text=False)
+  datetime.datetime(2021, 1, 10, 5, 6, 19)
+
+  >>> from datetime import datetime
+  >>> start = datetime(2020, 5, 10, 0, 0, 0)
+  >>> end = datetime(2020, 10, 10, 0, 0, 0)
+  >>> randomtimestamp(start=start, end=end)
+  '27-09-2020 20:42:55'
   
-  >>>randomtimestamp(2010)
-  '02-06-2013 23:34:10'  
-  
-  >>>randomtimestamp(start_year=2005)
-  '10-04-2015 10:55:02'  
-  
-  >>>randomtimestamp(2010,False)
-  datetime.datetime(2010, 5, 16, 3, 32, 18)
-  
-  >>>randomtimestamp(text=False)
-  datetime.datetime(1951, 2, 13, 18, 19, 1)
+  >>> randomtimestamp(start=start, end=end, pattern='%d-%h-%Y %I:%M:%S %p')
+  '03-Aug-2020 08:06:27 PM'
 ```
+In any case, if you ever feel stuck, use **help(randomtimestamp)** inside Python's REPL. 
+
+---
+
+#### Footnote:
+Type validation has been done, but it won't be required for most developers. If you're someone who likes to break the code with deliberately crafted inputs, you'd most likely receive a **TypeError** or a **ValueError**.
+
+However, if you do find a bug, please report to make the experience better for other developers.
+
 
 ## License
 This project is released under [GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html).

setup.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # This call to setup() does all the work
 setup(
     name="randomtimestamp",
-    version="1.0.0",
+    version="2.0.0",
     description="Generate random time stamps",
     long_description=README,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     classifiers=[
         "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+        "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     ],
     packages=["randomtimestamp"],
     include_package_data=True,
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
             "randomtimestamp=randomtimestamp.__main__:main",
         ]
     },
-)
+)