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A simple function to generate streams of dates based on certain params (uses simple-date-time Common Lisp library)
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(defun date-stream (&key (start-date nil) (interval 1) (interval-type :day)) | |
(let ((start (if (not start-date) (now) start-date))) | |
(lambda () | |
(let ((current start)) | |
(setq start (funcall (cond | |
((eq interval-type :day) #'day+) | |
((eq interval-type :month) #'month+) | |
((eq interval-type :year) #'year+) | |
(t #'day+)) start interval)) | |
current)))) | |
;; Usage | |
;;DATE-TEST> (defparameter *ds* (date-stream :interval 10)) | |
;;*DS* | |
;;DATE-TEST> (funcall *ds*) | |
;;#<DATE-TIME 2019-06-26 21:55:26.515 {1005E4D3B3}> | |
;;DATE-TEST> (funcall *ds*) | |
;;#<DATE-TIME 2019-07-06 21:55:26.515 {1005E69D63}> | |
;;DATE-TEST> (funcall *ds*) | |
;;#<DATE-TIME 2019-07-16 21:55:26.515 {1005E6EA03}> | |
;;DATE-TEST> (defparameter *ds2* (date-stream :interval 1 :interval-type :month)) | |
;;*DS2* | |
;;DATE-TEST> (funcall *ds2*) | |
;;#<DATE-TIME 2019-06-26 22:01:38.198 {100667B753}> | |
;;DATE-TEST> (funcall *ds2*) | |
;;#<DATE-TIME 2019-07-26 22:01:38.198 {100667C523}> | |
;;DATE-TEST> (defparameter *ds2* (date-stream :start-date (day+ (now) 4) :interval-type :month)) | |
;;*DS2* | |
;;DATE-TEST> (funcall *ds2*) | |
;;#<DATE-TIME 2019-06-30 22:05:09.301 {1002783B93}> | |
;; Call lots of time till February | |
;;DATE-TEST> (funcall *ds2*) | |
;;#<DATE-TIME 2020-02-29 22:05:09.301 {100278AE13}> | |
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