Adding date and time functionality

git-svn-id: svn://svn.alpinelinux.org/acf/core/trunk@364 ab2d0c66-481e-0410-8bed-d214d4d58bed

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+--date and time functions 
+
+
+module(..., package.seeall)
+
+require("posix")
+
+months ={ {"January","Jan"},  
+          {"February", "Feb"}, 
+          {"March","Mar"}, 
+          {"April", "Apr"},
+	  {"May","May"},
+	  {"June","Jun"},
+	  {"July","Jul"},
+	  {"August","Aug"},
+	  {"September","Sep"},
+	  {"October","Oct"},
+	  {"November","Nov"},
+	  {"December","Dec"}
+	   }
+-- i am sure there is a better way to do this than a new table
+
+revmonths = {["January"] = 1, ["Jan"] = 1, 
+	     ["February"] = 2, ["Feb"] = 2,
+	     ["March"] = 3, ["Mar"] = 3, 
+	     ["April"] = 4, ["Apr"] = 4, 
+	     ["May"] = 5,
+	     ["June"] = 6, ["Jun"] = 6,
+	     ["July"] = 7, ["Jul"] = 7,
+	     ["August"] = 8, ["Aug"] = 8,
+	     ["September"] = 9, ["Sep"] = 9,
+	     ["October"] = 10, ["Oct"] = 10,
+	     ["November"] = 11, ["Nov"] = 11,
+	     ["December"] = 12, ["Dec"] = 12 
+	     }
+	     	
+--give a search number and return the month name
+
+function num_month_name (search)
+	return months[search][1]
+end
+
+--give a search number and return the month abr
+
+function num_month_name_abr (search)
+	return months[search][2]
+end
+
+function name_month_num (search)
+	return revmonths[search]
+end
+
+function abr_month_num (search)
+	return revmonths[search]
+end