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Capability Spec: i18n-formatter-date (i18n-formatter-date)
Package: @suaveplan/i18n-formatter-date
Status: PROPOSED — first delta; becomes canonical spec on archive.
Every requirement below carries a
**Verified by:**line at authoring time. (Seeopenspec/AGENTS.mdSection 13.)
ADDED Requirements
Requirement: DateFormatter class wrapping Intl.DateTimeFormat
The package SHALL export a DateFormatter class that wraps Intl.DateTimeFormat with construction-time Zod validation of options and format(date: Date, locale: string): string and formatRange(start: Date, end: Date, locale: string): string methods. Construction with malformed options SHALL throw I18nError(I18N.INVALID_FORMATTER_OPTIONS).
Scenario: format with default options
- GIVEN
const f = new DateFormatter() - WHEN
f.format(new Date(2026, 0, 1), "en-GB")is called - THEN the result contains
"2026"(locale-correct rendering)
Scenario: invalid options throw INVALID_FORMATTER_OPTIONS
- WHEN
new DateFormatter({ preset: "invalid" as never })is called - THEN the call throws
I18nErrorwith code"I18N.INVALID_FORMATTER_OPTIONS"
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/formatter.test.ts::"DateFormatter formats with default options" AND packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/formatter.test.ts::"DateFormatter rejects invalid options with INVALID_FORMATTER_OPTIONS"
Requirement: formatDate standalone helper with preset resolution
The package SHALL export a formatDate(date, locale, options?) standalone helper. When options.preset is supplied, it SHALL be resolved against the 8-entry PRESET_MAP (short, medium, long, full, time-short, time-long, date-short, date-long). Raw Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions (weekday, year, month, day, etc.) supplied alongside preset SHALL override the preset's defaults for those fields.
Scenario: preset short renders short style
- WHEN
formatDate(new Date(2026, 0, 1), "en-GB", { preset: "short" })is called - THEN the result is a short-style date+time string (e.g.
"01/01/2026, 00:00"on en-GB)
Scenario: raw options override preset
- WHEN
formatDate(d, "en-GB", { preset: "short", year: undefined })is called - THEN the result drops the year field while retaining the preset's other defaults
Scenario: standalone twins class output
- WHEN both
formatDate(d, l, opts)andnew DateFormatter(opts).format(d, l)are called for the same(d, l, opts) - THEN the results are identical
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/formatter.test.ts::"formatDate preset short renders short style" AND packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/formatter.test.ts::"formatDate raw options override preset" AND packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/formatter.test.ts::"formatDate output twins DateFormatter.format output"
Requirement: formatDateRange standalone helper
The package SHALL export a formatDateRange(start, end, locale, options?) standalone helper that uses Intl.DateTimeFormat.formatRange for cross-day ranges and falls back to two-segment rendering when formatRange is unavailable on older runtimes.
Scenario: range across two days
- WHEN
formatDateRange(new Date(2026, 0, 1), new Date(2026, 0, 5), "en-GB")is called - THEN the result contains both day numbers
"1"and"5"(locale-correct rendering)
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/formatter.test.ts::"formatDateRange renders cross-day range"
Requirement: Intl.DateTimeFormat RangeError maps to UNSUPPORTED_LOCALE
The package SHALL catch every RangeError thrown by the Intl.DateTimeFormat constructor and re-throw it as I18nError(I18N.UNSUPPORTED_LOCALE) with the original error attached as cause and the locale string in context.
Scenario: bogus locale throws UNSUPPORTED_LOCALE
- WHEN
formatDate(new Date(), "xx-bogus-tag-!!!")is called - THEN the call throws
I18nErrorwith code"I18N.UNSUPPORTED_LOCALE"AND the error'scauseis the originalRangeError
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/formatter.test.ts::"unsupported locale throws UNSUPPORTED_LOCALE with cause"
Requirement: Per-(locale, options-hash) cache
The package SHALL maintain an internal Map<string, Intl.DateTimeFormat> keyed by ${locale}|${JSON.stringify(options)}. Repeated calls with identical (locale, options) SHALL reuse the same Intl.DateTimeFormat instance. The package SHALL export a clearDateFormatterCache() test-only helper.
Scenario: identical options reuse the same Intl.DateTimeFormat
- GIVEN the cache is empty
- WHEN
formatDate(d, "en-GB", { preset: "short" })is called twice in sequence - THEN only one
Intl.DateTimeFormatconstructor invocation occurs
Scenario: distinct preset creates distinct cache entries
- WHEN
formatDate(d, "en-GB", { preset: "short" })andformatDate(d, "en-GB", { preset: "long" })are called - THEN two distinct
Intl.DateTimeFormatinstances are created and cached
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/formatter.test.ts::"identical options reuse cached Intl.DateTimeFormat" AND packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/formatter.test.ts::"distinct preset creates distinct cache entries"
Requirement: OTel histogram i18n.format.date.duration_ms
The package SHALL emit an OTel histogram named exactly i18n.format.date.duration_ms (unit ms) on every successful formatDate or formatDateRange call, tagged with locale and preset (or "custom" when no preset is supplied).
Scenario: histogram emitted on every call
- GIVEN an OTel test exporter capturing histogram observations
- WHEN
formatDate(d, "en-GB", { preset: "short" })is called - THEN exactly one observation appears under
i18n.format.date.duration_mswithlocale: "en-GB"andpreset: "short"attributes
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/observability.test.ts::"emits i18n.format.date.duration_ms histogram on every call"
Requirement: OTel cache-hit counter i18n.format.cache_hit
The package SHALL emit an OTel counter i18n.format.cache_hit tagged with formatter: "date" on every cache hit. The counter SHALL NOT increment on the first (cache-miss) call.
Scenario: cache-hit counter increments only on second call
- GIVEN an OTel test exporter capturing counter observations and an empty cache
- WHEN
formatDate(d, "en-GB", { preset: "short" })is called twice in sequence - THEN the counter
i18n.format.cache_hit{formatter="date"}shows exactly one increment
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/observability.test.ts::"cache-hit counter increments only on second call with same options"
Requirement: formatTime standalone helper
The package SHALL export a formatTime(date, locale, long?) standalone helper that pre-binds formatDate with the time-short (or time-long when long: true) preset.
Scenario: short time rendering
- WHEN
formatTime(new Date(2026, 0, 1, 14, 30), "en-GB", false)is called - THEN the result equals a short-style time (e.g.
"14:30") and does NOT include seconds
Scenario: long time rendering includes seconds
- WHEN
formatTime(new Date(2026, 0, 1, 14, 30, 45), "en-GB", true)is called - THEN the result includes seconds (e.g.
"14:30:45")
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/helpers.test.ts::"formatTime short does not include seconds" AND packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/helpers.test.ts::"formatTime long includes seconds"
Requirement: formatDateOnly standalone helper
The package SHALL export a formatDateOnly(date, locale, long?) standalone helper that pre-binds formatDate with the date-short (or date-long when long: true) preset.
Scenario: short date-only rendering
- WHEN
formatDateOnly(new Date(2026, 0, 1), "en-GB", false)is called - THEN the result is a numeric short-date (e.g.
"01/01/2026") without time
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/helpers.test.ts::"formatDateOnly short renders numeric date"
Requirement: getDayNames and getMonthNames helpers
The package SHALL export getDayNames(locale, style?) returning 7 day names starting from the locale-defined first day of the week (consults Intl.Locale.getWeekInfo() when available; falls back to Monday-start) and getMonthNames(locale, style?) returning 12 month names. Both accept style: "long" | "short" | "narrow" (default "long").
Scenario: getDayNames returns 7 strings
- WHEN
getDayNames("en-GB", "long")is called - THEN the result has length
7AND every entry is a non-empty string
Scenario: getMonthNames returns 12 strings
- WHEN
getMonthNames("en-GB", "long")is called - THEN the result has length
12AND every entry is a non-empty string
Scenario: getDayNames falls back to Monday-start when getWeekInfo() unavailable
- GIVEN
Intl.Locale.prototype.getWeekInfois mocked to throw - WHEN
getDayNames("en-GB", "long")is called - THEN the first entry is
"Monday"(locale-correct Monday rendering)
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/helpers.test.ts::"getDayNames returns 7 strings" AND packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/helpers.test.ts::"getMonthNames returns 12 strings" AND packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/helpers.test.ts::"getDayNames falls back to Monday-start when getWeekInfo unavailable"
Requirement: Subpath exports
The package SHALL declare subpath exports in package.json:
@suaveplan/i18n-formatter-date— root barrel@suaveplan/i18n-formatter-date/formatter—DateFormatterclass +formatDate+formatDateRange+ types + schema only@suaveplan/i18n-formatter-date/helpers—formatTime,formatDateOnly,getDayNames,getMonthNamesonly
Scenario: every documented subpath resolves
- WHEN every documented subpath is imported in a consumer test fixture
- THEN every import resolves with no
Module not founderrors
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/index.test.ts::"every documented subpath export resolves"
Requirement: Side-effect-free package
The package SHALL declare "sideEffects": false in package.json.
Scenario: package.json declares sideEffects false
- WHEN
package.jsonis parsed - THEN the
sideEffectsfield equalsfalse
Verified by: packages/i18n/i18n-formatter-date/src/index.test.ts::"package.json declares sideEffects false"