---
name: "DateTime::Format::Builder::Parser::Quick"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-datetime-format-builder"
version: "1:0.83-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/DateTime::Format::Builder::Parser::Quick"
---

# DateTime::Format::Builder::Parser::Quick(3pm)

Use another formatter, simply

## NAME

DateTime::Format::Builder::Parser::Quick - Use another formatter, simply

## VERSION

version 0.83

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use DateTime::Format::Builder (
        parsers => {
            parse_datetime => [
                { Quick => 'DateTime::Format::HTTP' },
                { Quick => 'DateTime::Format::Mail' },
                { Quick => 'DateTime::Format::IBeat' },
            ]
        }
    );
    # is the same as
    use DateTime::Format::HTTP;
    use DateTime::Format::Mail;
    use DateTime::Format::IBeat;
    use DateTime::Format::Builder (
        parsers => {
            parse_datetime => [
                sub {
                    eval { DateTime::Format::HTTP->parse_datetime( $_[1] ) }
                },
                sub {
                    eval { DateTime::Format::Mail->parse_datetime( $_[1] ) }
                },
                sub {
                    eval { DateTime::Format::IBeat->parse_datetime( $_[1] ) }
                },
            ]
        }
    );
```

(These two pieces of code can both be found in the test suite; one as *quick.t*, the other as *fall.t*.)

## DESCRIPTION

`"Quick"` adds a parser that allows some shortcuts when writing fairly standard and mundane calls to other formatting modules.

## SPECIFICATION

`"Quick"` has two keys, one optional.

The `"Quick"` keyword should have an argument of either an object or a class name. If it's a class name then the class is `"use"`d.

The `"method"` keyword is optional with a default of `"parse_datetime"`. It's either name of the method to invoke on the object, or a reference to a piece of code.

In any case, the resultant code ends up looking like:

```
    my $rv = $Quick->$method($date);
```

## SEE ALSO

`"datetime@perl.org"` mailing list.

http://datetime.perl.org/

perl, DateTime, DateTime::Format::Builder

## SUPPORT

Bugs may be submitted at \<https://github.com/houseabsolute/DateTime-Format-Builder/issues\>.

I am also usually active on IRC as 'autarch' on `"irc://irc.perl.org"`.

## SOURCE

The source code repository for DateTime-Format-Builder can be found at \<https://github.com/houseabsolute/DateTime-Format-Builder\>.

## AUTHORS

- •

  Dave Rolsky \<autarch@urth.org\>

- •

  Iain Truskett \<spoon@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2020 by Dave Rolsky.

This is free software, licensed under:

```
  The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)
```

The full text of the license can be found in the *LICENSE* file included with this distribution.