Dates

Calendar types were added to Elixir in 1.3. See the release blog post "Calendar types and sigils".

Elixir standard library only offers basic support, so an additional Calendar library is required. Read through the documentation for the Timex libraries:

• Timex README/Docs

• CalEcto: README

There resources were created before the release of Elixir 1.3, but are still worth reviewing.

• Comparing dates and times in Elixir with Ecto

• Compare date and time in Elixir with protocols

• Mastering date/time in Elixir - a good overview of the Calendar libraries at the end of this presentation.