sync datetounix from sfeed.c with more comments - jfconvert - JSON Feed (subset) to sfeed or Atom converter
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 (DIR) commit ff5861a0f777bfccd432d267edd466f9cc672872
 (DIR) parent 1813cd84b007fe5497847508c6e9804396d774e1
 (HTM) Author: Hiltjo Posthuma <hiltjo@codemadness.org>
       Date:   Mon, 10 Apr 2023 17:11:31 +0200
       
       sync datetounix from sfeed.c with more comments
       
       Diffstat:
         M jf2sfeed.c                          |      18 ++++++++++++++----
       
       1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
       ---
 (DIR) diff --git a/jf2sfeed.c b/jf2sfeed.c
       @@ -94,11 +94,13 @@ errx(int exitstatus, const char *fmt, ...)
                exit(exitstatus);
        }
        
       -
       -/* Convert time fields. Returns a UNIX timestamp. */
       +/* Convert time fields. Returns a signed (atleast) 64-bit UNIX timestamp.
       +   Parameters should be passed as they are in a struct tm:
       +   that is: year = year - 1900, month = month - 1. */
        static long long
        datetounix(long long year, int mon, int day, int hour, int min, int sec)
        {
       +        /* seconds in a month in a regular (non-leap) year */
                static const long secs_through_month[] = {
                        0, 31 * 86400, 59 * 86400, 90 * 86400,
                        120 * 86400, 151 * 86400, 181 * 86400, 212 * 86400,
       @@ -106,7 +108,9 @@ datetounix(long long year, int mon, int day, int hour, int min, int sec)
                int is_leap = 0, cycles, centuries = 0, leaps = 0, rem;
                long long t;
        
       +        /* optimization: handle common range year 1902 up to and including 2038 */
                if (year - 2ULL <= 136) {
       +                /* amount of leap days relative to 1970: every 4 years */
                        leaps = (year - 68) >> 2;
                        if (!((year - 68) & 3)) {
                                leaps--;
       @@ -114,8 +118,11 @@ datetounix(long long year, int mon, int day, int hour, int min, int sec)
                        } else {
                                is_leap = 0;
                        }
       -                t = 31536000 * (year - 70) + 86400 * leaps;
       +                t = 31536000 * (year - 70) + (86400 * leaps); /* 365 * 86400 = 31536000 */
                } else {
       +                /* general leap year calculation:
       +                   leap years occur mostly every 4 years but every 100 years
       +                   a leap year is skipped unless the year is divisible by 400 */
                        cycles = (year - 100) / 400;
                        rem = (year - 100) % 400;
                        if (rem < 0) {
       @@ -137,7 +144,10 @@ datetounix(long long year, int mon, int day, int hour, int min, int sec)
                                        is_leap = !rem;
                                }
                        }
       -                leaps += 97 * cycles + 24 * centuries - is_leap;
       +                leaps += (97 * cycles) + (24 * centuries) - is_leap;
       +
       +                /* adjust 8 leap days from 1970 up to and including 2000:
       +                   ((30 * 365) + 8) * 86400 = 946771200 */
                        t = ((year - 100) * 31536000LL) + (leaps * 86400LL) + 946771200LL;
                }
                t += secs_through_month[mon];