mapsglmaps/com.xweather.mapsgl.anim/TimelineDisplayFormatter

TimelineDisplayFormatter

Formats timeline instants for on-screen labels using the device timezone and en locale, matching MapsGL JS examples (toLocaleDateString('en') / toLocaleTimeString('en')).

Tile requests still use UTC ISO strings from Timeline.formatDateToUTCString.

Functions

formatCurrentDate

fun formatCurrentDate(date: Date): String

Playhead date, e.g. Fri, Aug 14 (device timezone).

formatCurrentDateUtc

fun formatCurrentDateUtc(date: Date): String

UTC playhead date in the same EEE, MMM d pattern as formatCurrentDate.

formatCurrentTime

fun formatCurrentTime(date: Date): String

Playhead clock time, e.g. 8:43 AM (device timezone).

formatCurrentTimeUtc

fun formatCurrentTimeUtc(date: Date): String

JS operational examples (timeZone: 'UTC') — optional explicit UTC labels.

formatStartEnd

fun formatStartEnd(date: Date): String

Timeline range endpoints, e.g. 08/14/2026 8:43 AM (device timezone).