Helperfunction

README.md

@@ -112,7 +112,16 @@ Carbon::parse($engDate)->toNepaliDate(format: 'D, j F Y');
 // Result: सोम, १० वैशाख २०५३
 ```
 
+### Helper function
+```php
+// Convert English date to Nepali date (B.S.).
+toNepaliDate("1996-04-22") 
+// Result: 2053-01-10
 
+// Convert Nepali date to English date (A.D.).
+toEnglishDate("2053-01-10") 
+// Result: 1996-04-22
+```
 ## Testing
 
 ```bash

composer.json

@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@
         "psr-4": {
             "Anuzpandey\\LaravelNepaliDate\\Tests\\": "tests/",
             "Workbench\\App\\": "workbench/app/"
-        }
+        },
+        "files": [
+            "src/Helper/helper.php"
+        ]
     },
     "scripts": {
         "post-autoload-dump": "@composer run prepare",

src/Helper/helper.php

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+use Anuzpandey\LaravelNepaliDate\LaravelNepaliDate;
+
+if (!function_exists('toNepaliDate')) {
+    /**
+     * The function converts a given date to the Nepali date format
+     *
+     * @param string date The date parameter is a string that represents the date in the Gregorian
+     * calendar format. It should be in the format "YYYY-MM-DD" or "YYYY/MM/DD".
+     * @param string|null format The format parameter is used to specify the desired format of the Nepali
+     * date. It is an optional parameter and if not provided, the default format will be used.
+     * @param string|null locale The "locale" parameter is used to specify the language and region
+     * @return string Nepali date converted from the given date.
+     */
+    function toNepaliDate($date, $format = 'Y-m-d', $locale = 'en'): string
+    {
+        return LaravelNepaliDate::from($date)
+            ->toNepaliDate($format, $locale);
+    }
+}
+
+
+if (!function_exists('toEnglishDate')) {
+    /**
+     * The function converts a given date from Nepali (Bikram Sambat) to English format
+     * 
+     * @param string date The date parameter is a string that represents the date in the Gregorian
+     * calendar format. It should be in the format "YYYY-MM-DD" or "YYYY/MM/DD".
+     * @param string|null format The format parameter is used to specify the desired format of the English
+     * date. It is an optional parameter and if not provided, the default format will be used.
+     * @param string|null locale The "locale" parameter is used to specify the language and region
+     * @return string English date converted from the given Nepali Date.
+     */
+    function toEnglishDate($date, $format = 'Y-m-d', $locale = 'en'): string
+    {
+        return LaravelNepaliDate::from($date)
+            ->toEnglishDate($format, $locale);
+    }
+}

tests/ConvertToEnglishDateTest.php

@@ -30,3 +30,28 @@
     ['d F Y', 'en', '22 April 1996'],
     ['Y/m/d', 'np', '१९९६/०४/२२'],
 ]);
+
+it('can convert to basic nepali date to english date with helper function', function (string $date, string $expectedResult) {
+    expect(toEnglishDate($date))
+        ->toBe($expectedResult);
+})->with([
+    ['2053-01-10', '1996-04-22'],
+    ['2029-04-04', '1972-07-19'],
+    ['2022-12-20', '1966-04-02'],
+]);
+
+
+it('can convert to nepali formatted result to english date with helper function', function (string $format, string $locale, string $expectedResult) {
+    expect(toEnglishDate("2053-01-10", $format, $locale))
+        ->toBe($expectedResult);
+})->with([
+    ['d F Y, l', 'np', '२२ अप्रिल १९९६, सोमबार'],
+    ['d F Y, l', 'en', '22 April 1996, Monday'],
+    ['Y-m-d', 'np', '१९९६-०४-२२'],
+    ['Y-m-d', 'en', '1996-04-22'],
+    ['l, d F Y', 'np', 'सोमबार, २२ अप्रिल १९९६'],
+    ['l, d F Y', 'en', 'Monday, 22 April 1996'],
+    ['d F Y', 'np', '२२ अप्रिल १९९६'],
+    ['d F Y', 'en', '22 April 1996'],
+    ['Y/m/d', 'np', '१९९६/०४/२२'],
+]);

tests/ConvertToNepaliDateTest.php

@@ -29,3 +29,28 @@
     ['d F Y', 'en', '10 Baisakh 2053'],
     ['Y/m/d', 'np', '२०५३/०१/१०'],
 ]);
+
+
+it('can convert to basic nepali date with helper function toNepaliDate', function (string $date, string $expectedResult) {
+    expect(toNepaliDate($date))
+        ->toBe($expectedResult);
+})->with([
+    ['1996-04-22', '2053-01-10'],
+    ['1972-07-19', '2029-04-04'],
+    ['1966-04-02', '2022-12-20'],
+]);
+
+it('can convert to nepali formatted result with helper function toNepaliDate', function (string $format, string $locale, string $expectedResult) {
+    expect(toNepaliDate("1996-04-22", $format, $locale))
+        ->toBe($expectedResult);
+})->with([
+    ['d F Y, l', 'np', '१० वैशाख २०५३, सोमबार'],
+    ['d F Y, l', 'en', '10 Baisakh 2053, Monday'],
+    ['Y-m-d', 'np', '२०५३-०१-१०'],
+    ['Y-m-d', 'en', '2053-01-10'],
+    ['l, d F Y', 'np', 'सोमबार, १० वैशाख २०५३'],
+    ['l, d F Y', 'en', 'Monday, 10 Baisakh 2053'],
+    ['d F Y', 'np', '१० वैशाख २०५३'],
+    ['d F Y', 'en', '10 Baisakh 2053'],
+    ['Y/m/d', 'np', '२०५३/०१/१०'],
+]);