MS-DOS datetime: JavaScript parsing library

MS-DOS date and time are packed 16-bit values that specify local date/time. The time is always stored in the current UTC time offset set on the computer which created the file. Note that the daylight saving time (DST) shifts also change the UTC time offset.

For example, if you pack two files A and B into a ZIP archive, file A last modified at 2020-03-29 00:59 UTC+00:00 (GMT) and file B at 2020-03-29 02:00 UTC+01:00 (BST), the file modification times saved in MS-DOS format in the ZIP file will vary depending on whether the computer packing the files is set to GMT or BST at the time of ZIP creation.

  • If set to GMT:
    • file A: 2020-03-29 00:59 (UTC+00:00)
    • file B: 2020-03-29 01:00 (UTC+00:00)
  • If set to BST:
    • file A: 2020-03-29 01:59 (UTC+01:00)
    • file B: 2020-03-29 02:00 (UTC+01:00)

It follows that you are unable to determine the actual last modified time of any file stored in the ZIP archive, if you don't know the locale time setting of the computer at the time it created the ZIP.

This format is used in some data formats from the MS-DOS era, for example:

KS implementation details

License: CC0-1.0
Minimal Kaitai Struct required: 0.9

References

This page hosts a formal specification of MS-DOS datetime using Kaitai Struct. This specification can be automatically translated into a variety of programming languages to get a parsing library.

Usage

Runtime library

All parsing code for JavaScript generated by Kaitai Struct depends on the JavaScript runtime library. You have to install it before you can parse data.

The JavaScript runtime library is available at npm:

npm install kaitai-struct

Code

See the usage examples in the JavaScript notes.

Parse structure from an ArrayBuffer:

var arrayBuffer = ...;
var data = new DosDatetime(new KaitaiStream(arrayBuffer));

After that, one can get various attributes from the structure by accessing fields or properties like:

data.time // => get time

JavaScript source code to parse MS-DOS datetime

DosDatetime.js

// This is a generated file! Please edit source .ksy file and use kaitai-struct-compiler to rebuild

(function (root, factory) {
  if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
    define(['kaitai-struct/KaitaiStream'], factory);
  } else if (typeof module === 'object' && module.exports) {
    module.exports = factory(require('kaitai-struct/KaitaiStream'));
  } else {
    root.DosDatetime = factory(root.KaitaiStream);
  }
}(typeof self !== 'undefined' ? self : this, function (KaitaiStream) {
/**
 * MS-DOS date and time are packed 16-bit values that specify local date/time.
 * The time is always stored in the current UTC time offset set on the computer
 * which created the file. Note that the daylight saving time (DST) shifts
 * also change the UTC time offset.
 * 
 * For example, if you pack two files A and B into a ZIP archive, file A last modified
 * at 2020-03-29 00:59 UTC+00:00 (GMT) and file B at 2020-03-29 02:00 UTC+01:00 (BST),
 * the file modification times saved in MS-DOS format in the ZIP file will vary depending
 * on whether the computer packing the files is set to GMT or BST at the time of ZIP creation.
 * 
 *   - If set to GMT:
 *       - file A: 2020-03-29 00:59 (UTC+00:00)
 *       - file B: 2020-03-29 01:00 (UTC+00:00)
 *   - If set to BST:
 *       - file A: 2020-03-29 01:59 (UTC+01:00)
 *       - file B: 2020-03-29 02:00 (UTC+01:00)
 * 
 * It follows that you are unable to determine the actual last modified time
 * of any file stored in the ZIP archive, if you don't know the locale time
 * setting of the computer at the time it created the ZIP.
 * 
 * This format is used in some data formats from the MS-DOS era, for example:
 * 
 *   - [zip](/zip/)
 *   - [rar](/rar/)
 *   - [vfat](/vfat/) (FAT12)
 *   - [lzh](/lzh/)
 *   - [cab](http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/Cabinet)
 * @see {@link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/ms-dos-date-and-time|Source}
 * @see {@link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winbase/nf-winbase-dosdatetimetofiletime|Source}
 * @see {@link https://github.com/reactos/reactos/blob/c6b64448ce4/dll/win32/kernel32/client/time.c#L82-L87|DosDateTimeToFileTime}
 * @see {@link https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/8/4/084c452b-b772-4fe5-89bb-a0cbf082286a/fatgen103.doc|page 25/34}
 */

var DosDatetime = (function() {
  function DosDatetime(_io, _parent, _root) {
    this._io = _io;
    this._parent = _parent;
    this._root = _root || this;

    this._read();
  }
  DosDatetime.prototype._read = function() {
    this.time = new Time(this._io, this, this._root);
    this.date = new Date(this._io, this, this._root);
  }

  var Time = DosDatetime.Time = (function() {
    function Time(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    Time.prototype._read = function() {
      this.secondDiv2 = this._io.readBitsIntLe(5);
      if (!(this.secondDiv2 <= 29)) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationGreaterThanError(29, this.secondDiv2, this._io, "/types/time/seq/0");
      }
      this.minute = this._io.readBitsIntLe(6);
      if (!(this.minute <= 59)) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationGreaterThanError(59, this.minute, this._io, "/types/time/seq/1");
      }
      this.hour = this._io.readBitsIntLe(5);
      if (!(this.hour <= 23)) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationGreaterThanError(23, this.hour, this._io, "/types/time/seq/2");
      }
    }
    Object.defineProperty(Time.prototype, 'second', {
      get: function() {
        if (this._m_second !== undefined)
          return this._m_second;
        this._m_second = (2 * this.secondDiv2);
        return this._m_second;
      }
    });
    Object.defineProperty(Time.prototype, 'paddedSecond', {
      get: function() {
        if (this._m_paddedSecond !== undefined)
          return this._m_paddedSecond;
        this._m_paddedSecond = (this.second <= 9 ? "0" : "") + (this.second).toString(10);
        return this._m_paddedSecond;
      }
    });
    Object.defineProperty(Time.prototype, 'paddedMinute', {
      get: function() {
        if (this._m_paddedMinute !== undefined)
          return this._m_paddedMinute;
        this._m_paddedMinute = (this.minute <= 9 ? "0" : "") + (this.minute).toString(10);
        return this._m_paddedMinute;
      }
    });
    Object.defineProperty(Time.prototype, 'paddedHour', {
      get: function() {
        if (this._m_paddedHour !== undefined)
          return this._m_paddedHour;
        this._m_paddedHour = (this.hour <= 9 ? "0" : "") + (this.hour).toString(10);
        return this._m_paddedHour;
      }
    });

    return Time;
  })();

  var Date = DosDatetime.Date = (function() {
    function Date(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    Date.prototype._read = function() {
      this.day = this._io.readBitsIntLe(5);
      if (!(this.day >= 1)) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationLessThanError(1, this.day, this._io, "/types/date/seq/0");
      }
      this.month = this._io.readBitsIntLe(4);
      if (!(this.month >= 1)) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationLessThanError(1, this.month, this._io, "/types/date/seq/1");
      }
      if (!(this.month <= 12)) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationGreaterThanError(12, this.month, this._io, "/types/date/seq/1");
      }
      this.yearMinus1980 = this._io.readBitsIntLe(7);
    }

    /**
     * only years from 1980 to 2107 (1980 + 127) can be represented
     */
    Object.defineProperty(Date.prototype, 'year', {
      get: function() {
        if (this._m_year !== undefined)
          return this._m_year;
        this._m_year = (1980 + this.yearMinus1980);
        return this._m_year;
      }
    });
    Object.defineProperty(Date.prototype, 'paddedDay', {
      get: function() {
        if (this._m_paddedDay !== undefined)
          return this._m_paddedDay;
        this._m_paddedDay = (this.day <= 9 ? "0" : "") + (this.day).toString(10);
        return this._m_paddedDay;
      }
    });
    Object.defineProperty(Date.prototype, 'paddedMonth', {
      get: function() {
        if (this._m_paddedMonth !== undefined)
          return this._m_paddedMonth;
        this._m_paddedMonth = (this.month <= 9 ? "0" : "") + (this.month).toString(10);
        return this._m_paddedMonth;
      }
    });
    Object.defineProperty(Date.prototype, 'paddedYear', {
      get: function() {
        if (this._m_paddedYear !== undefined)
          return this._m_paddedYear;
        this._m_paddedYear = (this.year <= 999 ? "0" + (this.year <= 99 ? "0" + (this.year <= 9 ? "0" : "") : "") : "") + (this.year).toString(10);
        return this._m_paddedYear;
      }
    });

    return Date;
  })();

  return DosDatetime;
})();
return DosDatetime;
}));