Ab Urbe Condita

A small program to convert times and dates into the Roman system.

Run auc.py with no arguments to output current date and time or use the following arguments:

--json          output in JSON for portability
--simple        only print the Roman format
--idiomatic     abbreviated dates to be more idiomatic
--custom        convert a custom date (ISO 8601)
--debug         print calculations etc. for debugging

For example:

python3 auc.py
    23:27, Thursday, 13 June 2019 AD
    hora II post solis occasum
    dies Iovis
    Idus Junias
    MMDCCLXXII AUC

To use a custom date, you must use the ISO 8601 format, for example:

python3 auc.py --custom 1234-05-06
    Saturday, 6 May 1234 AD
    dies Saturni
    pridie Nonas Majas
    MCMLXXXVII AUC

To use the data in other programs, simply use the --json argument:

python3 auc.py --json
    {"normal": {"time": "00:21", "day": "Thursday", "date": "17 June", "year": "2021"}, "roman": {"time": "hora IV ante solis ortum", "day": "dies Jovis", "date": "ante diem XV Kalendas Quintiles", "idiomatic_date": "a.d. XV Kal. Qui.", "year": "MMDCCLXXIV"}}

Or, if you're writing in Python, you could import it in your program:

>>> import auc, datetime
>>> print("hodie est " + auc.get_day(datetime.datetime.now()) + "!")
hodie est dies Jovis!

Widgets!

There are desktop widgets for both Windows and macOS - if you're stuck installing them feel free to raise an issue here. For now, updating the widgets is a manual process until I figure out some kind of automatic update checker (see issue #7).

Rainmeter Widget (Windows)

Step by step

1. (Install Rainmeter and open it at least once)
2. Download AUCRainmeterWidget.ini from here (you can download it by right-clicking the link and pressing "Save Link As...")
3. Find your Rainmeter skins folder (usually in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins)
4. Create a new folder (e.g. tech189) and place the downloaded .ini file into it
5. Right click the Rainmeter icon on the taskbar in the notification area and press "Refresh all"
6. Right click the Rainmeter icon again and click on "Skins" then "tech189" (the name of the folder created in step 3) and select AUCRainmeterWidget.ini
7. The updated widget should appear on your desktop

Updating

1. Find your Rainmeter skins folder (usually in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins)
2. Open the folder where you placed AUCRainmeterWidget.ini and delete the old .ini file
3. Copy into this folder AUCRainmeterWidget.ini (you can download it by right-clicking the link and pressing "Save Link As...")
4. Right click the Rainmeter icon on the taskbar in the notification area and press "Refresh all"
5. The updated widget should appear on your desktop for you to move around

Übersicht Widget (macOS)

Summary

• Install Python 3 and Übersicht via Homebrew:

  /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
  
  brew install python3 && brew cask install ubersicht
  

• Übersicht menu bar > Open Widgets Folder

• Copy auc.coffee and auc.py into a folder called ab-urbe-condita.widget located in your Übersicht widget folder (the one you just opened)

• Übersicht menu bar > Refresh All Widgets

• Übersicht menu bar > Preferences... > Launch Übersicht when I login

Step by step

1. Open Terminal (command+space to search, then type terminal, and press enter)

2. Go to the Homebrew website and copy and paste the installation command into the Terminal window:

   /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
   

3. Press enter to start and press enter at any prompts

4. After it says "installation successful", type the following command into the terminal window and press enter

   brew install python3 && brew cask install ubersicht
   

5. Open Übersicht (command+space to search, then type ubersicht, and press enter)

6. Click on the Übersicht menubar icon at the top of your screen (a 'u' with glasses on top), then on "Open Widgets Folder"

7. Delete the files in the folder you just opened

8. Create a new folder called "ab-urbe-condita.widget" and copy into it auc.coffee and auc.py (you can download them by right-clicking these links and pressing "Save Link As...")

9. Click on the Übersicht menubar icon again and click "Refresh All Widgets", the AUC widget should appear on your desktop by this point if it hadn't already.

10. Finally click on the Übersicht menubar icon for the last time and open its "Preferences..." option, then tick "Launch Übersicht when I login" to make sure the widget loads at start-up!

Updating

1. Click on the Übersicht menubar icon and click "Open Widgets Folder"
2. Open the "ab-urbe-condita.widget" folder and delete the old auc.coffee and auc.py files inside it
3. Copy into this folder auc.coffee and auc.py (you can download them by right-clicking these links and pressing "Save Link As...")
4. Click on the Übersicht menubar icon again and click "Refresh All Widgets", the AUC widget should refresh and the updated files should work