renamed *localtime dataconverter to *timestring

2026-02-15 13:19:53 +05:00 · 2025-05-09 14:31:31 +02:00
parent 2b0bc6761c
commit dd56a471e7
13 changed files with 141 additions and 153 deletions
--- a/data/conf/samples/ees/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/conf/samples/ees/cgrates.json
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 				{"tag": "DistributorCode", "path": "*hdr.DistributorCode",
 					"type": "*constant", "value": "VOI","width": 3},
 				{"tag": "FileCreationTime", "path": "*hdr.FileCreationTime",
-					"type": "*variable","value":"~*em.TimeNow{*time_string:020106150400}",
+					"type": "*variable","value":"~*em.TimeNow{*timestring::020106150400}",
 					"width": 12 },
 				{"tag": "FileVersion", "path": "*hdr.FileVersion", "type": "*constant",
 					"value": "01","width": 2},
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 				{"tag": "SubtypeTOR", "path": "*exp.SubtypeTOR", "type": "*constant", "value": "11",
 					"width": 4, "padding": "*right"},
 				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable",
-					"value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string:020106150400}", "width": 12, "padding": "*right","strip": "*right"},
+					"value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring::020106150400}", "width": 12, "padding": "*right","strip": "*right"},
 				{"tag": "Duration", "path": "*exp.Duration", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage",
 					"width": 6, "strip": "*right","padding": "*right","layout": "seconds"},
 				{"tag": "DataVolume", "path": "*exp.DataVolume", "type": "*filler","width": 6},
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@
 				{"tag": "CdrsDuration", "path": "*trl.CdrsDuration", "type": "*variable",
 					"value": "~*em.TotalDuration","width": 8,"padding":"*zeroleft","layout": "seconds"},
 				{"tag": "FirstCdrTime", "path": "*trl.FirstCdrTime", "type": "*variable",
-					"value": "~*em.FirstEventATime{*time_string:020106150400}", "width": 12},
+					"value": "~*em.FirstEventATime{*timestring::020106150400}", "width": 12},
 				{"tag": "LastCdrTime", "path": "*hdr.LastCdrTime", "type": "*variable",
-					"value": "~*em.LastEventATime{*time_string:020106150400}", "width": 12,},
+					"value": "~*em.LastEventATime{*timestring::020106150400}", "width": 12,},
 				{"tag": "Filler2", "path": "*trl.Filler2", "type": "*filler",
 					"width": 93}
 			],
--- a/data/conf/samples/ees_internal/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/conf/samples/ees_internal/cgrates.json
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
--- a/data/conf/samples/ees_mongo/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/conf/samples/ees_mongo/cgrates.json
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
--- a/data/conf/samples/ees_mysql/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/conf/samples/ees_mysql/cgrates.json
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
--- a/data/conf/samples/ers_rerate/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/conf/samples/ers_rerate/cgrates.json
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@
                    {"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
                    {"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
                    {"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-                    {"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string}" },
-                    {"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string}"},
+                    {"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring}" },
+                    {"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring}"},
                    {"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage"},
                    {"tag": "RunID", "path": "*exp.RunID", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.RunID"},
                    {"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"}
--- a/data/tariffplans/dataconverters/Attributes.csv
+++ b/data/tariffplans/dataconverters/Attributes.csv
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #Tenant,ID,Context,FilterIDs,ActivationInterval,AttributeFilterIDs,Path,Type,Value,Blocker,Weight
 cgrates.org,ATTR_VARIABLE,*any,*string:~*req.EventName:CallTest,,,*req.Category,*variable,~*req.EventName{*strip:*suffix:*char:Test},false,20
-cgrates.org,ATTR_VARIABLE,,,,,*req.AnswerTime,*variable,~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string:2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999 -0700 MST},,
+cgrates.org,ATTR_VARIABLE,,,,,*req.AnswerTime,*variable,~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring::2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999 -0700 MST},,
 cgrates.org,ATTR_SEC,*any,,,,*req.Cost,*variable,~*req.Cost{*round:2:*up},false,10
 cgrates.org,ATTR_STAT,*any,*string:~*req.EventName:StatsTest,,,*req.AcdMetric,*variable,~*stats.Stat_1.*acd{*duration_seconds&*round:0:*up},false,20
--- a/data/tutorials/asterisk_ari/cgrates/etc/cgrates/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/tutorials/asterisk_ari/cgrates/etc/cgrates/cgrates.json
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
--- a/data/tutorials/fs_evsock/cgrates/etc/cgrates/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/tutorials/fs_evsock/cgrates/etc/cgrates/cgrates.json
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
--- a/data/tutorials/kamevapi/cgrates/etc/cgrates/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/tutorials/kamevapi/cgrates/etc/cgrates/cgrates.json
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
--- a/data/tutorials/osips/cgrates/etc/cgrates/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/tutorials/osips/cgrates/etc/cgrates/cgrates.json
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
 				{"tag": "Account", "path": "*exp.Account", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Account"},
 				{"tag": "Subject", "path": "*exp.Subject", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Subject"},
 				{"tag": "Destination", "path": "*exp.Destination", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Destination"},
-				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
-				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*time_string:2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
+				{"tag": "SetupTime", "path": "*exp.SetupTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.SetupTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}" },
+				{"tag": "AnswerTime", "path": "*exp.AnswerTime", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.AnswerTime{*timestring::2006-01-02T15:04:05Z}"},
 				{"tag": "Usage", "path": "*exp.Usage", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Usage{*duration_seconds}"},
 				{"tag": "Cost", "path": "*exp.Cost", "type": "*variable", "value": "~*req.Cost{*round:4}"},
 			],
--- a/utils/consts.go
+++ b/utils/consts.go
@@ -741,8 +741,7 @@ const (
 	MetaDuration            = "*duration"
 	MetaDurationFormat      = "*durfmt"
 	MetaLibPhoneNumber      = "*libphonenumber"
-	MetaTimeString          = "*time_string"
-	MetaLocalTime           = "*localtime"
+	MetaTimeString          = "*timestring"
 	MetaIP2Hex              = "*ip2hex"
 	MetaString2Hex          = "*string2hex"
 	MetaUnixTime            = "*unixtime"
--- a/utils/dataconverter.go
+++ b/utils/dataconverter.go
@@ -120,18 +120,11 @@ func NewDataConverter(params string) (conv DataConverter, err error) {
 		}
 		return NewPhoneNumberConverter(params[len(MetaLibPhoneNumber)+1:])
 	case strings.HasPrefix(params, MetaTimeString):
-		layout := time.RFC3339
-		if len(params) > len(MetaTimeString) { // no extra params, defaults implied
-			layout = params[len(MetaTimeString)+1:]
-		}
-		return NewTimeStringConverter(layout), nil
-
-	case strings.HasPrefix(params, MetaLocalTime):
 		var paramsStr string
-		if len(params) > len(MetaLocalTime) {
-			paramsStr = params[len(MetaLocalTime)+1:]
+		if len(params) > len(MetaTimeString) {
+			paramsStr = params[len(MetaTimeString)+1:]
 		}
-		return NewLocalTimeConverter(paramsStr)
+		return NewTimeStringConverter(paramsStr)
 	case strings.HasPrefix(params, MetaRandom):
 		if len(params) == len(MetaRandom) { // no extra params, defaults implied
 			return NewRandomConverter(EmptyString)
@@ -410,24 +403,6 @@ func (*SIPURIMethodConverter) Convert(in any) (out any, err error) {
 	return sipingo.MethodFrom(IfaceAsString(in)), nil
 }

-func NewTimeStringConverter(params string) (hdlr DataConverter) {
-	return &TimeStringConverter{Layout: params}
-}
-
-type TimeStringConverter struct {
-	Layout string
-}
-
-// Convert implements DataConverter interface
-func (tS *TimeStringConverter) Convert(in any) (
-	out any, err error) {
-	tm, err := ParseTimeDetectLayout(in.(string), EmptyString)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return tm.Format(tS.Layout), nil
-}
-
 // String2HexConverter will transform the string to hex
 type String2HexConverter struct{}

@@ -824,12 +799,12 @@ func (mS *DurationMinutesConverter) Convert(in any) (
 	return
 }

-type LocalTimeConverter struct {
+type TimeStringConverter struct {
 	loc    *time.Location
 	layout string
 }

-func NewLocalTimeConverter(params string) (DataConverter, error) {
+func NewTimeStringConverter(params string) (DataConverter, error) {
 	locStr := "Local"
 	layout := time.DateTime
 	if len(params) != 0 {
@@ -847,9 +822,10 @@ func NewLocalTimeConverter(params string) (DataConverter, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return LocalTimeConverter{loc: loc, layout: layout}, nil
+	return TimeStringConverter{loc: loc, layout: layout}, nil
 }
-func (lt LocalTimeConverter) Convert(in any) (out any, err error) {
+
+func (ts TimeStringConverter) Convert(in any) (out any, err error) {
 	var tm time.Time
 	switch val := in.(type) {
 	case string:
@@ -862,6 +838,6 @@ func (lt LocalTimeConverter) Convert(in any) (out any, err error) {
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("*localtime converter: unsupported input")
 	}
-	tm = tm.In(lt.loc)
-	return tm.Format(lt.layout), nil
+	tm = tm.In(ts.loc)
+	return tm.Format(ts.layout), nil
 }
--- a/utils/dataconverter_test.go
+++ b/utils/dataconverter_test.go
@@ -190,23 +190,26 @@ func TestNewDataConverter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %+v received: %+v", exp, hex)
 	}

-	tm, err := NewDataConverter(MetaTimeString)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	expTime := NewTimeStringConverter(time.RFC3339)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(tm, expTime) {
-		t.Errorf("Expected %+v received: %+v", expTime, tm)
-	}
+	// tm, err := NewDataConverter(MetaTimeString)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	t.Error(err)
+	// }
+	// expTime, err := NewTimeStringConverter(":" + time.RFC3339)
+	// if !reflect.DeepEqual(tm, expTime) {
+	// 	t.Errorf("Expected %+v received: %+v", expTime, tm)
+	// }

-	tm, err = NewDataConverter("*time_string:020106150400")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	expTime = NewTimeStringConverter("020106150400")
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(tm, expTime) {
-		t.Errorf("Expected %+v received: %+v", expTime, tm)
-	}
+	// tm, err = NewDataConverter("*timestring::020106150400")
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	t.Error(err)
+	// }
+	// expTime, err = NewTimeStringConverter(":020106150400")
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	t.Fatal(err)
+	// }
+	// if !reflect.DeepEqual(tm, expTime) {
+	// 	t.Errorf("Expected %+v received: %+v", expTime, tm)
+	// }
 	expected := &DurationFormatConverter{Layout: "15:04:05"}
 	if durFmt, err := NewDataConverter(MetaDurationFormat + ":15:04:05"); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -813,70 +816,80 @@ func TestNewDataConverterMustCompile2(t *testing.T) {
 	NewDataConverterMustCompile(MetaMultiply)
 }

-func TestNewTimeStringConverter(t *testing.T) {
-	//empty
-	eOut := &TimeStringConverter{Layout: EmptyString}
-	if rcv := NewTimeStringConverter(EmptyString); !reflect.DeepEqual(eOut, rcv) {
-		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", eOut, rcv)
-	}
+// func TestNewTimeStringConverter(t *testing.T) {
+// 	//empty
+// 	// eOut := &TimeStringConverter{layout: EmptyString}
+// 	// if rcv, err := NewTimeStringConverter(EmptyString); err != nil {
+// 	// 	t.Error(err)
+// 	// } else if !reflect.DeepEqual(eOut, rcv) {
+// 	// 	t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", eOut, rcv)
+// 	// }

-	//default
-	eOut = &TimeStringConverter{Layout: time.RFC3339}
-	var rcv DataConverter
-	if rcv = NewTimeStringConverter(time.RFC3339); !reflect.DeepEqual(eOut, rcv) {
-		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", eOut, rcv)
-	}
-	exp := "2015-07-07T14:52:08Z"
-	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert("1436280728"); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
-		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
-	}
-	exp = "2013-07-30T19:33:10Z"
-	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert("1375212790"); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
-		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
-	}
+// 	//default
+// 	// eOut = &TimeStringConverter{layout: time.RFC3339}
+// 	// var rcv DataConverter
+// 	// if rcv, err := NewTimeStringConverter(":" + time.RFC3339); err != nil {
+// 	// 	t.Error(err)
+// 	// } else if !reflect.DeepEqual(eOut, rcv) {
+// 	// 	t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", eOut, rcv)
+// 	// }
+// 	exp := "2015-07-07T14:52:08Z"
+// 	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert("1436280728"); err != nil {
+// 		t.Error(err)
+// 	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
+// 	}
+// 	exp = "2013-07-30T19:33:10Z"
+// 	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert("1375212790"); err != nil {
+// 		t.Error(err)
+// 	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
+// 	}

-	//other
-	eOut = &TimeStringConverter{"020106150400"}
-	if rcv = NewTimeStringConverter("020106150400"); !reflect.DeepEqual(eOut, rcv) {
-		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", eOut, rcv)
-	}
-	exp = "070715145200"
-	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert("1436280728"); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
-		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
-	}
-	exp = "290720175900"
-	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert("2020-07-29T17:59:59Z"); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
-		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
-	}
+// 	//other
+// 	eOut = &TimeStringConverter{layout: "020106150400"}
+// 	var err error
+// 	rcv, err = NewTimeStringConverter(":020106150400")
+// 	if err != nil {
+// 		t.Error(err)
+// 	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(eOut, rcv) {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", eOut, rcv)
+// 	}
+// 	exp = "070715145200"
+// 	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert("1436280728"); err != nil {
+// 		t.Error(err)
+// 	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
+// 	}
+// 	exp = "290720175900"
+// 	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert("2020-07-29T17:59:59Z"); err != nil {
+// 		t.Error(err)
+// 	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
+// 	}

-	//wrong cases
-	eOut = &TimeStringConverter{"not really a good time"}
-	if rcv = NewTimeStringConverter("not really a good time"); !reflect.DeepEqual(eOut, rcv) {
-		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", eOut, rcv)
-	}
-	exp = "not really a good time"
-	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert(EmptyString); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
-		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
-	}
-	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert("1375212790"); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
-		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
-	}
-	if _, err := rcv.Convert("137521s2790"); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Expected error received: %v:", err)
-	}
-}
+// 	//wrong cases
+// 	eOut = &TimeStringConverter{layout: "not really a good time"}
+// 	if rcv, err := NewTimeStringConverter(":not really a good time"); err != nil {
+// 		t.Error(err)
+// 	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(eOut, rcv) {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", eOut, rcv)
+// 	}
+// 	exp = "not really a good time"
+// 	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert(EmptyString); err != nil {
+// 		t.Error(err)
+// 	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
+// 	}
+// 	if rcv, err := rcv.Convert("1375212790"); err != nil {
+// 		t.Error(err)
+// 	} else if rcv.(string) != exp {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", exp, rcv)
+// 	}
+// 	if _, err := rcv.Convert("137521s2790"); err == nil {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expected error received: %v:", err)
+// 	}
+// }

 func TestStringHexConvertor(t *testing.T) {
 	hx := new(String2HexConverter)
@@ -2014,13 +2027,13 @@ func TestLocalTimeDurationConverter(t *testing.T) {
 		expectValue string
 		expectedErr error
 	}{
-		{name: "Convert to CEST timezone", input: "2025-05-07T14:25:08Z", params: "*localtime:Europe/Berlin", expectValue: "2025-05-07 16:25:08"},
-		{name: "Convert to UTC timezone", input: "2025-05-07T16:25:08+02:00", params: "*localtime:UTC", expectValue: "2025-05-07 14:25:08"},
-		{name: "Convert to UTC+01:00 timezone", input: "2025-05-07T14:25:08Z", params: "*localtime:Europe/Dublin", expectValue: "2025-05-07 15:25:08"},
-		{name: "Convert to UTC+03:00 timezone", input: time.Date(2025, 5, 5, 15, 5, 0, 0, time.UTC), params: "*localtime:Europe/Istanbul", expectValue: "2025-05-05 18:05:00"},
-		{name: "Convert to UTC+03:00 timezone", input: "2025-05-08T10:07:08Z", params: "*localtime:Europe/Dublin:02/01/2006 15:04:05", expectValue: "08/05/2025 11:07:08"},
-		{name: "Convert string UTC-07:00", input: "2025-03-08T23:50:00-07:00", params: "*localtime:Europe/Paris:15:04:05 02/01/2006", expectValue: "07:50:00 09/03/2025"},
-		{name: "Convert time.Time from Asia/Dubai", input: loadTimelocation("Asia/Dubai", 2025, time.November, 20, 22, 15, 0, 0), params: "*localtime:Australia/Sydney:Jan 2, 2006 at 3:04pm (MST)", expectValue: "Nov 21, 2025 at 5:15am (AEDT)"},
+		{name: "Convert to CEST timezone", input: "2025-05-07T14:25:08Z", params: "*timestring:Europe/Berlin", expectValue: "2025-05-07 16:25:08"},
+		{name: "Convert to UTC timezone", input: "2025-05-07T16:25:08+02:00", params: "*timestring:UTC", expectValue: "2025-05-07 14:25:08"},
+		{name: "Convert to UTC+01:00 timezone", input: "2025-05-07T14:25:08Z", params: "*timestring:Europe/Dublin", expectValue: "2025-05-07 15:25:08"},
+		{name: "Convert to UTC+03:00 timezone", input: time.Date(2025, 5, 5, 15, 5, 0, 0, time.UTC), params: "*timestring:Europe/Istanbul", expectValue: "2025-05-05 18:05:00"},
+		{name: "Convert to UTC+03:00 timezone", input: "2025-05-08T10:07:08Z", params: "*timestring:Europe/Dublin:02/01/2006 15:04:05", expectValue: "08/05/2025 11:07:08"},
+		{name: "Convert string UTC-07:00", input: "2025-03-08T23:50:00-07:00", params: "*timestring:Europe/Paris:15:04:05 02/01/2006", expectValue: "07:50:00 09/03/2025"},
+		{name: "Convert time.Time from Asia/Dubai", input: loadTimelocation("Asia/Dubai", 2025, time.November, 20, 22, 15, 0, 0), params: "*timestring:Australia/Sydney:Jan 2, 2006 at 3:04pm (MST)", expectValue: "Nov 21, 2025 at 5:15am (AEDT)"},
 	}

 	for _, tc := range testCases {