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Created October 30, 2012 15:39
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Small Date
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smallDate.coffee
smallDate: (raw) ->
date = new Date(raw or "").toDateString()
dateExp = /(\w{3})\s(\w{3})\s(\d{1,2})\s(\d{4})/i
dateArr = date.match(dateExp)
month = dateArr[2]
date = parseInt(dateArr[3], 10)
year = dateArr[4]
pretty = "#{month} #{date}, #{year}"
pretty
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