Eloquent DateTime Formatted Trait (Example for Germany)

FormattedDate.php

<?php

namespace App\Traits;

trait FormattedDate
{
    public function initializeFormattedDate()
    {
        $this->append('formatted_created_at');
        $this->append('formatted_created_at_date');
        $this->append('formatted_created_at_time');

        $this->append('formatted_updated_at');
        $this->append('formatted_updated_at_date');
        $this->append('formatted_updated_at_time');
    }

    // created_at
    public function getFormattedCreatedAtAttribute()
    {
        return $this->created_at->format('d.m.Y H:i'); // e.g. 13.04.2020 19:33
    }

    public function getFormattedCreatedAtDateAttribute()
    {
        return $this->created_at->format('d.m.Y'); // e.g. 13.04.2020
    }

    public function getFormattedCreatedAtTimeAttribute()
    {
        return $this->created_at->format('H:i'); // e.g. 19:33
    }

    // updated_at
    public function getFormattedUpdatedAtAttribute()
    {
        return $this->updated_at->format('d.m.Y H:i'); // e.g. 13.04.2020 19:33
    }

    public function getFormattedUpdatedAtDateAttribute()
    {
        return $this->updated_at->format('d.m.Y'); // e.g. 13.04.2020
    }

    public function getFormattedUpdatedAtTimeAttribute()
    {
        return $this->updated_at->format('H:i'); // e.g. 19:33
    }
}