1 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/datetime.h b/datetime.h
index 9463296f..a2c4c71b 100644
--- a/datetime.h
+++ b/datetime.h
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ class date_t
     out << to_string(format);
   }
 
+  void parse(std::istream& in);
+
   friend class datetime_t;
   friend struct interval_t;
 };
@@ -158,6 +160,11 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const date_t& moment) {
   return out;
 }
 
+inline std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& in, date_t& moment) {
+  moment.parse(in);
+  return in;
+}
+
 class datetime_error : public error {
  public:
   datetime_error(const std::string& reason) throw() : error(reason) {}
@@ -225,6 +232,8 @@ class datetime_t : public date_t
   int sec() const {
     return localtime()->tm_sec;
   }
+
+  void parse(std::istream& in);
 };
 
 inline long operator-(const datetime_t& left, const datetime_t& right) {
@@ -245,13 +254,11 @@ inline datetime_t operator-(const datetime_t& left, const long seconds) {
   return temp;
 }
 
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out,
-				const datetime_t& moment) {
-  char buf[64];
-  std::strftime(buf, 63, (date_t::output_format + " %H:%M:%S").c_str(),
-		moment.localtime());
-  out << buf;
-  return out;
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const datetime_t& moment);
+
+inline std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& in, datetime_t& moment) {
+  moment.parse(in);
+  return in;
 }
 
 struct interval_t