Functions in Dates are exported

src/generate.jl

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ function gen_license(pkg_dir::AbstractString, t::Template)
         return String[]
     end
 
-    text = "Copyright (c) $(Dates.year(Dates.now())) $(t.authors)\n"
+    text = "Copyright (c) $(year(today())) $(t.authors)\n"
     text *= read_license(t.license)
 
     gen_file(joinpath(pkg_dir, "LICENSE"), text)

src/plugin.jl

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Generic plugins are plugins that add any number of patterns to the generated pac
                     "https://myplugin.com/{{USER}}/{{PKGNAME}}.jl",
                 ),
             ],
-            Dict{String, Any}("YEAR" => Dates.year(Dates.today())),
+            Dict{String, Any}("YEAR" => year(today())),
         )
     end
 end
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ interactive(::Type{MyPlugin}) = interactive(MyPlugin; file="my-plugin.toml")
 
 The above plugin ignores files ending with `.mgp`, copies `defaults/my-plugin.toml` by
 default, and creates a badge that links to the project on its own site, using the default
-substitutions with one addition: `{{YEAR}} => Dates.year(Dates.today())`. Since the default
-config template file doesn't follow the generic naming convention, we added another
-`interactive` method to correct the assumed filename.
+substitutions with one addition: `{{YEAR}} => year(today())`. Since the default config
+template file doesn't follow the generic naming convention, we added another `interactive`
+method to correct the assumed filename.
 """
 abstract type GenericPlugin <: Plugin end
 

src/template.jl

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, t::Template)
     if isempty(t.license)
         println(io, "None")
     else
-        println(io, "$(t.license) ($(t.authors) $(Dates.year(Dates.now())))")
+        println(io, "$(t.license) ($(t.authors) $(year(today())))")
     end
 
     println(io, "$spc→ Package directory: $(replace(maybe(t.dir), homedir() => "~"))")

test/tests.jl

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ end
         Template:
           → User: $me
           → Host: github.com
-          → License: MIT ($(LibGit2.getconfig("user.name", "")) $(Dates.year(now())))
+          → License: MIT ($(LibGit2.getconfig("user.name", "")) $(year(today())))
           → Package directory: $pkg_dir
           → Minimum Julia version: v$(PkgTemplates.version_floor())
           → SSH remote: No