NepaliCalendar.Lib 1.0.0

NepaliCalendar.Lib

A .NET 4.8 library for converting between the Nepali (Bikram Sambat) and Gregorian (AD) calendars.

Features

• Convert AD (Gregorian) to BS (Nepali) date using AdToBs()
• Convert BS (Nepali) to AD (Gregorian) date using BsToAd()
• Lightweight and efficient
• Easy to use in your .NET Framework applications

Installation

You can install the package via NuGet by running the following command in the NuGet Package Manager Console:

Install-Package NepaliCalendar.Lib

Or, you can install it via the .NET CLI:

dotnet add package NepaliCalendar.Lib

If you'd like to use it locally before pushing it to NuGet, you can follow these steps to install it from a local package source (for testing):

nuget install NepaliCalendar.Lib -Source "C:\LocalNuGetPackages"

Usage

Convert AD to BS (Nepali Date) using AdToBs

using System;
using NepaliCalendar.Lib;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        DateTime adDate = new DateTime(2025, 4, 17); // Example AD date
        string nepaliDate = NepaliCalendarConverter.AdToBs(adDate);
        Console.WriteLine($"Nepali Date: {nepaliDate}"); // Example output: 2078/01/04
    }
}

Convert BS to AD (Gregorian Date) using BsToAd

using System;
using NepaliCalendar.Lib;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string bsDate = "2078/01/04"; // Example BS date
        DateTime adDate = NepaliCalendarConverter.BsToAd(bsDate);
        Console.WriteLine($"Gregorian Date: {adDate.ToShortDateString()}"); // Example output: 2025/04/17
    }
}

Examples

• AD to BS: Convert a Gregorian date (2025/04/17) to the Nepali date (2078/01/04) using the AdToBs() method.
• BS to AD: Convert a Nepali date (2078/01/04) to the corresponding Gregorian date (2025/04/17) using the BsToAd() method.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.txt file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute to this project, please fork it, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

Contact

Binod Sapkota

• GitHub
• LinkedIn
• Company: Riddha Soft Pvt Ltd

Acknowledgements

• This project was inspired by the need to handle Nepali (Bikram Sambat) date conversion for Nepali users.
• Special thanks to Nepali Date Converter API for the initial algorithm.