Date::Tie can do the math part:
use strict;
use Date::Tie;
tie my %date, "Date::Tie";
# 3rd Sunday in March
$date{month} = 3; # march is 3
$date{day} = 1; # start counting form march first
$date{weekday} = 7; # monday is 1, sunday is 7
$date{week} += 2; # advance 2 weeks
print "3rd Sunday in March is $date{month}-$date{day}\n";
# 2nd Friday in April
$date{month} = 4; # april is 4
$date{day} = 1; # start counting form april first
$date{weekday} = 5; # monday is 1, friday is 5
$date{week} += 1; # advance 1 week
print "2nd Friday in April is $date{month}-$date{day}\n";
Output:
3rd Sunday in March is 03-17
2nd Friday in April is 04-12
update: Date::Tie is fast
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