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DateTime Module Functions

The DateTime module contains functions for timezone aware dates and times.

Here are a few common functions to get you started.

Function	Description
`add/4`	Add time to an existing DateTime struct
`compare/2`	Compare two DateTime structs to see if one is before, after, or the same as another
`diff/3`	Determine the time between two DateTime structs
`new/4`	Create a new DateTime struct and return an {:ok, datetime} tuple
`new!/4`	create a new DateTime struct or raise an error
`utc_now/2`	Get the current utc DateTime.