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+class Ruhoh
+	module Templaters
+		module BaseHelpers
+		
+			# Render date in the format given in the date_format variable in config
+			def format_date(date)
+				newDate = DateTime.parse(date)
+				strftimeString=self.context['site']['config']['date_format']
+				strftimeString ||="%F"
+				newDate.strftime(strftimeString)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
+	
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