diff --git a/libs/datetime/date_functions.c b/libs/datetime/date_functions.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7da6ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/datetime/date_functions.c
@@ -0,0 +1,422 @@
+#include "date_functions.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+GroundValue tmToGroundValue(struct tm t) {
+    GroundStruct timeStruct = groundCreateStruct();
+    groundAddFieldToStruct(&timeStruct, "year", groundCreateValue(INT, t.tm_year + 1900));
+    groundAddFieldToStruct(&timeStruct, "month", groundCreateValue(INT, t.tm_mon + 1));
+    groundAddFieldToStruct(&timeStruct, "day", groundCreateValue(INT, t.tm_mday));
+    groundAddFieldToStruct(&timeStruct, "hour", groundCreateValue(INT, t.tm_hour));
+    groundAddFieldToStruct(&timeStruct, "minute", groundCreateValue(INT, t.tm_min));
+    groundAddFieldToStruct(&timeStruct, "second", groundCreateValue(INT, t.tm_sec));
+    groundAddFieldToStruct(&timeStruct, "weekDay", groundCreateValue(INT, t.tm_wday));
+    groundAddFieldToStruct(&timeStruct, "yearDay", groundCreateValue(INT, t.tm_yday + 1));
+    groundAddFieldToStruct(&timeStruct, "isDaylightSavingsTime", groundCreateValue(BOOL, t.tm_isdst));
+    
+    GroundValue value = groundCreateValue(CUSTOM, &timeStruct);
+    value.type = CUSTOM;
+
+    return value;
+}
+
+GroundValue datetime_Now(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    struct tm t = {0};
+
+    localtime_r(&now, &t);
+
+    // return a -datetime struct
+    return tmToGroundValue(t);
+}
+
+GroundValue datetime_FromEpochLocal(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    struct tm t = {0};
+    time_t ts = args.values[0].data.doubleVal;
+
+    localtime_r(&ts, &t);
+
+    return tmToGroundValue(t);
+}
+
+GroundValue datetime_FromEpochUTC(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    struct tm t = {0};
+    time_t ts = args.values[0].data.doubleVal;
+
+    gmtime_r(&ts, &t);
+
+    return tmToGroundValue(t);
+}
+
+GroundValue datetime_ToEpochLocal(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    GroundObject obj = *args.values[0].data.customVal;
+
+    // check args
+    GroundObjectField* year = groundFindField(obj, "year");
+    if (year == NULL || year->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have year field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* month = groundFindField(obj, "month");
+    if (month == NULL || month->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have month field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* day = groundFindField(obj, "day");
+    if (day == NULL || day->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have day field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* hour = groundFindField(obj, "hour");
+    if (hour == NULL || hour->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have hour field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* minute = groundFindField(obj, "minute");
+    if (minute == NULL || minute->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have minute field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* second = groundFindField(obj, "second");
+    if (second == NULL || second->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have second field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* weekDay = groundFindField(obj, "weekDay");
+    if (weekDay == NULL || weekDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have weekDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* yearDay = groundFindField(obj, "yearDay");
+    if (yearDay == NULL || yearDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have yearDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* isDaylightSavingsTime = groundFindField(obj, "isDaylightSavingsTime");
+    if (isDaylightSavingsTime == NULL || isDaylightSavingsTime->value.type != BOOL) ERROR("Object does not have isDaylightSavingsTime field as bool", "ValueError");
+
+    // construct tm struct from our ground struct
+    struct tm t = {
+        .tm_sec = second->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_min = minute->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_hour = hour->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mday = day->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mon = month->value.data.intVal - 1,
+        .tm_year = year->value.data.intVal - 1900,
+        .tm_wday = 0,
+        .tm_yday = 0,
+        .tm_isdst = -1
+    };
+
+    time_t ts = mktime(&t);
+    return groundCreateValue(INT, (long long)ts);
+}
+
+GroundValue datetime_ToEpochUTC(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    GroundObject obj = *args.values[0].data.customVal;
+
+    // check args
+    GroundObjectField* year = groundFindField(obj, "year");
+    if (year == NULL || year->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have year field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* month = groundFindField(obj, "month");
+    if (month == NULL || month->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have month field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* day = groundFindField(obj, "day");
+    if (day == NULL || day->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have day field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* hour = groundFindField(obj, "hour");
+    if (hour == NULL || hour->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have hour field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* minute = groundFindField(obj, "minute");
+    if (minute == NULL || minute->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have minute field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* second = groundFindField(obj, "second");
+    if (second == NULL || second->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have second field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* weekDay = groundFindField(obj, "weekDay");
+    if (weekDay == NULL || weekDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have weekDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* yearDay = groundFindField(obj, "yearDay");
+    if (yearDay == NULL || yearDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have yearDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* isDaylightSavingsTime = groundFindField(obj, "isDaylightSavingsTime");
+    if (isDaylightSavingsTime == NULL || isDaylightSavingsTime->value.type != BOOL) ERROR("Object does not have isDaylightSavingsTime field as bool", "ValueError");
+
+    // construct tm struct from our ground struct
+    struct tm t = {
+        .tm_sec = second->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_min = minute->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_hour = hour->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mday = day->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mon = month->value.data.intVal - 1,
+        .tm_year = year->value.data.intVal - 1900,
+        .tm_wday = 0,
+        .tm_yday = 0,
+        .tm_isdst = -1
+    };
+
+    time_t ts = timegm(&t);
+    return groundCreateValue(INT, (long long)ts);
+}
+
+GroundValue formatDatetimeObj(GroundObject obj, char* formatString) {
+    // check args
+    GroundObjectField* year = groundFindField(obj, "year");
+    if (year == NULL || year->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have year field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* month = groundFindField(obj, "month");
+    if (month == NULL || month->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have month field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* day = groundFindField(obj, "day");
+    if (day == NULL || day->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have day field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* hour = groundFindField(obj, "hour");
+    if (hour == NULL || hour->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have hour field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* minute = groundFindField(obj, "minute");
+    if (minute == NULL || minute->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have minute field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* second = groundFindField(obj, "second");
+    if (second == NULL || second->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have second field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* weekDay = groundFindField(obj, "weekDay");
+    if (weekDay == NULL || weekDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have weekDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* yearDay = groundFindField(obj, "yearDay");
+    if (yearDay == NULL || yearDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have yearDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* isDaylightSavingsTime = groundFindField(obj, "isDaylightSavingsTime");
+    if (isDaylightSavingsTime == NULL || isDaylightSavingsTime->value.type != BOOL) ERROR("Object does not have isDaylightSavingsTime field as bool", "ValueError");
+
+    // construct tm struct from our ground struct
+    struct tm t = {
+        .tm_sec = second->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_min = minute->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_hour = hour->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mday = day->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mon = month->value.data.intVal - 1,
+        .tm_year = year->value.data.intVal - 1900,
+        .tm_wday = 0,
+        .tm_yday = 0,
+        .tm_isdst = -1
+    };
+
+    mktime(&t); // normalise time
+
+    // create a buffer for the string
+    char* buffer = (char*)malloc(128);
+    strftime(buffer, 128, formatString, &t);
+
+    // return ground version of string
+    return groundCreateValue(STRING, buffer);
+}
+
+GroundValue datetime_Format(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    return formatDatetimeObj(
+        *args.values[0].data.customVal,
+        args.values[1].data.stringVal
+    );
+}
+
+GroundValue datetime_FromFormatted(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    char* timeString = args.values[0].data.stringVal;
+    char* formatString = args.values[1].data.stringVal;
+
+    struct tm t = {0};
+    t.tm_isdst = -1;
+    char* result = strptime(timeString, formatString, &t);
+
+    if (result == NULL) {
+        ERROR("Time string does not match format!", "ValueError");
+    }
+
+    mktime(&t);
+
+    return tmToGroundValue(t);
+}
+
+GroundValue datetime_ToISO8601UTC(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    GroundObject obj = *args.values[0].data.customVal;
+
+    // check args
+    GroundObjectField* year = groundFindField(obj, "year");
+    if (year == NULL || year->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have year field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* month = groundFindField(obj, "month");
+    if (month == NULL || month->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have month field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* day = groundFindField(obj, "day");
+    if (day == NULL || day->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have day field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* hour = groundFindField(obj, "hour");
+    if (hour == NULL || hour->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have hour field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* minute = groundFindField(obj, "minute");
+    if (minute == NULL || minute->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have minute field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* second = groundFindField(obj, "second");
+    if (second == NULL || second->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have second field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* weekDay = groundFindField(obj, "weekDay");
+    if (weekDay == NULL || weekDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have weekDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* yearDay = groundFindField(obj, "yearDay");
+    if (yearDay == NULL || yearDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have yearDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* isDaylightSavingsTime = groundFindField(obj, "isDaylightSavingsTime");
+    if (isDaylightSavingsTime == NULL || isDaylightSavingsTime->value.type != BOOL) ERROR("Object does not have isDaylightSavingsTime field as bool", "ValueError");
+
+    // construct tm struct from our ground struct
+    struct tm t = {
+        .tm_sec = second->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_min = minute->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_hour = hour->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mday = day->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mon = month->value.data.intVal - 1,
+        .tm_year = year->value.data.intVal - 1900,
+        .tm_wday = 0,
+        .tm_yday = 0,
+        .tm_isdst = -1
+    };
+
+    time_t ts = mktime(&t);
+    gmtime_r(&ts, &t);
+
+    char* buffer = (char*)malloc(128);
+    strftime(buffer, 128, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", &t);
+
+    return groundCreateValue(STRING, buffer);
+}
+
+GroundValue datetime_ToISO8601Local(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    GroundObject obj = *args.values[0].data.customVal;
+
+    // check args
+    GroundObjectField* year = groundFindField(obj, "year");
+    if (year == NULL || year->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have year field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* month = groundFindField(obj, "month");
+    if (month == NULL || month->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have month field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* day = groundFindField(obj, "day");
+    if (day == NULL || day->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have day field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* hour = groundFindField(obj, "hour");
+    if (hour == NULL || hour->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have hour field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* minute = groundFindField(obj, "minute");
+    if (minute == NULL || minute->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have minute field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* second = groundFindField(obj, "second");
+    if (second == NULL || second->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have second field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* weekDay = groundFindField(obj, "weekDay");
+    if (weekDay == NULL || weekDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have weekDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* yearDay = groundFindField(obj, "yearDay");
+    if (yearDay == NULL || yearDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have yearDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* isDaylightSavingsTime = groundFindField(obj, "isDaylightSavingsTime");
+    if (isDaylightSavingsTime == NULL || isDaylightSavingsTime->value.type != BOOL) ERROR("Object does not have isDaylightSavingsTime field as bool", "ValueError");
+
+    // construct tm struct from our ground struct
+    struct tm t = {
+        .tm_sec = second->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_min = minute->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_hour = hour->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mday = day->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mon = month->value.data.intVal - 1,
+        .tm_year = year->value.data.intVal - 1900,
+        .tm_wday = 0,
+        .tm_yday = 0,
+        .tm_isdst = -1
+    };
+
+    time_t ts = mktime(&t);
+    localtime_r(&ts, &t);
+
+    char* buffer = (char*)malloc(128);
+    strftime(buffer, 128, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z", &t);
+
+    return groundCreateValue(STRING, buffer);
+}
+
+GroundValue datetime_Diff(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    GroundObject obj1 = *args.values[0].data.customVal;
+    GroundObject obj2 = *args.values[1].data.customVal;
+
+    // check first timedate object
+    GroundObjectField* year = groundFindField(obj1, "year");
+    if (year == NULL || year->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object 1 does not have year field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* month = groundFindField(obj1, "month");
+    if (month == NULL || month->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object 1 does not have month field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* day = groundFindField(obj1, "day");
+    if (day == NULL || day->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object 1 does not have day field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* hour = groundFindField(obj1, "hour");
+    if (hour == NULL || hour->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object 1 does not have hour field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* minute = groundFindField(obj1, "minute");
+    if (minute == NULL || minute->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object 1 does not have minute field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* second = groundFindField(obj1, "second");
+    if (second == NULL || second->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object 1 does not have second field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* weekDay = groundFindField(obj1, "weekDay");
+    if (weekDay == NULL || weekDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object 1 does not have weekDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* yearDay = groundFindField(obj1, "yearDay");
+    if (yearDay == NULL || yearDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object 1 does not have yearDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* isDaylightSavingsTime = groundFindField(obj1, "isDaylightSavingsTime");
+    if (isDaylightSavingsTime == NULL || isDaylightSavingsTime->value.type != BOOL) ERROR("Object 1 does not have isDaylightSavingsTime field as bool", "ValueError");
+
+    // construct tm struct from our ground struct
+    struct tm t1 = {
+        .tm_sec = second->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_min = minute->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_hour = hour->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mday = day->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mon = month->value.data.intVal - 1,
+        .tm_year = year->value.data.intVal - 1900,
+        .tm_wday = 0,
+        .tm_yday = 0,
+        .tm_isdst = -1
+    };
+    
+    
+    // check second timedate object
+    year = groundFindField(obj2, "year");
+    if (year == NULL || year->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have year field as int", "ValueError");
+    month = groundFindField(obj2, "month");
+    if (month == NULL || month->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have month field as int", "ValueError");
+    day = groundFindField(obj2, "day");
+    if (day == NULL || day->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have day field as int", "ValueError");
+    hour = groundFindField(obj2, "hour");
+    if (hour == NULL || hour->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have hour field as int", "ValueError");
+    minute = groundFindField(obj2, "minute");
+    if (minute == NULL || minute->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have minute field as int", "ValueError");
+    second = groundFindField(obj2, "second");
+    if (second == NULL || second->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have second field as int", "ValueError");
+    weekDay = groundFindField(obj2, "weekDay");
+    if (weekDay == NULL || weekDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have weekDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    yearDay = groundFindField(obj2, "yearDay");
+    if (yearDay == NULL || yearDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have yearDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    isDaylightSavingsTime = groundFindField(obj2, "isDaylightSavingsTime");
+    if (isDaylightSavingsTime == NULL || isDaylightSavingsTime->value.type != BOOL) ERROR("Object does not have isDaylightSavingsTime field as bool", "ValueError");
+
+    // construct tm struct from our ground struct
+    struct tm t2 = {
+        .tm_sec = second->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_min = minute->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_hour = hour->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mday = day->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mon = month->value.data.intVal - 1,
+        .tm_year = year->value.data.intVal - 1900,
+        .tm_wday = 0,
+        .tm_yday = 0,
+        .tm_isdst = -1
+    };
+
+
+    time_t ts1 = mktime(&t1);
+    time_t ts2 = mktime(&t2);
+
+    return groundCreateValue(INT, ts2 - ts1);
+}
+
+GroundValue datetime_Add(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+     GroundObject obj = *args.values[0].data.customVal;
+
+     long long secs = args.values[1].data.intVal;
+     long long mins = args.values[2].data.intVal;
+     long long hours = args.values[3].data.intVal;
+     long long days = args.values[4].data.intVal;
+
+    // check args
+    GroundObjectField* year = groundFindField(obj, "year");
+    if (year == NULL || year->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have year field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* month = groundFindField(obj, "month");
+    if (month == NULL || month->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have month field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* day = groundFindField(obj, "day");
+    if (day == NULL || day->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have day field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* hour = groundFindField(obj, "hour");
+    if (hour == NULL || hour->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have hour field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* minute = groundFindField(obj, "minute");
+    if (minute == NULL || minute->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have minute field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* second = groundFindField(obj, "second");
+    if (second == NULL || second->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have second field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* weekDay = groundFindField(obj, "weekDay");
+    if (weekDay == NULL || weekDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have weekDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* yearDay = groundFindField(obj, "yearDay");
+    if (yearDay == NULL || yearDay->value.type != INT) ERROR("Object does not have yearDay field as int", "ValueError");
+    GroundObjectField* isDaylightSavingsTime = groundFindField(obj, "isDaylightSavingsTime");
+    if (isDaylightSavingsTime == NULL || isDaylightSavingsTime->value.type != BOOL) ERROR("Object does not have isDaylightSavingsTime field as bool", "ValueError");
+
+    // construct tm struct from our ground struct
+    struct tm t = {
+        .tm_sec = second->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_min = minute->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_hour = hour->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mday = day->value.data.intVal,
+        .tm_mon = month->value.data.intVal - 1,
+        .tm_year = year->value.data.intVal - 1900,
+        .tm_wday = 0,
+        .tm_yday = 0,
+        .tm_isdst = -1
+    };
+
+    time_t base = mktime(&t);
+
+    long long totalSeconds = 
+        secs +
+        mins * 60 +
+        hours * 3600 +
+        days * 86400;
+
+    base += totalSeconds;
+
+    struct tm newT;
+    localtime_r(&base, &newT);
+
+    return tmToGroundValue(newT);
+
+}
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diff --git a/libs/datetime/date_functions.h b/libs/datetime/date_functions.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d90812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/datetime/date_functions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE // to make gcc happy lol
+
+#include <groundext.h>
+#include <groundvm.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+GroundValue datetime_Now(GroundScope* scope, List args);
+GroundValue datetime_Format(GroundScope* scope, List args);
+GroundValue datetime_FromFormatted(GroundScope* scope, List args);
+GroundValue datetime_ToISO8601UTC(GroundScope* scope, List args);
+GroundValue datetime_ToISO8601Local(GroundScope* scope, List args);
+GroundValue datetime_FromEpochLocal(GroundScope* scope, List args);
+GroundValue datetime_FromEpochUTC(GroundScope* scope, List args);
+GroundValue datetime_ToEpochLocal(GroundScope* scope, List args);
+GroundValue datetime_ToEpochUTC(GroundScope* scope, List args);
+GroundValue datetime_Diff(GroundScope* scope, List args);
+GroundValue datetime_Add(GroundScope* scope, List args);
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diff --git a/libs/datetime/datetime.c b/libs/datetime/datetime.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c56e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/datetime/datetime.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "time_functions.h"
+#include "date_functions.h"
+
+
+void ground_init(GroundScope* scope) {
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_NowEpoch", datetime_NowEpoch, DOUBLE, 0);
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_Now", datetime_Now, CUSTOM, 0);
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_Format", datetime_Format, STRING, 2, CUSTOM, "datetime", STRING, "format");
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_FromFormatted", datetime_FromFormatted, CUSTOM, 2, STRING, "datetimeString", STRING, "format");
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_ToISO8601UTC", datetime_ToISO8601UTC, STRING, 1, CUSTOM, "datetime");
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_ToISO8601Local", datetime_ToISO8601Local, STRING, 1, CUSTOM, "datetime");
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_FromEpochUTC", datetime_FromEpochUTC, CUSTOM, 1, DOUBLE, "epoch");
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_FromEpochLocal", datetime_FromEpochLocal, CUSTOM, 1, DOUBLE, "epoch");
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_ToEpochUTC", datetime_ToEpochUTC, INT, 1, CUSTOM, "datetime");
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_ToEpochLocal", datetime_ToEpochLocal, INT, 1, CUSTOM, "datetime");
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_Diff", datetime_Diff, INT, 2, CUSTOM, "datetime1", CUSTOM, "datetime2");
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "datetime_Add", datetime_Add, CUSTOM, 5, CUSTOM, "datetime", INT, "seconds", INT, "minutes", INT, "hours", INT, "days");
+}
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diff --git a/libs/datetime/time_functions.c b/libs/datetime/time_functions.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a682c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/datetime/time_functions.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "time_functions.h"
+
+GroundValue datetime_NowEpoch(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    // grab time from system clock
+    struct timespec ts;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
+
+    // convert it to secs and return it
+    double secsSinceEpoch = (double)ts.tv_sec + (double)ts.tv_nsec / 1e9;
+
+    return groundCreateValue(DOUBLE, secsSinceEpoch);
+}
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diff --git a/libs/datetime/time_functions.h b/libs/datetime/time_functions.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17e0256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/datetime/time_functions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <groundext.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+GroundValue datetime_NowEpoch(GroundScope* scope, List args);
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