feat: new now Date constructor (#335)

geetools/Date.py

@@ -67,6 +67,25 @@ def fromDOY(cls, doy: int, year: int) -> ee.Date:
         d, y = ee.Number(doy).toInt(), ee.Number(year).toInt()
         return ee.Date.fromYMD(y, 1, 1).advance(d.subtract(1), "day")
 
+    @classmethod
+    def now(cls) -> ee.Date:
+        """Create a date on current date.
+
+        Returns:
+            The date as a ``ee.Date`` object.
+
+        Examples:
+            .. code-block:: python
+
+                import ee, geetools
+
+                ee.Initialize()
+
+                d = ee.Date.geetools.now()
+                d.getInfo()
+        """
+        return ee.Date(datetime.now().isoformat())
+
     # -- export date -----------------------------------------------------------
     def to_datetime(self) -> datetime:
         """Convert a ``ee.Date`` to a ``datetime.datetime``.

tests/test_Date.py

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import ee
 import pytest
 
+import geetools  # noqa: F401
+
 
 class TestToDatetime:
     """Test the toDatetime method."""
@@ -69,3 +71,11 @@ def test_is_leap_2000(self):
     def test_is_leap_1900(self):
         leap = ee.Date("1900-01-01").geetools.isLeap()
         assert leap.getInfo() == 0
+
+
+class TestNow:
+    """Test the now method."""
+
+    def test_now(self):
+        date = ee.Date.geetools.now()
+        assert date.getInfo() is not None