How do I get the current Date in short format in Swift

Xcode 11 or later • Swift 5.1 or later

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extension TimeZone {
    static let gmt = TimeZone(secondsFromGMT: 0)!
}

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extension Locale {
    static let ptBR = Locale(identifier: "pt_BR")
}

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extension Formatter {
    static let date = DateFormatter()
}

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extension Date {
    func localizedDescription(date dateStyle: DateFormatter.Style = .medium,
                              time timeStyle: DateFormatter.Style = .medium,
                              in timeZone: TimeZone = .current,
                              locale: Locale = .current,
                              using calendar: Calendar = .current) -> String {
        Formatter.date.calendar = calendar
        Formatter.date.locale = locale
        Formatter.date.timeZone = timeZone
        Formatter.date.dateStyle = dateStyle
        Formatter.date.timeStyle = timeStyle
        return Formatter.date.string(from: self)
    }
    var localizedDescription: String { localizedDescription() }
}

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Date().localizedDescription  // "18 Dec 2021 06:43:50"
Date().localizedDescription(in: .gmt)  // "18 Dec 2021 06:43:50" UTC time
Date().localizedDescription(date: .short, time: .short)  // "18/12/21 03:43"
Date().localizedDescription(date: .full, time: .full)  // "Saturday, 18 December 2021 03:43:50 Brasilia Standard Time"
Date().localizedDescription(date: .full, time: .full, in: .gmt)  // "Saturday, 18 December 2021 06:43:50 Greenwich Mean Time"
Date().localizedDescription(date: .full, time: .full, locale: .ptBR)  // "sábado, 18 de dezembro de 2021 03:43:50 Horário Padrão de Brasília"

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extension Date {

    var fullDate: String { localizedDescription(date: .full, time: .none) }
    var longDate: String { localizedDescription(date: .long, time: .none) }
    var mediumDate: String { localizedDescription(date: .medium, time: .none) }
    var shortDate: String { localizedDescription(date: .short, time: .none) }

    var fullTime: String { localizedDescription(date: .none, time: .full) }
    var longTime: String { localizedDescription(date: .none, time: .long) }
    var mediumTime: String { localizedDescription(date: .none, time: .medium) }
    var shortTime: String { localizedDescription(date: .none, time: .short) }

    var fullDateTime: String { localizedDescription(date: .full, time: .full) }
    var longDateTime: String { localizedDescription(date: .long, time: .long) }
    var mediumDateTime: String { localizedDescription(date: .medium, time: .medium) }
    var shortDateTime: String { localizedDescription(date: .short, time: .short) }
}

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print(Date().fullDate)  // "Saturday, 18 December 2021\n"
print(Date().shortDate)  // "18/12/21\n"

print(Date().fullTime)  // "03:43:50 Brasilia Standard Time\n"
print(Date().shortTime)  // "03:43\n"

print(Date().fullDateTime)  // "Saturday, 18 December 2021 03:43:50 Brasilia Standard Time\n"
print(Date().shortDateTime)  // "18/12/21 03:43\n"