Bikram Sambat

FIX: Fixed a major issue related to importing the package in CommonJS.

Introduction

The Bikram Sambat library is a utility for working with Nepali (Bikram Sambat) Dates, allowing conversion between AD dates and BS dates. It supports robust parsing, formatting, manipulation, and comparison of BS dates, covering years from 1970 to 2111.

Table of Contents

1. Installation
2. Example
3. Methods
   • Static Methods
   • Instance Methods

Installation

Package Manager

Using npm:

npm install @nakarmi23/bikram-sambat

Using yarn:

yarn add @nakarmi23/bikram-sambat

Using pnpm:

pnpm add @nakarmi23/bikram-sambat

Once the package is installed, you can import the library using import or require approach:

import BikramSambat from '@nakarmi23/bikram-sambat';

or

const BikramSambat = require('@nakarmi23/bikram-sambat').default;

Example

import BikramSambat from '@nakarmi23/bikram-sambat';

console.log(BikramSambat.now());
/**
 * OUTPUT:
 * {
 *  bsYear: 2081
 *  bsMonth: 3
 *  bsDay: 14
 *  weekDay: 5
 *  adDate: Javascript Date Instance
 *  bsMonthName: 'Ashadh'
 * }
 **/

console.log(BikramSambat.fromAD('2021-06-28'));
/**
 * OUTPUT:
 * {
 *  bsYear: 2081
 *  bsMonth: 3
 *  bsDay: 14
 *  weekDay: 5
 *  adDate: Javascript Date Instance
 *  bsMonthName: 'Ashadh'
 * }
 **/

console.log(BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14'));
/**
 * OUTPUT:
 * {
 *  bsYear: 2081
 *  bsMonth: 3
 *  bsDay: 14
 *  weekDay: 5
 *  adDate: Javascript Date Instance
 *  bsMonthName: 'Ashadh'
 * }
 **/

Methods

Static Methods

.now() -> instance of BikramSambat

Returns an instance of BikramSambat for today's date.

• Returns: instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.now();
  console.log(bsDate);

.parse(bsDate) -> instance of BikramSambat

Parses and validates the given BS date and returns an instance of BikramSambat for that date. BS Year must be between 1970 and 2111.

• Parameters:

  • bsDate (string): BS Date string to be parsed. Valid pattern: YYYY-MM-DD.

• Returns: instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate);

.fromAD(adDate) -> instance of BikramSambat

Parses and validates the give AD date and returns an instance of BikramSambat for that date.

• Parameters:

  • adDate (string | Date): AD Date to be converted. Accepts string in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format or JavaScript Date object.

• Returns: instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.fromAD('2021-06-28');
  console.log(bsDate);

.getBikramSambatMonths(bsYear) -> {month, monthName, numberOfDays}[]

Returns the list of BS months and also returns the number of days for th month according to the year provided.

• Parameters:

  • bsYear (number): BS Year. Must be between 1970 and 2111.

• Returns: Array of objects containing month, monthName, and numberOfDays

• Example:

  const months = BikramSambat.getBikramSambatMonths(2081);
  console.log(months);

Instance Methods

.get(unit) => number

Get the value of a specific unit.

• Parameters:

  • unit (string): Unit of time.

• Returns: number

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.get('year')); //2081
  console.log(bsDate.get('date')); //14

List of all available units

| Unit | Description | | ----- | ------------ | | year | Year | | month | Month | | date | Day of month | | day | Day of week |

.year(value) => number | instance of BikramSambat

Get or set the Bikram Sambat year.

• Parameters:

  • value (number): Optional. The year to set.

• Returns: number | instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.year()); //2081
  console.log(bsDate.year(2080)); // instance of BikramSambat

.month(value) => number | instance of BikramSambat

Get or set the Bikram Sambat month.

• Parameters:

  • value (number): Optional. The month to set.

• Returns: number | instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.month()); //3
  console.log(bsDate.month(2080)); // instance of BikramSambat

.date(value) => number | instance of BikramSambat

Get or set the Bikram Sambat day of month.

• Parameters:

  • value (number): Optional. The day of month to set.

• Returns: number | instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.date()); //14
  console.log(bsDate.year(2080)); // instance of BikramSambat

.day(value) => number | instance of BikramSambat

Get or set the Bikram Sambat day of week.

• Parameters:

  • value (number): Optional. The day of week to set.

• Returns: number | instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.day()); // 5
  console.log(bsDate.day(0)); // instance of BikramSambat

.set(unit, value) => instance of BikramSambat

Set the value of a specific unit. Using set is equivalent to using .year, .month, .date and .day methods.

• Parameters:

  • unit (string): Unit of time.
  • value (number): The value set according to the unit provided.

• Returns: instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.set('year', 2080)); //instance of BikramSambat

List of all available units

| Unit | Description | | ----- | ------------ | | year | Year | | month | Month | | date | Day of month | | day | Day of week |

.clone() -> instance of BikramSambat

Creates a new instance of BikramSambat with the same values.

• Returns: instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  const clonedDate = bsDate.clone();
  console.log(clonedDate);

.format(formatString) -> string

Get the formatted date according to the string of tokens passed in.

• Parameters:

  • formatString (string): String of tokens for formatting the date.

• Returns: string

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.format('YYYY MMMM DD')); // 2081 Ashadh 14

List of all available formats

| Format | Output | Description | | ------ | ------------------ | ------------------------------------- | | YYYY | 2081 | Four-digit year | | MMMM | Baishakh - Chaitra | The BS full month name | | MM | 01-12 | The month, 2-digits | | M | 1-12 | The month, beginning at 1 | | DD | 01-31 | The day of the month, 2-digit | | D | 1-31 | The day of the month | | dddd | Sunday-Saturday | The name of the day of the week | | ddd | Sun-Sat | The short name of the day of the week | | dd | Su-Sa | The min name of the day of the week | | d | 0-6 | The day of the week, with Sunday as 0 |

.startOf(unit) -> instance of BikramSambat

Returns a cloned BikramSambat object and set it to the start of a unit of time.

• Parameters:

  • unit (string): Unit of time. Valid values are year and month.

• Returns: instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.startOf('year')); // 2081-01-01

List of all available units

| Unit | Description | | ----- | --------------------------- | | year | Baishakh 1st | | month | The first day of this month |

.endOf(unit) -> instance of BikramSambat

Returns a cloned BikramSambat object and set it to the end of a unit of time.

Returns a cloned BikramSambat object and set it to the end of a unit of time.

• Parameters:

  • unit (string): Unit of time. Valid values are year and month.

• Returns: instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.endOf('month')); // 2081-03-31

List of all available units

| Unit | Description | | ----- | --------------------------- | | year | Baishakh 1st | | month | The first day of this month |

.add(value, unit) -> instance of BikramSambat

Returns a cloned BikramSambat object with a specified amount of time added.

• Parameters:

  • value (number): Amount of time to add.
  • unit (string): Unit of time. Valid values are year, month, and day.

• Returns: instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.add(1, 'month')); // 2081-04-14

List of all available units

| Unit | Description | | ----- | ----------- | | year | Year | | month | Month | | day | Day |

.sub(value, unit) -> instance of BikramSambat

Returns a cloned BikramSambat object with a specified amount of time subtracted.

• Parameters:

  • value (number): Amount of time to subtract.
  • unit (string): Unit of time. Valid values are year, month, and day.

• Returns: instance of BikramSambat

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.sub(1, 'month')); // 2081-02-14

List of all available units

| Unit | Description | | ----- | ----------- | | year | Year | | month | Month | | day | Day |

.isSame(date, unit) -> boolean

Return true if provided BikramSambat object is the same as the other supplied BikramSambat date.

• Parameters:

  • date (BikramSambat): The BikramSambat object to compare against.
  • unit (string): Optional. Unit of comparison. Defaults to day.

• Returns: boolean

• Example:

  const bsDate1 = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  const bsDate2 = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  const bsDate3 = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-15');
  
  console.log(bsDate1.isSame(bsDate2)); // true
  console.log(bsDate1.isSame(bsDate3)); // false

List of all available units

| Unit | Description | | ----- | ----------- | | year | Year | | month | Month | | day | Day | | week | Week |

.isBefore(date, unit) -> boolean

Return true if provided BikramSambat object is before the other supplied BikramSambat date.

• Parameters:

  • date (BikramSambat): The BikramSambat object to compare against.
  • unit (string): Optional. Unit of comparison. Defaults to day.

• Returns: boolean

• Example:

  const bsDate1 = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  const bsDate3 = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-15');
  
  console.log(bsDate1.isBefore(bsDate3)); // true
  console.log(bsDate3.isBefore(bsDate1)); // false

List of all available units

| Unit | Description | | ----- | ----------- | | year | Year | | month | Month | | day | Day | | week | Week |

.isAfter(date, unit) -> boolean

Return true if provided BikramSambat object is after the other supplied BikramSambat date.

• Parameters:

  • date (BikramSambat): The BikramSambat object to compare against.
  • unit (string): Optional. Unit of comparison. Defaults to day.

• Returns: boolean

• Example:

  const bsDate1 = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  const bsDate3 = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-15');
  
  console.log(bsDate1.isAfter(bsDate3)); // false
  console.log(bsDate3.isAfter(bsDate1)); // true

List of all available units

| Unit | Description | | ----- | ----------- | | year | Year | | month | Month | | day | Day | | week | Week |

.isBetween(startDate,endDate, unit, include) -> boolean

Return true if provided BikramSambat object is between the other supplied BikramSambat dates.

• Parameters:

  • startDate (BikramSambat | Date): The BikramSambat object to compare against.
  • endDate (BikramSambat | Date): The BikramSambat object to compare against.
  • unit (string): Optional. Unit of comparison. Defaults to day.
  • boundaryInclusion (string): Optional. boundaryInclusion of comparison. Defaults to ().

• Returns: boolean

• Example:

  const date = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-16');
  
  const startDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-15');
  const endDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-17');
  const startDatec1 = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-16');
  
  console.log(date.isBetween(startDate, endDate, 'day')); //true
  console.log(startDate.isBetween(date, endDate, 'day')); //false
  console.log(endDate.isBetween(startDate, date, 'day')); // true
  
  console.log(date.isBetween(startDatec1, endDate, 'day', '[)')); //false

List of all available units

| Unit | Description | | ----- | ----------- | | year | Year | | month | Month | | day | Day |

List of all available boundaryInclusion

| boundaryInclusion | Description | | ----------------- | ------------------------------------- | | () | include startDate and endDate | | [] | exclude startDate and endDate | | [) | exclude startDate and include endDate | | (] | include startDate and exclude endDate |

.toString() -> string

Returns the BikramSambat object as a string.

• Returns: string

• Example:

  const bsDate = BikramSambat.parse('2081-03-14');
  console.log(bsDate.toString()); // "Ashadh 3 14"