unixseconds

No nonsense / No Bullshit micro library to get CURRENT unix time in SECONDS.

Usage

Install

npm install unixseconds

const unixseconds = require("unixseconds");
unixseconds(); // Current unix time in seconds.

Details

• Purpose of this is to standardize how timestamp is dealt with throughout all our softwares
• Uses Math.trunc(Date.now() / 1000) internally.
  • Truncates instead of rounding, thus data lose.
  • Purpose is just to keep it simple
  • Has the same effect as using Zero-fill right shift but using Math.trunc is more readable and understandable.
    • Take a look by running

      // 1. Seconds with decimals representing milliseconds
      // 2. Seconds using Zero-fill right shift
      // 3. Seconds using Math.trunc
      console.log(Date.now() / 1000, Date.now() / 1000 >>> 0, Math.trunc(Date.now() / 1000))

• Uses common JS, so suitable for node or frontends with suitable build tools.
• Might not work on IE if Date.now is not available

License

MIT