date-arithmetic

What is date-arithmetic?

The date-arithmetic npm package provides utility functions for performing arithmetic operations on JavaScript Date objects. It allows you to add, subtract, and manipulate dates easily without dealing with the complexities of native Date methods.

What are date-arithmetic's main functionalities?

Add Time

This feature allows you to add a specified amount of time to a date. In this example, we add one week to the current date.

const dateArithmetic = require('date-arithmetic');
const now = new Date();
const nextWeek = dateArithmetic.add(now, 1, 'week');
console.log(nextWeek);

Subtract Time

This feature allows you to subtract a specified amount of time from a date. In this example, we subtract one month from the current date.

const dateArithmetic = require('date-arithmetic');
const now = new Date();
const lastMonth = dateArithmetic.subtract(now, 1, 'month');
console.log(lastMonth);

Difference Between Dates

This feature calculates the difference between two dates in a specified unit of time. In this example, we calculate the difference in days between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023.

const dateArithmetic = require('date-arithmetic');
const date1 = new Date(2023, 0, 1);
const date2 = new Date(2023, 11, 31);
const diff = dateArithmetic.diff(date1, date2, 'days');
console.log(diff);

Start of a Unit of Time

This feature returns the start of a specified unit of time for a given date. In this example, we get the start of the current month.

const dateArithmetic = require('date-arithmetic');
const now = new Date();
const startOfMonth = dateArithmetic.startOf(now, 'month');
console.log(startOfMonth);

End of a Unit of Time

This feature returns the end of a specified unit of time for a given date. In this example, we get the end of the current year.

const dateArithmetic = require('date-arithmetic');
const now = new Date();
const endOfYear = dateArithmetic.endOf(now, 'year');
console.log(endOfYear);

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README

Date Arthmetic

A simple object containing some date math utils in the spirit of Moment.js. Unlike Moment this module, returns real date objects, so it isn't chainable.

var dateMath = require('date-arithmetic')

var date = dateMath.month(new Date) 

API

all api methods return a new date. Date objects are never mutated.

Localization

startOfWeek() method returns a number (usually 0-6) indicating the start of the week day. Override this function to specify a a culture specific start day. the default is 0.

Accessors

get and set date part values.

• dateMath.milliseconds(date, [value])
• dateMath.seconds(date, [value])
• dateMath.minutes(date, [value])
• dateMath.hours(date, [value])
• dateMath.date(date, [value])
• dateMath.day(date, [value])
• dateMath.weekday(date, [value])
• dateMath.month(date, [value])
• dateMath.year(date, [value])
• dateMath.decade(date, [value])
• dateMath.century(date, [value])

startOf(data, unit)

return a new date with the relevent date parts zero'd out.

dateMath.startOf(new Date, 'day') // -> no time components

Valid unit values are; "second", "minutes", "hours", "day", "week", "month", "year", "decade", "century"

endOf(data, unit)

the opposite of startOf

dateMath.endOf(new Date, 'day') // -> one millisecond before tomorrow

Valid unit values are; "milliseconds", "second", "minutes", "hours", "day", "weekday", "month", "year", "decade", "century".

Math Functions

Arithmetic functions

• dateMath.add(date, value, unit)
• dateMath.subtract(date, value, unit)
• dateMath.eq(dateA, dateB)
• dateMath.neq(dateA, dateB)
• dateMath.gte(dateA, dateB)
• dateMath.gt(dateA, dateB)
• dateMath.lte(dateA, dateB)
• dateMath.lt(dateA, dateB)
• dateMath.inRange(day, min, max, unit)
• dateMath.min(dateA, dateB, dateN)
• dateMath.max(dateA, dateB, dateN)

Valid unit values are; "second", "minutes", "hours", "day", "week", "month", "year", "decade", "century"