date-now

What is date-now?

The date-now npm package provides a simple utility for getting the current timestamp in milliseconds, similar to Date.now(). It is primarily used when you need a lightweight function to obtain the current date and time in a Node.js environment.

What are date-now's main functionalities?

Get current timestamp

This feature allows you to get the current timestamp in milliseconds. It is similar to using Date.now() in JavaScript but is provided as a standalone module that can be required in Node.js applications.

var dateNow = require('date-now');
var timestamp = dateNow();
console.log(timestamp);

Other packages similar to date-now

moment

Moment.js is a comprehensive date handling library that can parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates and times in JavaScript. It offers much more functionality compared to date-now, which only provides the current timestamp.

date-fns

date-fns provides over 140 functions to manipulate dates in various ways. It is modular, allowing you to pick and choose which functions to include in your project, thereby potentially reducing the size of your application. It offers a broader range of functionalities compared to the more focused date-now.

dayjs

Day.js is a minimalist JavaScript library that parses, validates, manipulates, and displays dates and times for modern browsers with a largely Moment.js-compatible API. It is lightweight and fast, but like date-fns, it offers more comprehensive features than date-now.

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date-now

A requirable version of Date.now()

Use-case is to be able to mock out Date.now() using require interception.

Example

var now = require("date-now")

var ts = now()
var ts2 = Date.now()
assert.equal(ts, ts2)

example of seed

var now = require("date-now/seed")(timeStampFromServer)

// ts is in "sync" with the seed value from the server
// useful if your users have their local time being a few minutes
// out of your server time.
var ts = now()

Installation

npm install date-now

Contributors

• Raynos

MIT Licenced