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Easily persist or get stored dates/times. Useful for conditionally making updates in an application based on the amount of time that has passed.
Easily persist or get stored dates/times. Useful for conditionally making updates in an application based on the amount of time that has passed.
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Install with npm:
$ npm install --save date-store
const DateStore = require('date-store');
Params
name {String}: If options.path is supplied, name will be ignored. Otherwise name is used as the filename for the JSON store: ~/.date-store/{name}.jsonoptions {Object}: Optionally pass a dir and/or path to use for the JSON store. Default is ~/.date-store.jsonExample
const store = new DateStore();
Params
key {string}returns {object}: Returns the instance for chaining.Example
store.set(key);
Params
key {String}: The name of the stored date to get.returns {Date}: Returns the date object for keyExample
store.set('foo');
console.log(store.get('foo'));
//=> Mon Apr 11 2016 06:18:31 GMT-0400 (EDT)
console.log(store.get('foo') instanceof Date);
//=> true
Params
key {String}: The name of the stored date to get.returns {String}: Returns the stringified date for keyExample
store.set('foo');
console.log(store.getRaw('foo'));
//=> Mon Apr 11 2016 08:39:10 GMT-0400 (EDT)
console.log(store.getRaw('foo') instanceof Date);
//=> false
console.log(store.get('foo') instanceof Date);
//=> true
Params
key {String}: The name of the stored date to get.returns {Number}Example
store.set('foo');
console.log(store.getTime('foo'));
//=> 1460378350000
Params
key {String}returns {Boolean}Example
store.set('foo');
console.log(store.has('foo'));
//=> true
Params
key {String|Array}: Property name or array of property names.returns {Object}: Returns the instance for chaining.Example
store.del('foo');
Params
str {String}: A human-readable string to pass to date.jsreturns {Date}: JavaScript Date objectExample
console.log(store.date('1 day from now'));
//=> Tue Apr 12 2016 10:05:12 GMT-0400 (EDT)
Params
timespan {String}: A human-readable string to pass to date.jsreturns {Date}: JavaScript Date objectExample
console.log(store.date('1 day from now'));
//=> Tue Apr 12 2016 10:05:12 GMT-0400 (EDT)
Params
key {String}: The stored date to comparetimespan {String}: A human-readable string to pass to date.jsreturns {Number}: The difference in seconds between the two dates, or NaN if invalid.Example
console.log(store.diff('foo', '10 minutes ago'));
//=> 338563
Params
key {String}: The name of the stored date to set on .currentreturns {Object}: Returns the instance for chaining.Example
store.set('bar');
store.lastSaved('bar');
console.log(store.current);
//=> 1460378350000
console.log(store.lastSaved('bar').moreThan('31 minutes ago'));
//= false
console.log(store.lastSaved('bar').lessThan('31 minutes ago'));
//=> true
Params
key {String}: The name of the stored date to set on .currentreturns {Object}: Returns the instance for chaining.Example
store.set('bar');
console.log(store.lastSaved('bar').moreThan('31 minutes ago'));
//= false
console.log(store.lastSaved('bar').lessThan('1 minutes ago'));
//=> true
Params
key {String}: The name of the stored date to set on .currentreturns {Object}: Returns the instance for chaining.Example
store.set('bar');
console.log(store.lastSaved('bar').moreThan('31 minutes ago'));
//= false
console.log(store.lastSaved('bar').lessThan('1 minutes ago'));
//=> true
Params
timespan {String}: A human-readable string to pass to date.jsreturns {Array}: Returns an array of keysExample
var keys = store.filterSince('1 week ago');
Reset store.dates to an empty object.
returns {undefined}Example
store.clear();
Stringify the store. Takes the same arguments as JSON.stringify.
returns {string}Example
console.log(store.json(null, 2));
Calls .writeFile() to persist the store to the file system, after an optional debounce period. This method should probably not be called directly as it's used internally by other methods.
returns {undefined}Example
store.save();
Getter/setter for the store.dates object, which holds the values that are persisted to the file system.
returns {object}Example
console.log(store.dates); //=> {}
store.set('foo');
store.set('bar');
console.log(store.dates);
// { foo: 'Mon Apr 11 2016 08:39:10 GMT-0400 (EDT)',
// bar: 'Mon Apr 11 2016 08:39:10 GMT-0400 (EDT)' }
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
$ npm install && npm test
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To generate the readme, run the following command:
$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
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Easily persist or get stored dates/times. Useful for conditionally making updates in an application based on the amount of time that has passed.
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