diff-ymd-package

diff-ymd-package

diff-ymd-package provides api to difference dates in formatted ways(like (aYears bMonths cDays) or (aY bM cD), eg. age = 20Y 2M 23D or datesDifference = 2Years 11Months 20Days)

Installation

npm install my-api-package

Usage

const DatesYMD = require('diff-ymd-package');

const date1 = '2022-01-01';
const date2 = '2023-12-31';

const calculator = new DatesYMD(date1, date2);
const result = calculator.formattedYMD();
const resultArray = calculator.diffArray();

console.log(result); // Output: "1Y 11M 30D"
console.log(resultArray); // Output: [1, 11, 30, '1Y 11M 30D']

API Documentation

DatesYMD

Represents a utility class for calculating the difference between two dates.

Create an instance of DatesYMD:

const calculator = new DatesYMD(firstDate, secondDate);

• firstDate: The first date in the format 'yyyy-mm-dd' or 'yyyy/mm/dd' or 'yyyy.mm.dd'.
• secondDate: The second date in the format 'yyyy-mm-dd' or 'yyyy/mm/dd' or 'yyyy.mm.dd'.

Methods:

diffArray Calculates the difference between two dates and returns an array containing Y(years), M(months), D(days), and a formatted 'aY bM cD' difference string.

const result = calculator.diffArray();

• Returns: An array containing the calculated years, months, days, and the formatted difference.

formattedYMD() Returns the formatted difference between two dates in aYears bMonths cDays(aY bM cD) format.

const result = calculator.formattedYMD();

• Returns: A string in the format 'aY bM cD'.

For more information, check out diff-ymd-package documentation

Contributing

If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvement, please open an issue or create a pull request on the GitHub repository.

License

• This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details. License here

Additional Notes

Best Practices:

The code adheres to recommended practices for readability and maintainability, including:

• Meaningful variable and function names for clarity.
• Clear and concise comments to enhance understanding.
• Proper indentation and formatting for visual organization.

Important Links:

• For more details about what has changed in each version of this project, please see the CHANGELOG.
  CHANGELOG here

Changelog

[v1.0.0]

Fixed

fixed some prerequisites for making package available on npm through "Github Packages"