No nonsense / No Bullshit micro library to get CURRENT unix time in SECONDS.
npm install unixsecondssh
npm install unixseconds
`javascript
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
`javascript
// 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