utils-core.js

Utility Functions

This is a collection of utility functions that can be used in various JavaScript projects. Below is a brief description of each function.

Installation

you can install the package using:

npm i utils-core.js

in the code:

const tools = require('utils-core.js')

StringToMs

This function converts a time string to milliseconds. It takes a string as an input and returns the time in milliseconds. If the input string is invalid, it throws an error.

const timeString = '5h';
const timeInMs = tools.time.StringToMs(timeString); 
//output: 18000000

MsToString

This function converts a number of milliseconds to a human-readable time string. It takes the number of milliseconds as an input and returns a string that represents the time in years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It also accepts an optional separator argument to separate the time units.

const milliseconds = 5000000;
const timeString = tools.time.MsToString(milliseconds, ', '); 
//output: '1h, 23m, 20s'

theNextDayOn

This function returns the milliseconds timestamp of the next day. It takes an optional dayOffset argument to calculate the timestamp for a specific number of days in the future.

const nextDayTimestamp = tools.time.theNextDayOn(1); 
//output: the time of the first second of the next day

abbrev

This function abbreviates a large number with a letter suffix. It takes a number or a string as an input and returns a string representing the abbreviated number.

const largeNumber = 1500000;
const abbreviatedString = tools.format.abbrev(largeNumber); 
//output: '1.5M'