Dates

All date utilities vuub provides.

convertToUnixTimestamp()

Description: Provided a numbered Javascript date, this function will convert that date into a unix timestamp. Parameters: convertToUnixTimestamp(numbered_js_date) Output Type: Number (Unix Timestamp) Code Snippet:

const { convertToUnixTimestamp, convertToUnixTimestampAsync } = require('vuub')

function SynchronousUsage () {
    
    // Option 1
    var currentTime = new Date().getTime()
    var convertedDate = convertToUnixTimestamp(currentTime) 
    console.log(convertedDate) // Output: 1639655680
     
    //Option 2
    var currentTime = Date.now()
    var convertedDate = convertToUnixTimestamp(currentTime)
    console.log(convertedDate) // Output: 1639655680
    
}

async function AsynchronousUsage () {
    
    // Option 1
    var currentTime = new Date().getTime()
    var convertedDate = await convertToUnixTimestampAsync(currentTime)
    console.log(convertedDate) // Output: 1639655680
    
    // Option 2
    var currentTime = Date.now()
    var convertedDate = await convertToUnixTimestampAsync(currentTime)
    console.log(convertedDate) // Output: 1639655680

}

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