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timescale: noun | time·scale | time-ˌskāl\ - a period of time whose size can be compared to other periods of time

Inspired by mout/convert.

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Install

Install with npm

$ npm i timescale --save

Usage

var timescale = require('timescale');

Use long names:

timescale(7, 'days', 'weeks');
//=> 1

Or abbreviations:

timescale(7, 'd', 'w');
//=> 1

When only a unit of measure is passed, the nanoseconds for that unit is returned:

timescale('ns');
//=> 1

timescale('ms');
//=> 1000000

timescale('s');
//=> 1000000000

Examples

Converts to seconds by default:

timescale(1, 'minute');
//=> 60

Convert nanoseconds to minutes:

timescale(1000000000, 'ns', 'm');
//=> 0.016666666666666666

Units of measure

You can convert to or from any of the following units of measure:

Related projects

Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm i -d && npm test

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Author

Jon Schlinkert

License

Copyright © 2015 Jon Schlinkert Released under the MIT license.


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