getSecondsAgo()function

getSecondsAgo(target: PossibleDate, current?: PossibleDate, caller: AnyCaller = getSecondsAgo): number
ParamType
targetPossibleDate
Date to count back from. required
currentPossibleDate
Date to count to (defaults to now).
callerAnyCaller
Function to attribute a thrown error to (defaults to getSecondsAgo itself). Defaults to getSecondsAgo
Return
number
Number of whole seconds from target to current (negative if target is in the future).
Throws
RequiredError
If target or current cannot be converted to a valid date.

Count the whole seconds since a date.

  • Rounds to the nearest whole second, i.e. 1 second 499 ms returns 1

Examples

getSecondsAgo(target) // 90