to-ms - Convert Time Strings to Milliseconds as fast as posible

Overview

to-ms is a lightweight TypeScript utility that converts human-readable time strings (e.g., "5s", "2.6 h") into milliseconds.
It supports multiple time units, making it easy to work with time-based calculations.

Why use it ? : because its faster that ms by 40%. Tests?

Installation

You can install to-ms via npm or yarn:

npm install @benzn/to-ms

or

yarn add @benzn/to-ms

Usage

Import

import tms from "@benzn/to-ms";

Require

const tms = require("@benzn/to-ms")

Converting Time Strings to Milliseconds

console.log(tms("5s"));   // 5000 (5 seconds in ms)
console.log(tms("2m"));   // 120000 (2 minutes in ms)
console.log(tms("1h"));   // 3600000 (1 hour in ms)
console.log(tms("1d"));   // 86400000 (1 day in ms)
console.log(tms("1M"));   // 2629800000 (1 month in ms, avg 30.436875 days)
console.log(tms("1y"));   // 31557600000 (1 year in ms, avg 365.25 days)

Passing Numbers

If a number is passed, the function returns it as-is, but logs a warning:

console.log(tms(5000));   // 5000 (Warning: The input was a number, no need for converting)

Note

For now to-ms Does Not convert numbers back to human-readable time strings. for that use ms.
It will be included in future updates

Tests

To test it run npm test,or npx mocha

Test results compared to 'ms'

tms: 122ms, 246ms
ms : 227ms, 505ms

More?

tms: 122ms, 246ms
ms : 227ms, 505ms

tms: 122ms, 246ms
ms : 227ms, 505ms

Supported Time Units

Unit	Description	Example
ms	Milliseconds	500ms
s	Seconds	5s
m	Minutes	2m
h	Hours	1h
d	Days	1d
w	Weeks	1w
M	Months (≈30.436875 days)	1M
y	Years (≈365.25 days)	1y

TypeScript Support

The function is fully typed for TypeScript. The input type ensures only valid time formats are allowed.

• errors

tms("5x"); // ❌ TypeScript error - Invalid unit

• exports

import tms, { msInput, msUnits } from "@benzn/to-ms"

tms(value as msInput)

Error Handling

The function throws errors in the following cases:

• Invalid Format: If the input is not a recognized time format.
• Incorrect Type: If the input is neither a string nor a number.

// manual
try {
    tms("invalid"); //=> throws Error
} catch (error) {
    console.error(error.message); // "Invalid time format, support:[ms,s,m,h,d,w,M,y]"
}

// automatic
tms("invalid", true); //=> logs Error

License

MIT