stratadb / dateToTimestamp

Function: dateToTimestamp()

function dateToTimestamp(date): number;

Defined in: src/timestamps.ts:137

Convert a JavaScript Date object to a StrataDB timestamp.

Parameters

date

Date

Date object to convert

Returns

number

Unix timestamp in milliseconds

Remarks

Use this when you have a Date object (from user input, external API, etc.) that needs to be stored as a timestamp in StrataDB.

Example

// Store a specific date
const birthDate = new Date('1990-01-01');
await users.insertOne({
  name: 'Charlie',
  birthDate: dateToTimestamp(birthDate)
});

// Store user's selected date from form
const selectedDate = new Date(formInput.date);
await events.insertOne({
  title: 'Conference',
  eventDate: dateToTimestamp(selectedDate)
});