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Get & Set Methods

get()​

Gets the value of a specific time unit from the date.

Signature​

get<Unit extends TimeUnit>(unit: Unit): TimeUnitValue<Unit>

Parameters​

Return Type​

TimeUnitValue<Unit> - Component value

Example​

new Chronos('2025-01-15').get('month'); // 1 (January)
Notes
  • Return value for month is 1 based (1: January, 12: December)
  • ISO weeks start on Monday, and the first week of the year is the one containing January 4th.

set()​

Returns a new Chronos instance with the specified unit set to the given value.

Signature​

set<Unit extends TimeUnit>(unit: Unit, value: TimeUnitValue<Unit>): Chronos

Parameters​

Return Type​

Chronos - New instance with updated value

Example​

new Chronos('2025-01-15').set('month', 6); // June 15
N.B.

Unit month is 1 based (1: January, 12: December)

See Also

with static method for more options

getTimeStamp()​

NOTICE

  • The getter method timestamp and getTimeStamp() returns the same value.

  • The timestamp in seconds (which some people considers as timestamp) can be accessed using unix getter method.

Signature​

getTimeStamp(): number

Return Type​

number - Milliseconds since Unix epoch (January 1, 1970 UTC)

Behavior & Notes​

  • Equivalent to JavaScript Date.getTime()
  • Returns the primitive timestamp value of the Chronos instance
  • Useful for interoperability with other date libraries or storage

Example​

const timestamp = new Chronos('2025-01-01').getTimeStamp();
// Returns: 1735689600000 (exact timestamp for midnight Jan 1, 2025 UTC)

// Comparison with native Date
const jsDate = new Date('2025-01-01');
console.log(jsDate.getTime() === new Chronos(jsDate).getTimeStamp()); // true

Use Cases​

  • Storing dates in databases as timestamps
  • Performance-critical operations where primitive numbers are preferred
  • Interfacing with systems that expect Unix timestamps

startOf()​

Signature​

startOf(unit: TimeUnit, weekStartsOn?: Enumerate<7>): Chronos

Parameters​

  • unit: Unit to start from
  • weekStartsOn: Week start day (from 0-6) (default: 0)

Return Type​

Chronos - Start of period

Example​

new Chronos('2025-01-15').startOf('month'); // Jan 1

endOf()​

Signature​

endOf(unit: TimeUnit, weekStartsOn?: Enumerate<7>): Chronos

Parameters​

  • unit: Unit to end at
  • weekStartsOn: Week start day (from 0-6) (default: 0)

Return Type​

Chronos - End of period

Example​

new Chronos('2025-01-15').endOf('month'); // Jan 31 23:59:59.999

firstDayOfMonth()​

Signature​

firstDayOfMonth(): Chronos

Return Type​

Chronos - First day of month

Example​

new Chronos('2025-01-15').firstDayOfMonth(); // Jan 1

lastDayOfMonth()​

Signature​

lastDayOfMonth(): Chronos

Return Type​

Chronos - Last day of month

Example​

new Chronos('2025-01-15').lastDayOfMonth(); // Jan 31

getWeek()​

Signature​

getWeek(): NumberRange<1, 53>

Return Type​

NumberRange<1, 53> - ISO week number (1-53)

Example​

new Chronos('2022-01-01').getWeek(); // 52 (previous year)

setWeek()​

Signature​

setWeek(week: NumberRange<1, 53>): Chronos

Parameters​

  • week: Week number to set (from 1-53)

Return Type​

Chronos - Instance at start of week

Example​

new Chronos('2025-01-01').setWeek(1); // Jan 2 (ISO week 1)

getWeekOfYear()​

Signature​

getWeekOfYear(weekStartsOn?: Enumerate<7>): NumberRange<1, 53>

Parameters​

  • weekStartsOn: Week start day (from 0-6) (default: 0)

Return Type​

NumberRange<1, 53> - Week number (1-53)

Example​

new Chronos('2025-01-01').getWeekOfYear(); // 1 (Sunday-start week)

getWeekYear()​

Signature​

getWeekYear(weekStartsOn?: Enumerate<7>): number

Parameters​

  • weekStartsOn: Week start day (from 0-6) (default: 0)

Return Type​

number - ISO week-numbering year

Example​

new Chronos('2025-01-01').getWeekYear(); // 2022 (ISO year)

getDayOfYear()​

Signature​

getDayOfYear(): NumberRange<1, 366>

Return Type​

NumberRange<1, 366> - Day of year (1-366)

Example​

new Chronos('2025-01-01').getDayOfYear(); // 1

daysInMonth()​

Signature​

daysInMonth(): NumberRange<28, 31>

Return Type​

NumberRange<28, 31> - Days in month (28 | 29 | 30 | 31)

Example​

new Chronos('2025-02-01').daysInMonth(); // 28

workdaysBetween()​

Note

This method is provided by businessPlugin. You must register it using Chronos.use(businessPlugin) before calling .workdaysBetween(). Once registered, all Chronos instances will have access to the .workdaysBetween() method.

Signatures​

workdaysBetween(other: ChronosInput, weekStartsOn?: Enumerate<7>, weekendLength?: NumberRange<1, 4>): number;

workdaysBetween(other: ChronosInput, weekendDays: RangeTuple<Enumerate<7>, 1, 4>): number;

Parameters​

  • other: The target date to compare against (can be Chronos instance, Date, string, or timestamp).
  • First signature: Uses automatic weekend calculation
    • weekStartsOn (Optional): Day index (0–6) that the week starts on. Default is 0 (Sunday).
    • weekendLength (Optional): Number of consecutive days at the end of the week considered as weekend. Must be between 1 and 4. Default is 2.
  • Second signature: Uses custom weekend days
    • weekendDays: Tuple of custom weekend day indices (0–6). Must contain between 1 and 4 elements.

Return Type​

number - Total count of workdays between the two dates (exclusive of start date, inclusive of end date).

Description​

Calculates the number of workdays between the current date and another date.

Important

This calculation is exclusive of the starting date and inclusive of the ending date.

Example​

import { Chronos } from 'nhb-toolbox';
import { businessPlugin } from 'nhb-toolbox/plugins/businessPlugin';

Chronos.use(businessPlugin);

// Default weekend Friday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-12-15').workdaysBetween(new Chronos('2025-12-21'));
// Returns: 4

// Custom weekend Sunday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-12-15').workdaysBetween(new Chronos('2025-12-20'), [0, 6]);
// Returns: 4

// With week start on Monday and 2-day weekend
new Chronos('2025-01-01').workdaysBetween('2025-01-10', 1, 2);

workdaysInMonth()​

Note

This method is provided by businessPlugin. You must register it using Chronos.use(businessPlugin) before calling .workdaysInMonth(). Once registered, all Chronos instances will have access to the .workdaysInMonth() method.

Signatures​

workdaysInMonth(weekStartsOn?: Enumerate<7>, weekendLength?: NumberRange<1, 4>): number;

workdaysInMonth(weekendDays: RangeTuple<Enumerate<7>, 1, 4>): number;

Parameters​

  • First signature: Uses automatic weekend calculation
    • weekStartsOn (Optional): Day index (0–6) that the week starts on. Default is 0 (Sunday).
    • weekendLength (Optional): Number of consecutive days at the end of the week considered as weekend. Must be between 1 and 4. Default is 2.
  • Second signature: Uses custom weekend days
    • weekendDays: Tuple of custom weekend day indices (0–6). Must contain between 1 and 4 elements.

Return Type​

number - Number of workdays in the current month.

Description​

Counts the number of workdays in the current month based on the specified weekend configuration.

Example​

import { Chronos } from 'nhb-toolbox';
import { businessPlugin } from 'nhb-toolbox/plugins/businessPlugin';

Chronos.use(businessPlugin);

// Default weekend Friday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-01-01').workdaysInMonth();
// Returns: 22

// Custom weekend Sunday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-01-01').workdaysInMonth([0, 6]);
// Returns: 23

// With week start on Monday and 3-day weekend
new Chronos('2025-06-15').workdaysInMonth(1, 3);

workdaysInYear()​

Note

This method is provided by businessPlugin. You must register it using Chronos.use(businessPlugin) before calling .workdaysInYear(). Once registered, all Chronos instances will have access to the .workdaysInYear() method.

Signatures​

workdaysInYear(weekStartsOn?: Enumerate<7>, weekendLength?: NumberRange<1, 4>): number;

workdaysInYear(weekendDays: RangeTuple<Enumerate<7>, 1, 4>): number;

Parameters​

  • First signature: Uses automatic weekend calculation
    • weekStartsOn (Optional): Day index (0–6) that the week starts on. Default is 0 (Sunday).
    • weekendLength (Optional): Number of consecutive days at the end of the week considered as weekend. Must be between 1 and 4. Default is 2.
  • Second signature: Uses custom weekend days
    • weekendDays: Tuple of custom weekend day indices (0–6). Must contain between 1 and 4 elements.

Return Type​

number - Number of workdays in the current year.

Description​

Counts the number of workdays in the current year based on the specified weekend configuration.

Example​

import { Chronos } from 'nhb-toolbox';
import { businessPlugin } from 'nhb-toolbox/plugins/businessPlugin';

Chronos.use(businessPlugin);

// Default weekend Friday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-01-01').workdaysInYear();
// Returns: 261

// Custom weekend Sunday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-01-01').workdaysInYear([0, 6]);
// Returns: 261

// With week start on Monday and 1-day weekend (Sunday only)
new Chronos('2025-01-01').workdaysInYear(1, 1);

weekendsBetween()​

Note

This method is provided by businessPlugin. You must register it using Chronos.use(businessPlugin) before calling .weekendsBetween(). Once registered, all Chronos instances will have access to the .weekendsBetween() method.

Signatures​

weekendsBetween(other: ChronosInput, weekStartsOn?: Enumerate<7>, weekendLength?: NumberRange<1, 4>): number;

weekendsBetween(other: ChronosInput, weekendDays: RangeTuple<Enumerate<7>, 1, 4>): number;

Parameters​

  • other: The target date to compare against (can be Chronos instance, Date, string, or timestamp).
  • First signature: Uses automatic weekend calculation
    • weekStartsOn (Optional): Day index (0–6) that the week starts on. Default is 0 (Sunday).
    • weekendLength (Optional): Number of consecutive days at the end of the week considered as weekend. Must be between 1 and 4. Default is 2.
  • Second signature: Uses custom weekend days
    • weekendDays: Tuple of custom weekend day indices (0–6). Must contain between 1 and 4 elements.

Return Type​

number - Total count of weekends between the two dates (exclusive of start date, inclusive of end date).

Description​

Calculates the number of weekends between the current date and another date.

Important

This calculation is exclusive of the starting date and inclusive of the ending date.

Example​

import { Chronos } from 'nhb-toolbox';
import { businessPlugin } from 'nhb-toolbox/plugins/businessPlugin';

Chronos.use(businessPlugin);

// Default weekend Friday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-12-15').weekendsBetween(new Chronos('2025-12-21'));
// Returns: 2

// Custom weekend Sunday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-12-15').weekendsBetween(new Chronos('2025-12-20'), [0, 6]);
// Returns: 1

// With week start on Monday and 2-day weekend
new Chronos('2025-01-01').weekendsBetween('2025-01-10', 1, 2);
// Returns: 2

weekendsInMonth()​

Note

This method is provided by businessPlugin. You must register it using Chronos.use(businessPlugin) before calling .weekendsInMonth(). Once registered, all Chronos instances will have access to the .weekendsInMonth() method.

Signatures​

weekendsInMonth(weekStartsOn?: Enumerate<7>, weekendLength?: NumberRange<1, 4>): number;

weekendsInMonth(weekendDays: RangeTuple<Enumerate<7>, 1, 4>): number;

Parameters​

  • First signature: Uses automatic weekend calculation
    • weekStartsOn (Optional): Day index (0–6) that the week starts on. Default is 0 (Sunday).
    • weekendLength (Optional): Number of consecutive days at the end of the week considered as weekend. Must be between 1 and 4. Default is 2.
  • Second signature: Uses custom weekend days
    • weekendDays: Tuple of custom weekend day indices (0–6). Must contain between 1 and 4 elements.

Return Type​

number - Number of weekends in the current month.

Description​

Counts the number of weekends in the current month based on the specified weekend configuration.

Example​

import { Chronos } from 'nhb-toolbox';
import { businessPlugin } from 'nhb-toolbox/plugins/businessPlugin';

Chronos.use(businessPlugin);

// Default weekend Friday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-01-01').weekendsInMonth();
// Returns: 9

// Custom weekend Sunday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-01-01').weekendsInMonth([0, 6]);
// Returns: 8

// With week start on Monday and 3-day weekend
new Chronos('2025-06-15').weekendsInMonth(1, 3);
// Returns: 13

weekendsInYear()​

Note

This method is provided by businessPlugin. You must register it using Chronos.use(businessPlugin) before calling .weekendsInYear(). Once registered, all Chronos instances will have access to the .weekendsInYear() method.

Signatures​

weekendsInYear(weekStartsOn?: Enumerate<7>, weekendLength?: NumberRange<1, 4>): number;

weekendsInYear(weekendDays: RangeTuple<Enumerate<7>, 1, 4>): number;

Parameters​

  • First signature: Uses automatic weekend calculation
    • weekStartsOn (Optional): Day index (0–6) that the week starts on. Default is 0 (Sunday).
    • weekendLength (Optional): Number of consecutive days at the end of the week considered as weekend. Must be between 1 and 4. Default is 2.
  • Second signature: Uses custom weekend days
    • weekendDays: Tuple of custom weekend day indices (0–6). Must contain between 1 and 4 elements.

Return Type​

number - Number of weekends in the current year.

Description​

Counts the number of weekends in the current year based on the specified weekend configuration.

Example​

import { Chronos } from 'nhb-toolbox';
import { businessPlugin } from 'nhb-toolbox/plugins/businessPlugin';

Chronos.use(businessPlugin);

// Default weekend Friday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-01-01').weekendsInYear();
// Returns: 104

// Custom weekend Sunday & Saturday
new Chronos('2025-01-01').weekendsInYear([0, 6]);
// Returns: 104

// With week start on Monday and 1-day weekend (Sunday only)
new Chronos('2025-01-01').weekendsInYear(1, 1);
// Returns: 52

Type Definitions​

/** Name of time unit from `year` to `millisecond` */
type TimeUnit = 'year' | 'month' | 'day' | 'week' | 'hour' | 'minute' | 'second' | 'millisecond';

/** Conditional value for `TimeUnit` */
type TimeUnitValue<Unit extends TimeUnit> =
 Unit extends 'month' ? NumberRange<1, 12> // 1-12
 : Unit extends 'week' ? NumberRange<1, 53> // 1-51
 : Unit extends 'day' ? NumberRange<1, 31> // 1-31
 : Unit extends 'hour' ? Enumerate<24> // 0-23
 : Unit extends 'minute' | 'second' ? Enumerate<60> // 0-59
 : Unit extends 'millisecond' ? Milliseconds // 0-999
 : number;