---
title: "time"
description: "Time constants and conversion functions"
weight: 60
type: "docs"
---

The time module provides time constants and conversion functions.

```javascript
var time = use('time')
```

## Constants

| Constant | Value | Description |
|----------|-------|-------------|
| `time.second` | 1 | Seconds in a second |
| `time.minute` | 60 | Seconds in a minute |
| `time.hour` | 3600 | Seconds in an hour |
| `time.day` | 86400 | Seconds in a day |
| `time.week` | 604800 | Seconds in a week |
| `time.month` | 2629746 | Seconds in a month (30.44 days) |
| `time.year` | 31556952 | Seconds in a year (365.24 days) |

## Getting Current Time

### time.number()

Get current time as seconds since epoch.

```javascript
var now = time.number()  // e.g., 1702656000
```

### time.record()

Get current time as a record.

```javascript
var now = time.record()
// {year: 2024, month: 1, day: 15, hour: 10, minute: 30, second: 45, nanosecond: 123456789}
```

### time.text(format)

Get current time as formatted text.

```javascript
time.text()                           // default format
time.text("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS")  // custom format
```

## Converting Time

### time.number(text, format, zone)

Parse text to timestamp.

```javascript
time.number("2024-01-15", "yyyy-MM-dd")
```

### time.number(record)

Convert record to timestamp.

```javascript
time.number({year: 2024, month: 1, day: 15})
```

### time.text(number, format, zone)

Format timestamp as text.

```javascript
time.text(1702656000, "yyyy-MM-dd")  // "2024-01-15"
```

### time.record(number)

Convert timestamp to record.

```javascript
time.record(1702656000)
// {year: 2024, month: 1, day: 15, ...}
```

## Time Arithmetic

```javascript
var now = time.number()

// Tomorrow at this time
var tomorrow = now + time.day

// One week ago
var last_week = now - time.week

// In 2 hours
var later = now + (2 * time.hour)

// Format future time
print(time.text(tomorrow))
```

## Example

```javascript
var time = use('time')

// Measure execution time
var start = time.number()
// ... do work ...
var elapsed = time.number() - start
print(`Took ${elapsed} seconds`)

// Schedule for tomorrow
var tomorrow = time.number() + time.day
print(`Tomorrow: ${time.text(tomorrow, "yyyy-MM-dd")}`)
```
