graphql-scalar-unix-time-sec

A GraphQL scalar for representing unix time seconds

Install

npm i --save graphql-scalar-unix-time-sec

Usage

1. Import

import unixTimeSec from 'graphql-scalar-unix-time-sec';

2. Use the scalar in the gql schema file

const typeDefs = gql`
    type User {
        createdAt: ${unixTimeSec.type.name}
        input: ${unixTimeSec.type.name}
    }

    type Query {
        user(input: ${unixTimeSec.type.name}): User
    }
    
    ${unixTimeSec.typedef}
`;

or

type User {
    createdAt: UnixTimeSec
    input: UnixTimeSec
}

type Query {
    user(input: UnixTimeSec): User
}

scalar UnixTimeSec

3. Add the resolver

const resolvers = {
    ...unixTimeSec.resolver,
    Query: {
        async user(_, input: any) {
            return {...returnValues.user, ...input};
        }
    }
};

Features

This scalar will:

• Accept inputs in either string or number format
• Validate that the input type has 10 digits (aka is between the years ~1974 to ~2463)
• Will coerce milliseconds to seconds if being sent from the server to client