(Node.js) Date/Time Older-Than N Seconds/Minutes/Hours/Days

Demonstrates the how to tell if a date/time is older than the current time by N seconds, minutes, hours, or days.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var dt = new chilkat.CkDateTime();

    // Set to the current system date/time.
    dt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
    console.log("Now: " + dt.GetAsTimestamp(true));

    // Subtract 10 minutes, making the date 10 minutes in the past.
    dt.AddSeconds(-600);
    console.log("10 minutes ago: " + dt.GetAsTimestamp(true));

    // Is the date/time older than 10 seconds?
    var b = dt.OlderThan(10,"seconds");
    console.log("Older than 10 seconds: " + b);

    // Is the date/time older than 5 minutes?
    b = dt.OlderThan(5,"minutes");
    console.log("Older than 5 minutes: " + b);

    // Is the date/time older than 15 minutes?
    b = dt.OlderThan(15,"minutes");
    console.log("Older than 15 minutes: " + b);

    // Is the date/time older than 1 hour?
    b = dt.OlderThan(1,"hour");
    console.log("Older than 1 hour: " + b);

    // Is the date/time older than 1 day?
    b = dt.OlderThan(1,"day");
    console.log("Older than 1 day: " + b);

    // Output:

    // 	Now: 2017-05-05T23:33:06-0500
    // 	10 minutes ago: 2017-05-05T23:23:06-0500
    // 	Older than 10 seconds: True
    // 	Older than 5 minutes: True
    // 	Older than 15 minutes: False
    // 	Older than 1 hour: False
    // 	Older than 1 day: False

}

chilkatExample();