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splitIntervalByUnitUnix

splitIntervalByUnitUnix(start: string | number, end: string | number, unit: string, amount: number): { start: number; end: number; }[]
import { splitIntervalByUnitUnix } from "@northguild/gmt/unix/interval";

Split a Unix epoch interval into sub-intervals of amount × unit.

  • Returns an array of { start, end } records that tile the interval.
  • The final sub-interval is trimmed so its end never exceeds the original end.
  • Returns [{ start, end }] when start === end (zero-length interval).
  • Returns [] on invalid input (non-finite/non-integer start/end, unsupported unit, non-positive amount, or invalid timeZone). Uses the system timeZone for calendar-unit arithmetic (consistent with addUnix).
Parameter Type Description
start string | number Unix epoch value (seconds or milliseconds) — interval start
end string | number Unix epoch value (seconds or milliseconds) — interval end
unit string duration unit string — any DateTimeDurationUnit
amount number positive number of units per step

array of { start, end } records, or [] on invalid input

splitIntervalByUnitUnix(0, 86400000, "hour", 6) // [{ start: 0, end: 21600000 }, { start: 21600000, end: 43200000 }, { start: 43200000, end: 64800000 }, { start: 64800000, end: 86400000 }]
splitIntervalByUnitUnix(0, 3600000, "hour", 1) // [{ start: 0, end: 3600000 }]
splitIntervalByUnitUnix(0, 0, "hour", 1) // [{ start: 0, end: 0 }]
splitIntervalByUnitUnix(0, 86400000, "hour", 0) // []
splitIntervalByUnitUnix("invalid", 86400000, "hour", 1) // []

unix/interval/splitIntervalByUnitUnix.ts