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node-approximate-now 1.0.2-1

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Descriptionapproximate (fast) current UNIX time for Node.js

Sometimes you don't care about the exact time the event took place, but rather need to know approximately when. If your use case is performance sensitive, then Date.now() might not be the best option because it has a measurable impact to the performance. approximate-now provides an approximate (to the error of 50ms) time without a performance penalty of Date.now().

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

MaintainerDebian Javascript Maintainers <pkg-javascript-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed ByJoseph Nahmias <jello@debian.org>
Sponsorjello@debian.org
Distributionunstable
Architectureall
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/js-team/node-approximate-now.git (browse)
Closes#1138188
Blocked Bugs#1138186 (wishlist)
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/node-approximate-now
Uploaded3 hours ago

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Architecturesource all
Distributionunstable
DateFri, 29 May 2026 00:50:38 -0400
Sourcenode-approximate-now
Version1.0.2-1
Changed-ByJoseph Nahmias
Changelog
node-approximate-now (1.0.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
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   * Initial release (Closes: #1138188)
   * patch upstream tests so they run properly
     * convert from ava to the Node.js test runner (node:test)
     * use setTimeout() instead of delay in tests
     * assign type explicitly to avoid implicit never type
   * use named import to allow test to run as autopkgtest
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Package-Listnode-approximate-now deb javascript optional arch=all
Sectionjavascript
Priorityoptional
Componentmain
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: approximate-now
Upstream-Contact: https://github.com/gajus/approximate-now/issues
Source: https://github.com/gajus/approximate-now#readme

Files: *
Copyright: 2020, Gajus Kuizinas <gajus@gajus.com> (http://gajus.com)
License: BSD-3-Clause

Files: debian/*
Copyright: 2026, Joseph Nahmias <jello@debian.org>
License: BSD-3-Clause

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