SmartTimeSpanParser 1.0.0

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dotnet add package SmartTimeSpanParser --version 1.0.0
                    
NuGet\Install-Package SmartTimeSpanParser -Version 1.0.0
                    
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<PackageReference Include="SmartTimeSpanParser" Version="1.0.0" />
                    
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<PackageVersion Include="SmartTimeSpanParser" Version="1.0.0" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="SmartTimeSpanParser" />
                    
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paket add SmartTimeSpanParser --version 1.0.0
                    
#r "nuget: SmartTimeSpanParser, 1.0.0"
                    
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#:package SmartTimeSpanParser@1.0.0
                    
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=SmartTimeSpanParser&version=1.0.0
                    
Install as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=SmartTimeSpanParser&version=1.0.0
                    
Install as a Cake Tool

โฑ๏ธ SmartTimeSpanParser

A developer-friendly .NET library for parsing natural time duration expressions like "2h 30m" or "1.5 days" into usable TimeSpan objects.

๐Ÿš€ Features

  • Fluent parsing of expressions like:
    • 2h, 1.5 hours
    • 30 minutes, 45m, 90s
    • 1h 15m, 2 days 3h
  • Converts human input to TimeSpan
  • Small, fast, and dependency-free
  • Perfect for config parsing, retries, timeouts, and CLI tools

๐Ÿ“ฆ Installation

Install from NuGet (coming soon):

dotnet add package SmartTimeSpanParser

๐Ÿ“Œ Example Usage

var duration = SmartTimeSpan.Parse("2h 30m");

Console.WriteLine(duration); // 02:30:00

if (SmartTimeSpan.TryParse("45 minutes", out var parsed))
{
    Console.WriteLine(parsed); // 00:45:00
}

๐Ÿ’ก Supported Formats

Input Description
2h 2 hours
1.5 days 36 hours
30m or 30 minutes 30 minutes
90s 90 seconds
1h 15m 1 hour and 15 minutes
2d 3h 2 days and 3 hours

More formats and units coming soon!

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Planned Roadmap

  • ToHumanString() method for output like "2 hours, 15 minutes"
  • Support for milliseconds
  • Support plural/locale parsing (fr, de, es)
  • CLI tool for parsing and formatting durations

๐Ÿ”„ Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md

๐Ÿงช Run Tests

dotnet test

๐Ÿค Contributing

Pull requests welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

๐Ÿ“„ License

MIT โ€” see LICENSE


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