now (Lodash Compatibility)

::: warning Use Date.now() instead

This now function is a simple wrapper that calls Date.now() and represents unnecessary abstraction.

Use the faster and more direct Date.now() instead.

:::

Returns the current time in milliseconds.

const currentTime = now();

Usage

now()

Returns the number of milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC. This is useful for time measurement and timestamp generation.

import { now } from 'es-toolkit/compat';

// Get the current time
const currentTime = now();
console.log(currentTime); // => 1703925600000 (example)

// Measure execution time
const startTime = now();
// Some time-consuming operation
const endTime = now();
console.log(`Operation time: ${endTime - startTime}ms`);

// Use as timestamp
const timestamp = now();
const logMessage = `[${timestamp}] Operation completed`;

Returns the same result as Date.now().

import { now } from 'es-toolkit/compat';

console.log(now() === Date.now()); // => true (when called at the same time)

Parameters

None.

Returns

(number): Returns the number of milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC to the present.