AD-BS Date Converter: Seamless Conversion Between Gregorian and Bikram Sambat Calendars

This package provides utility functions to convert dates from AD (Gregorian) to BS (Bikram Sambat) and vice versa. It is especially useful for handling date conversions between the two widely used calendar systems in Nepal.

Installation

To install the package, run:

  npm i ad-bs-converter

Usage

You can import the functions using either ES6 modules or CommonJS:

ES6 Modules

import { adToBS, bsToAD } from "ad-bs-converter";

CommonJS

const { adToBS, bsToAD } = require("ad-bs-converter");

Basic Usage

Convert BS to AD

bsToAD("2053-06-25"); // Returns {year:1996, month:10, day:11}

Convert AD to BS

adToBS("1996-10-11"); // Returns {year:2053, month:06, day:25}

Provide a valid date string. The current supported formats are:

  YYYY/MM/DD
  YYYY-MM-DD
  YYYY MM DD
  DD/MM/YYYY
  DD-MM-YYYY
  DD MM YYYY

Example:

bsToAD("2051/02/01"); // YYYY/MM/DD
bsToAD("2051-02-01");
bsToAD("2051 02 01");
bsToAD("01/02/2051"); // DD/MM/YYYY
bsToAD("01-02-2051");
bsToAD("01 02 2051");