How do you get a timestamp in JavaScript?

Question

How can I get a timestamp in JavaScript?

Something similar to Unix timestamp, that is, a single number that represents the current time and date. Either as a number

Answer 1

This seems to work.

console.log(clock.now);
// returns 1444356078076

console.log(clock.format(clock.now));
//returns 10/8/2015 21:02:16

console.log(clock.format(clock.now + clock.add(10, 'minutes'))); 
//returns 10/8/2015 21:08:18

var clock = {
    now:Date.now(),
    add:function (qty, units) {
            switch(units.toLowerCase()) {
                case 'weeks'   :  val = qty * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7;  break;
                case 'days'    :  val = qty * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;  break;
                case 'hours'   :  val = qty * 1000 * 60 * 60;  break;
                case 'minutes' :  val = qty * 1000 * 60;  break;
                case 'seconds' :  val = qty * 1000;  break;
                default       :  val = undefined;  break;
                }
            return val;
            },
    format:function (timestamp){
            var date = new Date(timestamp);
            var year = date.getFullYear();
            var month = date.getMonth() + 1;
            var day = date.getDate();
            var hours = date.getHours();
            var minutes = "0" + date.getMinutes();
            var seconds = "0" + date.getSeconds();
            // Will display time in xx/xx/xxxx 00:00:00 format
            return formattedTime = month + '/' + 
                                day + '/' + 
                                year + ' ' + 
                                hours + ':' + 
                                minutes.substr(-2) + 
                                ':' + seconds.substr(-2);
            }
};