Generate array of times (as strings) for every X minutes in JavaScript

Question

I\'m trying to create an array of times (strings, not Date objects) for every X minutes throughout a full 24 hours. For example, for a 5 minute interval the arr

Answer 1

This snippet generates a range base on locale, so you do not need to handle AM/PM manually. By default, it will use browser language, but you can pass a user-selected one.

function getTimeRanges(interval, language = window.navigator.language) {
    const ranges = [];
    const date = new Date();
    const format = {
        hour: 'numeric',
        minute: 'numeric',
    };

    for (let minutes = 0; minutes < 24 * 60; minutes = minutes + interval) {
        date.setHours(0);
        date.setMinutes(minutes);
        ranges.push(date.toLocaleTimeString(language, format));
    }

    return ranges;
}

console.log('English', getTimeRanges(30, 'en'));
console.log('Russian', getTimeRanges(30, 'ru'));