WIP: simplify DB queries and error handling

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/helpers.ts b/src/helpers.ts
index 7cd176498..a063db169 100644
--- a/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { AmountJson } from "./amounts";
 import * as Amounts from "./amounts";
 
 import URI = require("urijs");
+import { Timestamp } from "./walletTypes";
 
 /**
  * Show an amount in a form suitable for the user.
@@ -126,6 +127,19 @@ export function getTalerStampSec(stamp: string): number | null {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Extract a timestamp from a Taler timestamp string.
+ */
+export function extractTalerStamp(stamp: string): Timestamp | undefined {
+  const m = stamp.match(/\/?Date\(([0-9]*)\)\/?/);
+  if (!m || !m[1]) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return {
+    t_ms: parseInt(m[1], 10) * 1000,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
  * Check if a timestamp is in the right format.
  */
 export function timestampCheck(stamp: string): boolean {