def string_to_epoch()

in psaw/utilities.py [0:0]

• 12 lines of code
• 4 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

def string_to_epoch(s):
    """
    Convert argument string to epoch if possible

    If argument looks like int + s,h,md (ie, 30d), we'll pass as-is
    since pushshift can accept this.  Per docs, pushshift supports:
    Epoch value or Integer + "s,m,h,d" (i.e. 30d for 30 days)

    :param s: str
    :return: int | str

    """
    if s is not None:
        s = s.strip()
        if re.search('^[0-9]+[smhd]$', s):
            return s

        try:
            s = dp.parse(s).timestamp()
            s = int(s)
        except ValueError:
            raise click.BadParameter("could not convert argument to "
                                     "a datetime: {}".format(s))

    return s