const DURATION_PATTERN = /^(\d+)(ms|s|m|h)$/; const UNIT_MS: Record = { ms: 1, s: 1_000, m: 60_000, h: 3_600_000, }; export function parseDuration(value: string): number { const match = DURATION_PATTERN.exec(value.trim()); if (!match) { throw new Error(`Invalid duration "${value}" (expected e.g. "500ms", "5s", "1m", "1h")`); } const [, amount, unit] = match; return Number(amount) * UNIT_MS[unit]; }