Proposal to add a duration type

README.md

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Table of contents
 - [Local Date-Time](#user-content-local-date-time)
 - [Local Date](#user-content-local-date)
 - [Local Time](#user-content-local-time)
+- [Duration](#user-content-duration)
 - [Array](#user-content-array)
 - [Table](#user-content-table)
 - [Inline Table](#user-content-inline-table)
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ Values must have one of the following types.
 - [Local Date-Time](#user-content-local-date-time)
 - [Local Date](#user-content-local-date)
 - [Local Time](#user-content-local-time)
+- [Duration](#user-content-duration)
 - [Array](#user-content-array)
 - [Inline Table](#user-content-inline-table)
 
@@ -623,6 +625,18 @@ millisecond precision is expected. If the value contains greater precision than
 the implementation can support, the additional precision must be truncated, not
 rounded.
 
+Duration
+----------
+
+A duration represents a signed interval of time in a specified unit. Units include:
+hours, mins, secs, millisecs, microsecs and nanosecs. The numeric portion of a duration 
+must be a integer. 
+
+```toml
+d1 = 10mins
+d2 = -59secs
+```
+
 Array
 -----
 

examples/example-v0.5.0.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+################################################################################
+## Comment
+
+# Speak your mind with the hash symbol. They go from the symbol to the end of
+# the line.
+
+
+################################################################################
+## Table
+
+# Tables (also known as hash tables or dictionaries) are collections of
+# key/value pairs. They appear in square brackets on a line by themselves.
+
+[table]
+
+key = "value" # Yeah, you can do this.
+
+# Nested tables are denoted by table names with dots in them. Name your tables
+# whatever crap you please, just don't use #, ., [ or ].
+
+[table.subtable]
+
+key = "another value"
+
+# You don't need to specify all the super-tables if you don't want to. TOML
+# knows how to do it for you.
+
+# [x] you
+# [x.y] don't
+# [x.y.z] need these
+[x.y.z.w] # for this to work
+
+
+################################################################################
+## Inline Table
+
+# Inline tables provide a more compact syntax for expressing tables. They are
+# especially useful for grouped data that can otherwise quickly become verbose.
+# Inline tables are enclosed in curly braces `{` and `}`. No newlines are
+# allowed between the curly braces unless they are valid within a value.
+
+[table.inline]
+
+name = { first = "Tom", last = "Preston-Werner" }
+point = { x = 1, y = 2 }
+
+
+################################################################################
+## String
+
+# There are four ways to express strings: basic, multi-line basic, literal, and
+# multi-line literal. All strings must contain only valid UTF-8 characters.
+
+[string.basic]
+
+basic = "I'm a string. \"You can quote me\". Name\tJos\u00E9\nLocation\tSF."
+
+[string.multiline]
+
+# The following strings are byte-for-byte equivalent:
+key1 = "One\nTwo"
+key2 = """One\nTwo"""
+key3 = """
+One
+Two"""
+
+[string.multiline.continued]
+
+# The following strings are byte-for-byte equivalent:
+key1 = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
+
+key2 = """
+The quick brown \
+
+
+  fox jumps over \
+    the lazy dog."""
+
+key3 = """\
+       The quick brown \
+       fox jumps over \
+       the lazy dog.\
+       """
+
+[string.literal]
+
+# What you see is what you get.
+winpath  = 'C:\Users\nodejs\templates'
+winpath2 = '\\ServerX\admin$\system32\'
+quoted   = 'Tom "Dubs" Preston-Werner'
+regex    = '<\i\c*\s*>'
+
+
+[string.literal.multiline]
+
+regex2 = '''I [dw]on't need \d{2} apples'''
+lines  = '''
+The first newline is
+trimmed in raw strings.
+   All other whitespace
+   is preserved.
+'''
+
+
+################################################################################
+## Integer
+
+# Integers are whole numbers. Positive numbers may be prefixed with a plus sign.
+# Negative numbers are prefixed with a minus sign.
+
+[integer]
+
+key1 = +99
+key2 = 42
+key3 = 0
+key4 = -17
+
+[integer.underscores]
+
+# For large numbers, you may use underscores to enhance readability. Each
+# underscore must be surrounded by at least one digit.
+key1 = 1_000
+key2 = 5_349_221
+key3 = 1_2_3_4_5     # valid but inadvisable
+
+
+################################################################################
+## Float
+
+# A float consists of an integer part (which may be prefixed with a plus or
+# minus sign) followed by a fractional part and/or an exponent part.
+
+[float.fractional]
+
+key1 = +1.0
+key2 = 3.1415
+key3 = -0.01
+
+[float.exponent]
+
+key1 = 5e+22
+key2 = 1e6
+key3 = -2E-2
+
+[float.both]
+
+key = 6.626e-34
+
+[float.underscores]
+
+key1 = 9_224_617.445_991_228_313
+key2 = 1e1_000
+
+
+################################################################################
+## Boolean
+
+# Booleans are just the tokens you're used to. Always lowercase.
+
+[boolean]
+
+True = true
+False = false
+
+
+################################################################################
+## Datetime
+
+# Datetimes are RFC 3339 dates.
+
+[datetime]
+
+key1 = 1979-05-27T07:32:00Z
+key2 = 1979-05-27T00:32:00-07:00
+key3 = 1979-05-27T00:32:00.999999-07:00
+
+################################################################################
+## Duration
+
+[duration]
+
+key1 = 10nanosecs
+key2 = -5secs
+key3 = 300mins
+key3 = 1hours
+#illegal = 1.5hours
+
+################################################################################
+## Array
+
+# Arrays are square brackets with other primitives inside. Whitespace is
+# ignored. Elements are separated by commas. Data types may not be mixed.
+
+[array]
+
+key1 = [ 1, 2, 3 ]
+key2 = [ "red", "yellow", "green" ]
+key3 = [ [ 1, 2 ], [3, 4, 5] ]
+key4 = [ [ 1, 2 ], ["a", "b", "c"] ] # this is ok
+
+# Arrays can also be multiline. So in addition to ignoring whitespace, arrays
+# also ignore newlines between the brackets.  Terminating commas are ok before
+# the closing bracket.
+
+key5 = [
+  1, 2, 3
+]
+key6 = [
+  1,
+  2, # this is ok
+]
+
+
+################################################################################
+## Array of Tables
+
+# These can be expressed by using a table name in double brackets. Each table
+# with the same double bracketed name will be an element in the array. The
+# tables are inserted in the order encountered.
+
+[[products]]
+
+name = "Hammer"
+sku = 738594937
+
+[[products]]
+
+[[products]]
+
+name = "Nail"
+sku = 284758393
+color = "gray"
+
+
+# You can create nested arrays of tables as well.
+
+[[fruit]]
+  name = "apple"
+
+  [fruit.physical]
+    color = "red"
+    shape = "round"
+
+  [[fruit.variety]]
+    name = "red delicious"
+
+  [[fruit.variety]]
+    name = "granny smith"
+
+[[fruit]]
+  name = "banana"
+
+  [[fruit.variety]]
+    name = "plantain"