Parses a natural duration string into seconds.

parseDuration.js

// Try to be as sensible as possible about parsing durations
function parseDuration(duration) {
  // .75
  if (match = /^\.\d+$/.exec(duration)) {
    return parseFloat("0" + match[0]) * 3600;
  // 4 or 11.75
  } else if (match = /^\d+(?:\.\d+)?$/.exec(duration)) {
    return parseFloat(match[0]) * 3600;
  // 01:34
  } else if (match = /^(\d+):(\d+)$/.exec(duration)) {
    return (parseInt(match[1]) || 0) * 3600 + (parseInt(match[2]) || 0) * 60;
  // 1h30m or 7 hrs 1 min and 43 seconds
  } else if (match = /(?:(\d+)\s*d(?:ay?)?s?)?(?:(?:\s+and|,)?\s+)?(?:(\d+)\s*h(?:(?:ou)?rs?)?)?(?:(?:\s+and|,)?\s+)?(?:(\d+)\s*m(?:in(?:utes?))?)?(?:(?:\s+and|,)?\s+)?(?:(\d)\s*s(?:ec(?:ond)?s?)?)?/.exec(duration)) {
    return (parseInt(match[1]) || 0) * 86400 + (parseInt(match[2]) || 0) * 3600 + (parseInt(match[3]) || 0) * 60 + (parseInt(match[4]) || 0);
  // Unknown!
  } else {
    return null;
  }
};