A snippet to convert Mongo ObjectID to javascript timestamps, and vice-versa

Mongo ObjectID to Timestamp

----- mongo to js ------

timeStamp = parseInt(Mongo.ObjectId().toString().substr(0,8), 16)*1000
date = new Date(timestamp)

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----- js to mongo -----
timestamp = new Date().getTime()/1000
mongoId = new ObjectID(timestamp.toString(16)+1e16)

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