[ZendTo] Feature request: optional units on some preferences

[John Thurston]

On 12/10/2020 7:55 AM, Jules via ZendTo wrote:
> Only other option is to infer whether it's a byte count or a time 
> duration from the name of the setting

That's where I'd go. As I mentioned, "Computers are good at doing math". 
It's only a couple of lines of code, and it makes the end-user's (my) 
life easier.

I don't mind overloading the letter 'm'. It has a strong, arched shape. 
It can probably handle the load.

The suffixes would be:
:: For Size ::
k = 1024
m = 1024*1024
g = 1024*1024*1024

:: For Duration ::
s = 1
m = 60
h = 60*60
d = 60*60*24
w = 60*60*24*7


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