more refreshPeriod options in .chezmoiexternal

[j-lakeman]

Would be awesome if values like 1m, 2w, etc. were possible as refreshPeriod in .chezmoiexternal IMHO

[twpayne]

1m is already parsed (assuming you mean one minute and not one month). 1w is not parsed. refreshPeriod is parsed as a Go duration. Specifically, which time units would you add?

[j-lakeman]

Thanks for the swift response! I was thinking more like weeks and months as I have couple externals which update rarely.
“720h” etc. is just a bit unhandy and not immediately clear how long it is IMHO.

[2-4601]

For readability, you could express one month like this:

refreshPeriod = "{{ mul 24 30 }}h"

[j-lakeman]

I ended up like this:

{{- $monthly := print (mul 24 30) "h" -}}