wellwish

Archetype: Node.js package

wellwish generates a nuanced well-wishing phrase based on English cultural norms.

In US English, well-wishing phrases like "Have a good day", "Have a good evening", or "Have a good night" are common. However, phrases like "Have a good afternoon" or "Have a good morning" can sometimes feel too specific, as if you're only wishing someone well for a limited part of the day rather than the whole day.

Details

✅ Fast & Simple – Optimized, single-function package.
✅ Handles Edge Cases – Supports special cases like transitional periods.
✅ Simple Depth – Highly customizable but also works with no config.

Install

npm install wellwish

Usage

import wellwish from 'wellwish';

console.log(wellwish()); // Outputs the appropriate greeting based on the current time

// Custom phrases and time settings
console.log(
    wellwish({
        day: 'Have a good day!',
        evening: 'Have a nice evening!',
        night: 'Have a nice night!',
        dayStart: 6,
        eveningStart: 18,
        nightStart: 22,
        hour: 19, // Manually setting the hour
    }),
);
// ➝ "Have a nice evening!"

API

wellwish(options?: WellwishOptions): string

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
day	string	"day"	The phrase for the "day" phase.
evening	string	"evening"	The phrase for the "evening" phase.
night	string	"night"	The phrase for the "night" phase.
dayStart	number	4	The hour (0-24) at which "day" starts.
eveningStart	number	17	The hour (0-24) at which "evening" starts.
nightStart	number	21	The hour (0-24) at which "night" starts.
hour	number	new Date().getHours()	The hour to evaluate (defaults to the current system hour).

Returns

• string: The appropriate well-wishing phrase based on the given time and phase configuration.

Example Time Phase Behavior

Hour	Output (Default Phrases)
03:00	"night"
06:00	"day"
18:00	"evening"
22:00	"night"

Related Links

This package is part of my highsociety meta suite:

https://github.com/alexstevovich/highsociety-node - Prose, linguistic, time, and cultural string formatting.

https://github.com/alexstevovich/dayphase-node - A low-level day phase tool, internally used by wellwish.

Development Homepage

https://github.com/alexstevovich/wellwish-node

License

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.