diff --git a/src/corelibs/string_handling/timestamp_strings.py b/src/corelibs/string_handling/timestamp_strings.py
index eb3d215..97baa26 100644
--- a/src/corelibs/string_handling/timestamp_strings.py
+++ b/src/corelibs/string_handling/timestamp_strings.py
@@ -2,10 +2,19 @@
 Current timestamp strings and time zones
 """
 
+import re
 from datetime import datetime
 from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo, ZoneInfoNotFoundError
 
 
+class TimeParseError(Exception):
+    """Custom exception for time parsing errors."""
+
+
+class TimeUnitError(Exception):
+    """Custom exception for time parsing errors."""
+
+
 class TimestampStrings:
     """
     set default time stamps
@@ -24,3 +33,73 @@ class TimestampStrings:
         self.timestamp = self.timestamp_now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
         self.timestamp_tz = self.timestamp_now_tz.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z")
         self.timestamp_file = self.timestamp_now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S")
+
+
+def convert_to_seconds(time_string: str) -> int:
+    """
+    Conver a string with time units into a seconds string
+    The following units are allowed
+    Y: 365 days
+    M: 30 days
+    d, h, m, s
+
+    Arguments:
+        time_string {str} -- _description_
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: _description_
+
+    Returns:
+        int -- _description_
+    """
+
+    # Define time unit conversion factors
+    unit_factors: dict[str, int] = {
+        'Y': 31536000,       # 365 days * 86400 seconds/day
+        'M': 2592000 * 12,   # 1 year in seconds (assuming 365 days per year)
+        'd': 86400,          # 1 day in seconds
+        'h': 3600,           # 1 hour in seconds
+        'm': 60,             # minutes to seconds
+        's': 1               # 1 second in seconds
+    }
+    long_unit_names: dict[str, str] = {
+        'year': 'Y',
+        'years': 'Y',
+        'month': 'M',
+        'months': 'M',
+        'day': 'd',
+        'days': 'd',
+        'hour': 'h',
+        'hours': 'h',
+        'minute': 'm',
+        'minutes': 'm',
+        'min': 'm',
+        'second': 's',
+        'seconds': 's',
+        'sec': 's',
+    }
+
+    total_seconds = 0
+
+    seen_units: list[str] = []  # Track units that have been encountered
+
+    # Use regex to match number and time unit pairs
+    for match in re.finditer(r'(\d+)\s*([a-zA-Z]+)', time_string):
+        value, unit = int(match.group(1)), match.group(2)
+
+        # full name check, fallback to original name
+        unit = long_unit_names.get(unit.lower(), unit)
+
+        # Check for duplicate units
+        if unit in seen_units:
+            raise TimeParseError(f"Unit '{unit}' appears more than once.")
+        # Check invalid unit
+        if unit not in unit_factors:
+            raise TimeUnitError(f"Unit '{unit}' is not a valid unit name.")
+        # Add to total seconds based on the units
+        if unit in unit_factors:
+            total_seconds += value * unit_factors[unit]
+
+        seen_units.append(unit)
+
+    return total_seconds
diff --git a/test-run/string_handling/timestamp_strings.py b/test-run/string_handling/timestamp_strings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..128d640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-run/string_handling/timestamp_strings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+timestamp string checks
+"""
+
+from corelibs.string_handling.timestamp_strings import convert_to_seconds, TimeParseError, TimeUnitError
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """
+    Comment
+    """
+    test_cases = [
+        "5M 6d",           # 5 months, 6 days
+        "2h 30m 45s",      # 2 hours, 30 minutes, 45 seconds
+        "1Y 2M 3d",        # 1 year, 2 months, 3 days
+        "1h",              # 1 hour
+        "30m",             # 30 minutes
+        "2 hours 15 minutes",  # 2 hours, 15 minutes
+        "1d 12h",          # 1 day, 12 hours
+        "3M 2d 4h",        # 3 months, 2 days, 4 hours
+        "45s",             # 45 seconds
+        "1 year 2 months", # 1 year, 2 months
+        "2Y 6M 15d 8h 30m 45s",  # Complex example
+    # ]
+    # invalid_test_cases = [
+        "5M 6d 2M",        # months appears twice
+        "2h 30m 45s 1h",   # hours appears twice
+        "1d 2 days",       # days appears twice (short and long form)
+        "30m 45 minutes",  # minutes appears twice
+        "1Y 2 years",      # years appears twice
+        "1x 2 yrs",        # invalid names
+    ]
+
+    for time_string in test_cases:
+        try:
+            result = convert_to_seconds(time_string)
+            print(f"{time_string} => {result}")
+        except (TimeParseError, TimeUnitError) as e:
+            print(f"Error encountered for {time_string}: {type(e).__name__}: {e}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+
+# __END__