Document: lastModified property

alert(document.lastModified);
// returns: Tuesday, December 16, 2017 11:09:42

let oLastModif = new Date(document.lastModified);

let nLastModif = Date.parse(document.lastModified);

// Match 'timestamp' in 'last_modif=timestamp'
// e.g. '1687964614822' in 'last_modif=1687964614822'
const pattern = /last_modif\s*=\s*([^;]*)/;

if (
  Date.parse(document.lastModified) >
  (parseFloat(document.cookie.match(pattern)?.[1]) || 0)
) {
  document.cookie = `last_modif=${Date.now()}; expires=Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT; path=${
    location.pathname
  }`;
  alert("This page has changed!");
}

const pattern = /last_modif\s*=\s*([^;]*)/;

const lastVisit = parseFloat(document.cookie.replace(pattern, "$1"));
const lastModif = Date.parse(document.lastModified);

if (Number.isNaN(lastVisit) || lastModif > lastVisit) {
  document.cookie = `last_modif=${Date.now()}; expires=Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT; path=${
    location.pathname
  }`;

  if (isFinite(lastVisit)) {
    alert("This page has been changed!");
  }
}