This topic describes the syntax, description, parameters, and response parameters of time functions. This topic also provides examples of these functions.

today

Details about this function:
  • Syntax: today().
  • Description

    Queries the current date in the format of yyyy-mm-dd.

  • Parameters

    N/A

  • Response parameters

    Returns the current date in an array in the format of yyyy-mm-dd.

  • Example 
    say(concat('today:', today()))
    Output
    today:2019-05-23

time

Details about this function:
  • Syntax: time().
  • Description

    Queries the current UNIX timestamp, excluding the fractional part of milliseconds. Unit: seconds.

  • Parameters

    N/A

  • Response parameters

    Returns the current UNIX timestamp.

  • Example 
    say(concat('time:', time()))
    Output
    time:1559109666

now

Details about this function:
  • Syntax: now().
  • Description

    Queries the current UNIX timestamp, including the fractional part of milliseconds. Unit: seconds.

  • Parameters

    N/A

  • Response parameters

    Returns the current UNIX timestamp.

  • Example 
    say(concat('now:', now()))
    Output
    now:1559109666.644

localtime

Details about this function:
  • Syntax: localtime().
  • Description

    Queries the current date and time in the format of yyyy-mm-dd hh: mm: ss.

  • Parameters

    N/A

  • Response parameters

    Returns the current UTC in an array in the format of yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.

  • Example 
    say(concat('localtime:', localtime()))
    Output
    localtime:2019-05-29 14:02:41

utctime

Details about this function:
  • Syntax: utctime().
  • Description

    Queries the current UTC time in the format of yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.

  • Parameters

    N/A

  • Response parameters

    Returns the current UTC time in an array in the format of yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.

  • Example 
    say(concat('utctime:', utctime()))
    Output
    utctime:2019-05-29 06:02:41

cookie_time

Details about this function:
  • Syntax: cookie_time(sec).
  • Description

    Generates a time string in the cookie time format based on a UNIX timestamp.

  • Parameters

    sec: the UNIX timestamp. To query the UNIX timestamp, you can call the time() function.

  • Response parameters

    Returns a time string in the cookie time format based on the UNIX timestamp specified by the sec parameter.

  • Example 
    say(concat('cookie_time:', cookie_time(time())))
    Output
    cookie_time:Wed, 29-May-19 06:02:41 GMT

http_time

Details about this function:
  • Syntax: http_time(sec).
  • Description

    Generates a time string in the HTTP header time format based on a UNIX timestamp. For example, this function can generate the time displayed for the Last-Modified field in the HTTP header.

  • Parameters

    sec: the UNIX timestamp. To query the UNIX timestamp, you can call the time() function.

  • Response parameters

    Returns a time string in the HTTP header time format based on the UNIX timestamp specified by the sec parameter.

  • Example 
    say(concat('http_time:', http_time(time())))
    Output
    http_time:Wed, 29 May 2019 06:02:41 GMT

parse_http_time

Details about this function:
  • Syntax: parse_http_time(str).
  • Description

    Parses a time string that is in the HTTP header time format and returns the corresponding UNIX timestamp.

  • Parameters

    str: the time string in the HTTP header format that you want to parse. Example: Thu, 22-Dec-10 10:20:35 GMT. To query the time string, you can call the http_time() function.

  • Response parameters

    If the function succeeds, a UNIX timestamp is returned. Otherwise, false is returned.

  • Example 
    say(concat('parse_http_time:', parse_http_time(http_time(time()))))
    Output
    parse_http_time:1559109761

UNIXtime

Details about this function:
  • Syntax: unixtime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec).
  • Description

    Generates and returns a UNIX timestamp based on the provided values of the year, month, day, hour, min, and sec parameters.

  • Parameters
    • year: specifies the year.
    • month: specifies the month.
    • day: specifies the day.
    • hour: specifies the hour.
    • min: specifies the minute.
    • sec: specifies the second.
  • Response parameters

    Returns a UNIX timestamp.

  • Example 
    t = UNIXtime(1970, 1, 1, 8, 0, 0)
say(concat('UNIXtime()=', t))
    Output
    UNIXtime()=0