pypyr.steps.now
get current local timestamp
Writes the current local date & time to context now. Local time is also known
as wall time.
If you want UTC time, check out pypyr.steps.nowutc instead.
If you run this step as a simple step (with no input formatting specified in
nowIn), the default datetime format is ISO8601. For example:
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.ffffff+00:00.
You can use explicit format strings to control the datetime representation. For a full list of available formatting codes, check python date & time formatting
- pypyr.steps.now # this sets {now} to YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.ffffff+00:00
- name: pypyr.steps.echo
in:
echoMe: 'timestamp in ISO8601 format: {now}'
- name: pypyr.steps.now
comment: use a custom date format string instead of the default ISO8601
in:
nowIn: '%A %Y %m/%d %H:%M in timezone %Z offset %z, localized to %x'
- name: pypyr.steps.echo
in:
echoMe: 'custom formatting for now was set in the previous step. {now}'All inputs support substitutions.
See a worked example for pipeline now timestamp.
multiple timestamps in same pipeline
If you have a pipeline where you want to refresh the timestamp multiple times,
while using the same formatting, you can save yourself some typing by using
set to specify the formatting nowIn context property.
- name: pypyr.steps.set
comment: set datetime formatting string
this will endure for the entire pipeline.
in:
set:
nowIn: '%A %Y %m/%d %H:%M in timezone %Z offset %z, localized to %x'
- pypyr.steps.now # uses nowIn formatting from step 1
- name: pypyr.steps.echo
in:
echoMe: 'timestamp in custom format: {now}'
- pypyr.steps.now # still uses nowIn formatting from step 1
- name: pypyr.steps.echo
in:
echoMe: 'Using the refreshed timestamp but still same format: {now}'