pypyr.steps.nowutc
get current utc timestamp
Writes the current UTC date & time to context nowUtc.
If you want local or wall time, check out pypyr.steps.now instead.
If you run this step as a simple step (with no input nowUtcIn
formatting), 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.nowutc # this sets {nowUtc} to YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.ffffff+00:00
- name: pypyr.steps.echo
in:
echoMe: 'utc timestamp in ISO8601 format: {nowUtc}'
- name: pypyr.steps.nowutc
description: use a custom date format string instead of the default ISO8601
in:
nowUtcIn: '%A %Y %m/%d %H:%M in timezone %Z offset %z, localized to %x'
- name: pypyr.steps.echo
in:
echoMe: 'custom formatting was set in the previous step: {nowUtc}'All inputs support substitutions.
See a worked example for pipeline with now utc 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 nowUtcIn context property.
- name: pypyr.steps.set
comment: set datetime formatting string
this will endure for the entire pipeline.
in:
set:
nowUtcIn: '%A %Y %m/%d %H:%M in timezone %Z offset %z, localized to %x'
- pypyr.steps.nowutc # uses nowUtcIn formatting from step 1
- name: pypyr.steps.echo
in:
echoMe: 'timestamp in custom format: {nowUtc}'
- pypyr.steps.nowutc # still uses nowUtcIn formatting from step 1
- name: pypyr.steps.echo
in:
echoMe: 'Using the refreshed timestamp but still same format: {nowUtc}'