Puppet Function: time

Defined in:
puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/puppet/parser/functions/time.rb
Function type:
Ruby 3.x API

Overview

time() ⇒ Any

This function will return the current time since epoch as an integer.

Examples:

time()

Will return something like: 1311972653

Returns:

  • (Any) 


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# File 'puppet/modules/stdlib/lib/puppet/parser/functions/time.rb', line 6

newfunction(:time, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-EOS
This function will return the current time since epoch as an integer.

*Examples:*

  time()

Will return something like: 1311972653
  EOS
) do |arguments|

  # The Time Zone argument is optional ...
  time_zone = arguments[0] if arguments[0]

  if (arguments.size != 0) and (arguments.size != 1) then
    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "time(): Wrong number of arguments "+
      "given #{arguments.size} for 0 or 1")
  end

  time = Time.new

  # There is probably a better way to handle Time Zone ...
  if time_zone and not time_zone.empty?
    original_zone = ENV['TZ']

    local_time = time.clone
    local_time = local_time.utc

    ENV['TZ'] = time_zone

    result = local_time.localtime.strftime('%s')

    ENV['TZ'] = original_zone
  else
    result = time.localtime.strftime('%s')
  end

  # Calling Time#to_i on a receiver changes it.  Trust me I am the Doctor.
  result = result.to_i

  return result
end