os.time()

[AlexLV]

Hello,

can't find correct answer, think LUA guru can help..

now = os.time() returns me 1543929730 

How correct understand this value? How convert to normal time? (hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds?) If I want to work with minutes, or seconds, how convert this value? Is it UNIX time stamp? Please explain a little, need to use in different timers.

Sorry for basic questions just learning LUA.

[admin]

It is UNIX timestamp, number of seconds from January 1st, 1970. You can use os.date(fmt, time) to convert to human-readable date. If you need a relative value (hours, minutes etc between two timestamps) then you need to convert manually using / and % math operators.

[AlexLV]

Ok, thanks, will study more deeply.

[Zen]

It is UNIX timestamp, number of seconds from January 1st, 1970. You can use os.date(fmt, time) to convert to human-readable date. If you need a relative value (hours, minutes etc between two timestamps) then you need to convert manually using / and % math operators.

Hi admin, is there any way to get UNIX 13-digit timestamp rather than the 10-digit?

[Erwin van der Zwart]

I assume you need this: os.microtime()

[Zen]

I assume you need this: os.microtime()

No sir, it produce the same result

Code:

Code:

-- os.time() -- 10-digit timestamp
os_time = os.time()
log('os_time: '..os_time)

-- os.microtime()
os_micro = os.microtime()
log('os_microtime: '..os_micro)

 
Result: 

Code:

os time 13-digit try 11.03.2023 18:45:48
* string: os_time: 1678556748
os time 13-digit try 11.03.2023 18:45:48
* string: os_microtime: 1678556748

[admin]

Use this:

Code:

tsec, tusec = os.microtime()
tmsec = tsec * 1000 + math.floor(tusec / 1000)
log(tmsec)

[Zen]

Use this:

Code:

tsec, tusec = os.microtime()
tmsec = tsec * 1000 + math.floor(tusec / 1000)
log(tmsec)

It worked, thanks