Utility Methods API for Ruby SDK
The methods on this page are utility methods that don't fit into other categories.
Time
This function will return a 17 digit precision Unix epoch.
Algorithm constructing the timetoken
timetoken = (Unix epoch time in seconds) * 10000000
Convert back and forth between current time and a timetoken:
now = Time.now
2012-11-02 14:27:11 -0700
timetoken = now.to_f * 10000000
13518916319742640
Time.at(timetoken / 10000000)
2012-11-02 14:27:11 -0700
Method(s)
To fetch Time
you can use the following method(s) in Ruby SDK:
time(
http_sync: http_sync,
callback: callback
)
* required
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
http_sync Type: Boolean | Default false . Method will be executed asynchronously and will return future, to get it's value you can use value method. If set to true , method will return array of envelopes (even if there's only one envelope ). For sync methods Envelope object will be returned. |
callback Type: Lambda accepting one parameter | Callback that will be called for each envelope . For async methods future will be returned, to retrieve value Envelope object you have to call value method (thread will be locked until the value is returned). |
Basic Usage
Get PubNub Timetoken
pubnub.time do |envelope|
puts envelope.timetoken
end
Rest Response from Server
The time()
function returns a string timetoken in the following format:
13769501243685161