GetTimestamp

With this function you can get the UNIX timestamp.

Syntax

int GetTimestamp( [ int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second ] )

Optional Arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use. For more information on optional arguments, see optional arguments.

• year: The year of the date you want to retrieve the UNIX timestamp of. Default is your local year.
• month: The month of the date you want to retrieve the UNIX timestamp of. Default is your local month.
• day: The day of the date you want to retrieve the UNIX timestamp of. Default is your local day.
• hour: The hour of the date you want to retrieve the UNIX timestamp of. Default is your local hour.
• minute: The minute of the date you want to retrieve the UNIX timestamp of. Default is your local minute.
• second: The second of the date you want to retrieve the UNIX timestamp of. Default is your local second.

Returns

Returns an UNIX timestamp.

Code

function GetTimestamp(year, month, day, hour, minute, second)
    local i
    local timestamp = 0
    local time = getRealTime()
    local monthDays = { 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31 }
    
    if (not year or year < 1970) then
        year = time.year + 1900
        month = time.month + 1
        day = time.monthday
        hour = time.hour
        minute = time.minute
        second = time.second
    else
        month = month or 1
        day = day or 1
        hour = hour or 0
        minute = minute or 0
        second = second or 0
    end
    
    for i=1970, year-1, 1 do
        timestamp = timestamp + 60*60*24*365
        if (IsYearALeapYear(i)) then
            timestamp = timestamp + 60*60*24
        end
    end
    
    if (IsYearALeapYear(year)) then
        monthDays[2] = monthDays[2] + 1
    end
    
    for i=1, month-1, 1 do
        timestamp = timestamp + 60*60*24*monthDays[i]
    end
    
    timestamp = timestamp + 60*60*24 * (day - 1) + 60*60 * hour + 60 * minute + second
    
    return timestamp
end

Required Functions

NOTE: This function requires function [[{{{1}}}]] in order to work correctly.

IsYearALeapYear

Example

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Server

This example saves the time of the player's joining.

-- get the root element
local _root = getRootElement()
-- define the onPlayerJoin handler function
function OnPlayerJoin()
    -- get the actual UNIX timestamp
    local datetime = getTimestamp()
    -- attach the time to the player's element
    setElementData(source, "joinTime", datetime)
end
-- add the event handler
addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", _root, OnPlayerJoin)

Author: NeonBlack