convertEpochToObject

The convertEpochToObject task converts an Epoch timestamp into a date string with a specified time and date format.

Potential use case

Suppose you have a northbound system that is only capable of providing an Epoch timestamp. The convertEpochToObject task allows you to convert it into a human-readable timestamp for log files or other event records.

Properties

Input variables

Incoming	Type	Description	Example
`epoch`	Number	Required. The Epoch timestamp to convert. Epoch timestamps are defined as the number of seconds or milliseconds that have elapsed since midnight UTC on January 1st, 1970.	`1688050800`
`epochFormat`	Enum	Required. The format of the `epoch` timestamp value. Allowed values are `Seconds` or `Milliseconds`.	`Seconds`
`newFormatString`	String	Optional. The moment.js format of the converted `epoch` value.	`YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.SSSSSSZZ`

Output variables

Outgoing	Type	Description
`convertedTime`	Object	The converted time value, presented in the format specified by the `newFormatString` parameter.

Example 1

In this example:

The epoch variable is provided by the output of the reference task convertTimeToEpoch, which is located elsewhere in the workflow.

The convertTimeToEpoch task was used only to simulate an incoming Epoch timestamp for this example.
The reference variable provided by the convertTimeToEpoch task is epochTime.
The EpochFormat variable is set to Seconds.
The newFormatString variable is set to LLL, which is the moment.js locale format for Month name, day of month, year, time.
The convertedTime produced upon output will be the value of the epoch timestamp presented in a human-readable format.

convertEpochToObject task configured with LLL format string

Example 2

In this example:

The epoch variable is provided by the output of the reference task convertTimeToEpoch, which is located elsewhere in the workflow.

The convertTimeToEpoch task was used only to simulate an incoming Epoch timestamp for this example.
The reference variable provided by the convertTimeToEpoch task is epochTime.
The EpochFormat variable is set to Seconds.
The newFormatString property is set to DD-MMM-YY hh:mm a, which is a date time format for Day-Month-Year hour:min am/pm.
The convertedTime produced upon output will be the value of the epoch timestamp presented in a human-readable format.

convertEpochToObject task configured with DD-MMM-YY hh:mm a format string

Example 3

In this example:

The epoch property is statically set to the number 1591045860.
The EpochFormat property is set to Seconds.
The newFormatString property is set to DD-MMM-YY hh:mm a, which is a date time format for Day-Month-Year hour:min am/pm.
The convertedTime produced upon output will be the value of the epoch timestamp presented in a human-readable format. In this case the converted timestamp will be 01-Jun-20 09:11 pm.