use arrow::datatypes::DataType::Timestamp;
use arrow::datatypes::TimeUnit::Nanosecond;
use arrow::datatypes::{DataType, Field, FieldRef};
use std::any::Any;
use std::sync::Arc;
use datafusion_common::config::ConfigOptions;
use datafusion_common::{Result, ScalarValue, internal_err};
use datafusion_expr::simplify::{ExprSimplifyResult, SimplifyContext};
use datafusion_expr::{
ColumnarValue, Documentation, Expr, ReturnFieldArgs, ScalarUDF, ScalarUDFImpl,
Signature, Volatility,
};
use datafusion_macros::user_doc;
#[user_doc(
doc_section(label = "Time and Date Functions"),
description = r#"
Returns the current timestamp in the system configured timezone (None by default).
The `now()` return value is determined at query time and will return the same timestamp, no matter when in the query plan the function executes.
"#,
syntax_example = "now()"
)]
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
pub struct NowFunc {
signature: Signature,
aliases: Vec<String>,
timezone: Option<Arc<str>>,
}
impl Default for NowFunc {
fn default() -> Self {
Self::new_with_config(&ConfigOptions::default())
}
}
impl NowFunc {
#[deprecated(since = "50.2.0", note = "use `new_with_config` instead")]
pub fn new() -> Self {
Self::new_with_config(&ConfigOptions::default())
}
pub fn new_with_config(config: &ConfigOptions) -> Self {
Self {
signature: Signature::nullary(Volatility::Stable),
aliases: vec!["current_timestamp".to_string()],
timezone: config
.execution
.time_zone
.as_ref()
.map(|tz| Arc::from(tz.as_str())),
}
}
}
impl ScalarUDFImpl for NowFunc {
fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
self
}
fn name(&self) -> &str {
"now"
}
fn signature(&self) -> &Signature {
&self.signature
}
fn with_updated_config(&self, config: &ConfigOptions) -> Option<ScalarUDF> {
Some(Self::new_with_config(config).into())
}
fn return_field_from_args(&self, _args: ReturnFieldArgs) -> Result<FieldRef> {
Ok(Field::new(
self.name(),
Timestamp(Nanosecond, self.timezone.clone()),
false,
)
.into())
}
fn return_type(&self, _arg_types: &[DataType]) -> Result<DataType> {
internal_err!("return_field_from_args should be called instead")
}
fn invoke_with_args(
&self,
_args: datafusion_expr::ScalarFunctionArgs,
) -> Result<ColumnarValue> {
internal_err!("invoke should not be called on a simplified now() function")
}
fn simplify(
&self,
args: Vec<Expr>,
info: &SimplifyContext,
) -> Result<ExprSimplifyResult> {
let Some(now_ts) = info.query_execution_start_time() else {
return Ok(ExprSimplifyResult::Original(args));
};
Ok(ExprSimplifyResult::Simplified(Expr::Literal(
ScalarValue::TimestampNanosecond(
now_ts.timestamp_nanos_opt(),
self.timezone.clone(),
),
None,
)))
}
fn aliases(&self) -> &[String] {
&self.aliases
}
fn documentation(&self) -> Option<&Documentation> {
self.doc()
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
#[expect(deprecated)]
#[test]
fn now_func_default_matches_config() {
let default_config = ConfigOptions::default();
let legacy_now = NowFunc::new();
let configured_now = NowFunc::new_with_config(&default_config);
let empty_fields: [FieldRef; 0] = [];
let empty_scalars: [Option<&ScalarValue>; 0] = [];
let legacy_field = legacy_now
.return_field_from_args(ReturnFieldArgs {
arg_fields: &empty_fields,
scalar_arguments: &empty_scalars,
})
.expect("legacy now() return field");
let configured_field = configured_now
.return_field_from_args(ReturnFieldArgs {
arg_fields: &empty_fields,
scalar_arguments: &empty_scalars,
})
.expect("configured now() return field");
assert_eq!(legacy_field.as_ref(), configured_field.as_ref());
let legacy_scalar =
ScalarValue::TimestampNanosecond(None, legacy_now.timezone.clone());
let configured_scalar =
ScalarValue::TimestampNanosecond(None, configured_now.timezone.clone());
assert_eq!(legacy_scalar, configured_scalar);
assert_eq!(None, legacy_now.timezone.as_deref());
}
}