nu_command/date/
now.rs

1use chrono::Local;
2use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
3
4#[derive(Clone)]
5pub struct DateNow;
6
7impl Command for DateNow {
8    fn name(&self) -> &str {
9        "date now"
10    }
11
12    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
13        Signature::build("date now")
14            .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::Date)])
15            .category(Category::Date)
16    }
17
18    fn description(&self) -> &str {
19        "Get the current date."
20    }
21
22    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
23        vec!["present", "current-time"]
24    }
25
26    fn run(
27        &self,
28        _engine_state: &EngineState,
29        _stack: &mut Stack,
30        call: &Call,
31        _input: PipelineData,
32    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
33        let head = call.head;
34        let dt = Local::now();
35        Ok(Value::date(dt.with_timezone(dt.offset()), head).into_pipeline_data())
36    }
37
38    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example<'_>> {
39        vec![
40            Example {
41                description: "Get the current date and format it in a given format string.",
42                example: r#"date now | format date "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S""#,
43                result: None,
44            },
45            Example {
46                description: "Get the current date and format it according to the RFC 3339 standard.",
47                example: r#"date now | format date "%+""#,
48                result: None,
49            },
50            Example {
51                description: "Get the time duration since 2019-04-30.",
52                example: r#"(date now) - 2019-05-01"#,
53                result: None,
54            },
55            Example {
56                description: "Get the time duration since a more specific time.",
57                example: r#"(date now) - 2019-05-01T04:12:05.20+08:00"#,
58                result: None,
59            },
60            Example {
61                description: "Get current time and format it in the debug format (RFC 2822 with timezone)",
62                example: r#"date now | debug"#,
63                result: None,
64            },
65        ]
66    }
67}
nu_command/date/now.rs

nu_command/date/
now.rs
