Time

Time processes values by converting time values between formats.

Interpretation Methods

The processor supports these interpretation methods:

• object
• data

Options

Field	Type	Description	Required
format	string	the time format of the data. must be one of: - pattern-based layouts - unix: epoch (supports fractions of a second) - unix_milli: epoch milliseconds - now: current time	Yes
set_format	string	the time format of the processed data. must be one of: - pattern-based layouts - unix: epoch (supports fractions of a second) - unix_milli: epoch milliseconds	Yes
location	string	the timezone abbreviation of the data. defaults to UTC.	No
set_location	string	the timezone abbreviation of the processed data. defaults to UTC.	No

Use Cases

Converting Epoch to Pattern-Based Layout

If the format is unix and the set_format is 2006-01-02T15:04:05Z, then the result is:

Input

{"a":1639877490}

Output

{"a":"2021-12-19T01:31:30Z"}

Converting Between Time Zones

If the location is America/Los_Angeles and the set_location is America/New_York, then the result is:

Input

{"a":"2020-Jan-29 Wednesday 00:19:25"}

Output

{"a":"2020-Jan-29 Wednesday 03:19:25"}