timeops Namespace Reference

Namespace containing functions related to operations on time and date related data types. More...

Functions
std::string	GetTimestamp (const std::string &szFormat="%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
	Accessor for getting the current time in a specified format.

Detailed Description

Namespace containing functions related to operations on time and date related data types.

Author

Eli Byrd (edbgk.nosp@m.k@ms.nosp@m.t.edu)

Date

2025-01-07

Function Documentation

GetTimestamp()

std::string timeops::GetTimestamp ( const std::string &  szFormat = "%Y%m%d-%H%M%S" )

inline

Accessor for getting the current time in a specified format.

Parameters

szFormat

- The format to return the time in.

Returns

std::string - The current time in the specified format.

Author

Eli Byrd (edbgk.nosp@m.k@ms.nosp@m.t.edu)

Date

2025-01-07

    {
        // Retrieve the current time
        auto now       = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
        time_t timeNow = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(now);
 
        // Convert to local time (thread-safe)
        tm localTime{};
        localtime_r(&timeNow, &localTime);
 
        // Format the time
        std::ostringstream oss;
        oss << std::put_time(&localTime, szFormat.c_str());
        return oss.str();
    }

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