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Get Current Date/Time from NIST Time Server

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Demonstrates using Chilkat Socket to connect to an NIST time server and (using the old Time Protocol (RFC 868)), will read the current GMT time.

Note: This is not necessarily the very best means for getting the current date/time. The most commonly used time protocol is the Network Time Protocol (RFC-1305).

Dart

import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

void main() {
  // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  final socket = CkSocket();

  // Connect to an NIST time server and read the current date/time
  var maxWaitMs = 4000;
  final useTls = false;
  try {
    socket.connect('time-c.nist.gov', 37, useTls, maxWaitMs);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // The time server will send a big-endian 32-bit integer representing
  // the number of seconds since since 00:00 (midnight) 1 January 1900 GMT.
  // The ReceiveInt32 method will receive a 4-byte integer, but returns
  // true or false to indicate success.  If successful, the integer
  // is obtained via the ReceivedInt property.
  final bigEndian = true;
  try {
    socket.receiveInt32(bigEndian);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  final dt = CkDateTime();
  dt.setFromNtpTime(socket.receivedInt);

  // Show the current local date/time
  final bLocalTime = true;
  print('Current local date/time: ${dt.getAsRfc822(bLocalTime)}');

  maxWaitMs = 10;
  socket.close(maxWaitMs);
}