Node.js

Query NTP Server for Current Date/Time

Demonstrates how to query an NTP server to get the current date/time.

Note: This feature was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.96.

Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  Specify the NTP server domain.
    //  Information is passed in a JSON object to allow for any unanticipated future optional information that might need to be provided.
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("ntp_server","pool.ntp.org");

    //  Query the NTP server for the current date/time.
    var dt = new chilkat.CkDateTime();
    success = dt.SetFromNtpServer(json.Emit());
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(dt.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Show the date/time in various formats..
    var bLocalTime = true;
    console.log(dt.GetAsTimestamp(bLocalTime));
    console.log(dt.GetAsRfc822(bLocalTime));
    console.log(dt.GetAsUnixTime(bLocalTime));

    //  Sample output:

    //  2023-10-31T09:43:27-05:00
    //  Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:43:27 -0500
    //  1698745407

}

chilkatExample();