Ruby

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.

Ruby

require 'chilkat'

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.
json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.UpdateString("ntp_server","pool.ntp.org")

# Query the NTP server for the current date/time.
dt = Chilkat::CkDateTime.new()
success = dt.SetFromNtpServer(json.emit())
if (success == false)
    print dt.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Show the date/time in various formats..
bLocalTime = true
print dt.getAsTimestamp(bLocalTime) + "\n";
print dt.getAsRfc822(bLocalTime) + "\n";
print dt.GetAsUnixTime(bLocalTime).to_s() + "\n";

# Sample output:

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