now ( ‘long’ DATEFORMAT )

Get current date and time in various formats

Summary

The now macro returns the current date and time. It can return the raw Date object, milliseconds since epoch, or a formatted date string.

${now[;<format>]}

format (optional) - Either “long” for milliseconds, a date format pattern, or omit for default Date format

Get current time in millis:

${now;long}
# Returns: 1700000000000 (example)

Custom format:

${now;yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss}
# Returns: "2024-11-20 10:30:45"

ISO format:

${now;yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'}
# Returns: "2024-11-20T10:30:45Z"

Default format:

${now}
# Returns: "Wed Nov 20 10:30:45 UTC 2024"

Build timestamp:

Build-Time: ${now;yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm z}