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@@ -1268,3 +1268,95 @@ If a non-array argument is given, the function returns `null`. uniq([ 1, true, "foo", 2, true, "bar", "foo" ]); // [ 1, true, "foo", 2, "bar" ] uniq("test"); // null ``` + +#### 6.65. `localtime([epoch])` + +Return the given epoch timestamp (or now, if omitted) as a dictionary +containing broken-down date and time information according to the local +system timezone. + +The resulting dictionary contains the following fields: + + - `sec` Seconds (0-60) + - `min` Minutes (0-59) + - `hour` Hours (0-23) + - `mday` Day of month (1-31) + - `mon` Month (1-12) + - `year` Year (>= 1900) + - `wday` Day of the week (1-7, Sunday = 7) + - `yday` Day of the year (1-366, Jan 1st = 1) + - `isdst` Daylight saving time in effect (yes = 1) + +Note that in contrast to the underlying `localtime(3)` C library function, +the values for `mon`, `wday` and `yday` are 1-based and the `year` is +1900-based. + +```javascript +localtime(1647953502); +// { +// "sec": 42, +// "min": 51, +// "hour": 13, +// "mday": 22, +// "mon": 3, +// "year": 2022, +// "wday": 2, +// "yday": 81, +// "isdst": 0 +// } +``` + +#### 6.66. `gmtime([epoch])` + +Like `localtime()` but interpreting the given epoch value as UTC time. + +See `localtime()` for details on the return value. + +#### 6.67. `timelocal(datetimespec)` + +Performs the inverse operation of `localtime()` by taking a broken-down +date and time dictionary and transforming it into an epoch value according +to the local system timezone. + +The `wday` and `yday` fields of the given date time specification are +ignored. Field values outside of their valid range are internally normalized, +e.g. October 40th is interpreted as November 9th. + +Returns the resulting epoch value or null if the input date time dictionary +was invalid or if the date time specification cannot be represented as +epoch value. + +```javascript +timelocal({ "sec": 42, "min": 51, "hour": 13, "mday": 22, "mon": 3, "year": 2022, "isdst": 0 }) +// 1647953502 +``` + +#### 6.68. `timegm(datetimespec)` + +Like `timelocal()` but interpreting the given date time specification as +UTC time. + +See `timelocal()` for details. + +#### 6.69. `clock([monotonic])` + +Reads the current second and microsecond value of the system clock. + +By default, the realtime clock is queried which might skew forwards +or backwards due to NTP changes, system sleep modes etc. + +If a truish value is passed as argument, the monotonic system clock +is queried instead, which will return the monotonically increasing +time since some arbitrary point in the past (usually the system boot +time). + +Returns a two element array containing the full seconds as first and +the nanosecond fraction as second element. + +Returns `null` if a monotonic clock value is requested and the system +does not implement this clock type. + +```javascript +clock(); // [ 1647954926, 798269464 ] +clock(true); // [ 474751, 527959975 ] +``` |