Utility Methods API for PubNub Lua SDK
The methods on this page are utility methods that don't fit into other categories.
Time
Description
This function will return a 17 digit precision Unix epoch.
Algorithm constructing the timetoken
timetoken = (Unix epoch time in seconds) * 10000000
Example of creating a timetoken for a specific time and date:
08/19/2013 @ 9:20pm in UTC = 1376961606
timetoken = 1376961606 * 10000000
timetoken = 13769616060000000
Method(s)
To fetch Time you can use the following method(s) in Lua SDK:
pubnub_obj:time(callback)
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
callback | function | Yes | Callback function to call with the received time (token). |
Basic Usage
Get PubNub Timetoken
pubnub_obj:time(function(t)
textout("Got timetoken: " .. t)
end)