Class Timestamp.Builder

All Implemented Interfaces:
Message.Builder, MessageLite.Builder, MessageLiteOrBuilder, MessageOrBuilder, TimestampOrBuilder, Cloneable
Enclosing class:
Timestamp

public static final class Timestamp.Builder extends GeneratedMessage.Builder<Timestamp.Builder> implements TimestampOrBuilder
A Timestamp represents a point in time independent of any time zone or local
calendar, encoded as a count of seconds and fractions of seconds at
nanosecond resolution. The count is relative to an epoch at UTC midnight on
January 1, 1970, in the proleptic Gregorian calendar which extends the
Gregorian calendar backwards to year one.

All minutes are 60 seconds long. Leap seconds are "smeared" so that no leap
second table is needed for interpretation, using a [24-hour linear
smear](https://developers.google.com/time/smear).

The range is from 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z. By
restricting to that range, we ensure that we can convert to and from [RFC
3339](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt) date strings.

# Examples

Example 1: Compute Timestamp from POSIX `time()`.

Timestamp timestamp;
timestamp.set_seconds(time(NULL));
timestamp.set_nanos(0);

Example 2: Compute Timestamp from POSIX `gettimeofday()`.

struct timeval tv;
gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);

Timestamp timestamp;
timestamp.set_seconds(tv.tv_sec);
timestamp.set_nanos(tv.tv_usec * 1000);

Example 3: Compute Timestamp from Win32 `GetSystemTimeAsFileTime()`.

FILETIME ft;
GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(&ft);
UINT64 ticks = (((UINT64)ft.dwHighDateTime) << 32) | ft.dwLowDateTime;

// A Windows tick is 100 nanoseconds. Windows epoch 1601-01-01T00:00:00Z
// is 11644473600 seconds before Unix epoch 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
Timestamp timestamp;
timestamp.set_seconds((INT64) ((ticks / 10000000) - 11644473600LL));
timestamp.set_nanos((INT32) ((ticks % 10000000) * 100));

Example 4: Compute Timestamp from Java `System.currentTimeMillis()`.

long millis = System.currentTimeMillis();

Timestamp timestamp = Timestamp.newBuilder().setSeconds(millis / 1000)
.setNanos((int) ((millis % 1000) * 1000000)).build();

Example 5: Compute Timestamp from Java `Instant.now()`.

Instant now = Instant.now();

Timestamp timestamp =
Timestamp.newBuilder().setSeconds(now.getEpochSecond())
.setNanos(now.getNano()).build();

Example 6: Compute Timestamp from current time in Python.

timestamp = Timestamp()
timestamp.GetCurrentTime()

# JSON Mapping

In JSON format, the Timestamp type is encoded as a string in the
[RFC 3339](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt) format. That is, the
format is "{year}-{month}-{day}T{hour}:{min}:{sec}[.{frac_sec}]Z"
where {year} is always expressed using four digits while {month}, {day},
{hour}, {min}, and {sec} are zero-padded to two digits each. The fractional
seconds, which can go up to 9 digits (i.e. up to 1 nanosecond resolution),
are optional. The "Z" suffix indicates the timezone ("UTC"); the timezone
is required. A ProtoJSON serializer should always use UTC (as indicated by
"Z") when printing the Timestamp type and a ProtoJSON parser should be
able to accept both UTC and other timezones (as indicated by an offset).

For example, "2017-01-15T01:30:15.01Z" encodes 15.01 seconds past
01:30 UTC on January 15, 2017.

In JavaScript, one can convert a Date object to this format using the
standard
[toISOString()](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toISOString)
method. In Python, a standard `datetime.datetime` object can be converted
to this format using
[`strftime`](https://docs.python.org/2/library/time.html#time.strftime) with
the time format spec '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ'. Likewise, in Java, one can use
the Joda Time's [`ISODateTimeFormat.dateTime()`](
http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/apidocs/org/joda/time/format/ISODateTimeFormat.html#dateTime()
) to obtain a formatter capable of generating timestamps in this format.
Protobuf type google.protobuf.Timestamp
  • Field Details

    • bitField0_

      private int bitField0_
    • seconds_

      private long seconds_
    • nanos_

      private int nanos_
  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • getDescriptor

      public static final Descriptors.Descriptor getDescriptor()
    • internalGetFieldAccessorTable

      protected GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable internalGetFieldAccessorTable()
      Description copied from class: GeneratedMessage.Builder
      Get the FieldAccessorTable for this type. We can't have the message class pass this in to the constructor because of bootstrapping trouble with DescriptorProtos.
      Specified by:
      internalGetFieldAccessorTable in class GeneratedMessage.Builder<Timestamp.Builder>
    • clear

      public Timestamp.Builder clear()
      Description copied from class: GeneratedMessage.Builder
      Called by the initialization and clear code paths to allow subclasses to reset any of their builtin fields back to the initial values.
      Specified by:
      clear in interface Message.Builder
      Specified by:
      clear in interface MessageLite.Builder
      Overrides:
      clear in class GeneratedMessage.Builder<Timestamp.Builder>
    • getDescriptorForType

      public Descriptors.Descriptor getDescriptorForType()
      Description copied from interface: Message.Builder
      Get the message's type's descriptor. See MessageOrBuilder.getDescriptorForType().
      Specified by:
      getDescriptorForType in interface Message.Builder
      Specified by:
      getDescriptorForType in interface MessageOrBuilder
      Overrides:
      getDescriptorForType in class GeneratedMessage.Builder<Timestamp.Builder>
    • getDefaultInstanceForType

      public Timestamp getDefaultInstanceForType()
      Description copied from interface: MessageLiteOrBuilder
      Get an instance of the type with no fields set. Because no fields are set, all getters for singular fields will return default values and repeated fields will appear empty. This may or may not be a singleton. This differs from the getDefaultInstance() method of generated message classes in that this method is an abstract method of the MessageLite interface whereas getDefaultInstance() is a static method of a specific class. They return the same thing.
      Specified by:
      getDefaultInstanceForType in interface MessageLiteOrBuilder
      Specified by:
      getDefaultInstanceForType in interface MessageOrBuilder
    • build

      public Timestamp build()
      Description copied from interface: MessageLite.Builder
      Constructs the message based on the state of the Builder. Subsequent changes to the Builder will not affect the returned message.
      Specified by:
      build in interface Message.Builder
      Specified by:
      build in interface MessageLite.Builder
    • buildPartial

      public Timestamp buildPartial()
      Description copied from interface: MessageLite.Builder
      Like MessageLite.Builder.build(), but does not throw an exception if the message is missing required fields. Instead, a partial message is returned. Subsequent changes to the Builder will not affect the returned message.
      Specified by:
      buildPartial in interface Message.Builder
      Specified by:
      buildPartial in interface MessageLite.Builder
    • buildPartial0

      private void buildPartial0(Timestamp result)
    • mergeFrom

      public Timestamp.Builder mergeFrom(Message other)
      Description copied from interface: Message.Builder
      Merge other into the message being built. other must have the exact same type as this (i.e. getDescriptorForType() == other.getDescriptorForType()).

      Merging occurs as follows. For each field:
      * For singular primitive fields, if the field is set in other, then other's value overwrites the value in this message.
      * For singular message fields, if the field is set in other, it is merged into the corresponding sub-message of this message using the same merging rules.
      * For repeated fields, the elements in other are concatenated with the elements in this message.
      * For oneof groups, if the other message has one of the fields set, the group of this message is cleared and replaced by the field of the other message, so that the oneof constraint is preserved.

      This is equivalent to the Message::MergeFrom method in C++.

      Specified by:
      mergeFrom in interface Message.Builder
      Overrides:
      mergeFrom in class AbstractMessage.Builder<Timestamp.Builder>
    • mergeFrom

      public Timestamp.Builder mergeFrom(Timestamp other)
    • isInitialized

      public final boolean isInitialized()
      Description copied from interface: MessageLiteOrBuilder
      Returns true if all required fields in the message and all embedded messages are set, false otherwise.

      See also: MessageOrBuilder.getInitializationErrorString()

      Specified by:
      isInitialized in interface MessageLiteOrBuilder
      Overrides:
      isInitialized in class GeneratedMessage.Builder<Timestamp.Builder>
    • mergeFrom

      public Timestamp.Builder mergeFrom(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry) throws IOException
      Description copied from interface: MessageLite.Builder
      Like MessageLite.Builder.mergeFrom(CodedInputStream), but also parses extensions. The extensions that you want to be able to parse must be registered in extensionRegistry. Extensions not in the registry will be treated as unknown fields.
      Specified by:
      mergeFrom in interface Message.Builder
      Specified by:
      mergeFrom in interface MessageLite.Builder
      Overrides:
      mergeFrom in class AbstractMessage.Builder<Timestamp.Builder>
      Throws:
      IOException - an I/O error reading from the stream
    • getSeconds

      public long getSeconds()
      Represents seconds of UTC time since Unix epoch 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z. Must
      be between -62135596800 and 253402300799 inclusive (which corresponds to
      0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59Z).
      
      int64 seconds = 1;
      Specified by:
      getSeconds in interface TimestampOrBuilder
      Returns:
      The seconds.
    • setSeconds

      public Timestamp.Builder setSeconds(long value)
      Represents seconds of UTC time since Unix epoch 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z. Must
      be between -62135596800 and 253402300799 inclusive (which corresponds to
      0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59Z).
      
      int64 seconds = 1;
      Parameters:
      value - The seconds to set.
      Returns:
      This builder for chaining.
    • clearSeconds

      public Timestamp.Builder clearSeconds()
      Represents seconds of UTC time since Unix epoch 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z. Must
      be between -62135596800 and 253402300799 inclusive (which corresponds to
      0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59Z).
      
      int64 seconds = 1;
      Returns:
      This builder for chaining.
    • getNanos

      public int getNanos()
      Non-negative fractions of a second at nanosecond resolution. This field is
      the nanosecond portion of the duration, not an alternative to seconds.
      Negative second values with fractions must still have non-negative nanos
      values that count forward in time. Must be between 0 and 999,999,999
      inclusive.
      
      int32 nanos = 2;
      Specified by:
      getNanos in interface TimestampOrBuilder
      Returns:
      The nanos.
    • setNanos

      public Timestamp.Builder setNanos(int value)
      Non-negative fractions of a second at nanosecond resolution. This field is
      the nanosecond portion of the duration, not an alternative to seconds.
      Negative second values with fractions must still have non-negative nanos
      values that count forward in time. Must be between 0 and 999,999,999
      inclusive.
      
      int32 nanos = 2;
      Parameters:
      value - The nanos to set.
      Returns:
      This builder for chaining.
    • clearNanos

      public Timestamp.Builder clearNanos()
      Non-negative fractions of a second at nanosecond resolution. This field is
      the nanosecond portion of the duration, not an alternative to seconds.
      Negative second values with fractions must still have non-negative nanos
      values that count forward in time. Must be between 0 and 999,999,999
      inclusive.
      
      int32 nanos = 2;
      Returns:
      This builder for chaining.