SimpleDateTime

The class is used to conduct operations on SimpleDateTime objects, for example, instantiating objects.

You can also use this class to calculate, change formats of the date-time or convert between the formats.

SimpleDateTime(dateTime)

Instantiates a new SimpleDateTime object with the current or transferred date/time. The date and time value should be specified in the UTC timezone.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
dateTime	String	N	''

Example:

SimpleDateTime

const nowDateTime = new SimpleDateTime();
//
const registrationDateTime = new SimpleDateTime(record.registration_datetime);
//
const yearStartDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 00:00:00');

addDays(days)

This method is used to change the number of days in the current SimpleDateTime object according to the local date and time. The positive value of the parameter adds days to the object, the negative value diminishes the number of days.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
days	integer	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
Void	This method does not return a value.

Example:

addDays

const registrationDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:12:10');
registrationDateTime.addDays(3);
ss.info(registrationDateTime.getValue());
//Info: 2019-01-04 08:12:10

addMonths(months)

This method is used to change the number of months in the current SimpleDateTime object according to the local date and time. The positive value of the parameter adds months to the object, the negative value diminishes the number of months.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
months	Integer	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
Void	This method does not return a value.

Example:

addMonths

const registrationDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:12:10');
registrationDateTime.addMonths(-1);
ss.info(registrationDateTime.getValue());
//Info: 2018-12-01 08:12:10

addSeconds(seconds)

This method is used to change the number of seconds in the current SimpleDateTime object according to the local date and time. The positive value of the parameter adds seconds to the object, the negative value diminishes the number of seconds.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
seconds	Integer	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
Void	This method does not return a value.

Example:

addSeconds

const registrationDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:12:10');
registrationDateTime.addSeconds(3600);
ss.info(registrationDateTime.getValue());
//Info: 2019-01-01 09:12:10

addWeeks(weeks)

This method is used to change the number of weeks in the current SimpleDateTime object according to the local date and time. The positive value of the parameter adds weeks to the object, the negative value diminishes the number of weeks.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
weeks	Integer	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
Void	This method does not return a value.

Example:

addWeeks

const registrationDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:12:10');
registrationDateTime.addWeeks(1);
ss.info(registrationDateTime.getValue());
//Info: 2019-01-08 08:12:10

addYears(years)

This method is used to change the number of years in the current SimpleDateTime object according to the local date and time. The positive value of the parameter adds years to the object, the negative value diminishes the number of years.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
years	Integer	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
Void	This method does not return a value.

Example:

addYears

const contractStartDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 00:00:00');
contractStartDateTime.addYears(1);
ss.info(contractStartDateTime.getValue());
//Info: 2020-01-01 00:00:00

after(dateTime)

This method allows to compare the date specified by the ‘dateTime‘ parameter with the current date.

The method returns TRUE, if the current date is after the specified; otherwise returns FALSE.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
dateTime	SimpleDateTime object	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
Boolean	The method returns TRUE if the current date is later than the date specified by the parameter; otherwise, returns FALSE.

Example:

after

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2018-01-01 07:58:35');
const endDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
const isStartLaterThanEnd = startDateTime.after(endDateTime);
ss.info(isStartLaterThanEnd);
//Info: false

before(dateTime)

This method allows to compare the date specified by the ‘dateTime‘ parameter with the current date.

The method returns TRUE, if the current date is before the specified; otherwise returns false.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
dateTime	SimpleDateTime object	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
Boolean	The method returns TRUE if the current date is earlier than the date specified by the parameter; otherwise, returns FALSE.

Example:

before

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2018-01-01 07:58:35');
const endDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
const isStartBeforeEnd = startDateTime.before(endDateTime);
ss.info(isStartBeforeEnd);
//Info: true

compareTo(dateTime)

This method compares two date and time objects to determine whether they are equal and, if not, the method defines which goes after or before the other.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
dateTime	SimpleDateTime object	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
0	Dates are equal.
1	Object's date is after the date specified in the parameter.
-1	Object's date is before the date specified in the parameter.

Example:

compareTo

const firstDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
const secondDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:15:00');
const thirdDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
ss.info(firstDateTime.compareTo(thirdDateTime));
ss.info(secondDateTime.compareTo(thirdDateTime));
ss.info(firstDateTime.compareTo(secondDateTime));
//Info: 0
//Info: 1
//Info: -1

equals(dateTime)

This method compares a datetime with an existing value to determine whether they are equal or not.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
dateTime	SimpleDateTime object.	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
Boolean	This method returns TRUE if the date are equal; otherwise, it returns FALSE.

Example:

equals

const firstDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2018-01-01 08:00:00');
const secondDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2018-01-01 08:15:00');
const thirdDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2018-01-01 08:00:00');

ss.info(firstDateTime.equals(secondDateTime));
ss.info(thirdDateTime.equals(firstDateTime));
//Info: false
//Info: true

getDate()

This method returns the date saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the system time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
String	The date in the default timezone.

Example:

getDate

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getDate());
//Info: 2019-01-01

getDayOfMonthLocalTime()

This method returns the day of the month saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
Integer	The day of the month value.

Example:

getDaysofMonthsLocalTime

const holidayDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-07 08:00:00');
ss.info(holidayDateTime.getDayOfMonthLocalTime());
//Info: 7

getDayOfMonthUTC()

This method returns the day of the month saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the UTC time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
Integer	The day of the month value.

Example:

getDaysofMonthsLocalTime

const holidayDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-07 08:00:00');
ss.info(holidayDateTime.getDayOfMonthUTC());
//Info: 7

getDayOfWeekLocalTime()

This method returns the day of the week saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
String	The day of week value. Possible values: 'Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat'

Example:

getDayOfWeekLocalTime

const holidayDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-07 08:00:00');
ss.info(holidayDateTime.getDayOfWeekLocalTime()); // Mon

getDayOfWeekUTC()

This method returns the day of the week saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the system time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
String	The day of week value. Possible values: 'Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat'

Example:

getDayOfWeekUTC

const holidayDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-07 08:00:00');
ss.info(holidayDateTime.getDayOfWeekUTC());
//Info: Mon

getDaysInMonthLocalTime()

This method returns the number of days in the month saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
Integer	The number of days value.

Example:

getDaysInMonthLocalTime

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getDaysInMonthLocalTime());
//Info: 31

getDaysInMonthUTC()

This method returns the number of days in the month saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the system time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
Integer	The number of days value.

Example:

getDaysInMonthUTC

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getDaysInMonthUTC());
//Info: 31

getDisplayValue()

This method returns the date and time value in the current user's display format and timezone.

Return:

Type	Description
String	The date and time value.

Example:

getDisplayValue

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getDisplayValue()); // current user's timezone is Europe/Moscow
//Info: 2019-01-01 11:00:00

getErrorMsg()

This method returns the error message if the SimpleDateTime object was incorrect.

Return:

Type	Description
String	The error message.

Example:

getErrorMsg

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-zz-01 08:00:00');
ss.error(startDateTime.getErrorMsg());
//Error: DateTimeZone::getOffset() expects parameter 1 to be DateTimeInterface, null given

getLocalDate()

This method returns the date saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
String	The date in the user's time zone.

Example:

getLocalDate

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getLocalDate());
//Info: 2019-01-01

getLocalTime()

This method returns the time saved in a SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone .

Return:

Type	Description
SimpleDateTime	The time in the user's time zone.

Example:

getLocalTime

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
const time = startDateTime.getLocalTime();
ss.info( "My local time is " + time.getByFormat('h:i:s'));
//Info: My local time is 02:00:00

getMonthLocalTime()

This method returns the month saved by SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
String	The value of the month.

Example:

getMonthLocalTime

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-12-31 23:45:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getMonthLocalTime());
//Info: January

getMonthUTC()

This method returns the month saved by SimpleDateTime object in the system time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
String	The value of the month.

Example:

getMonthUTC

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-12-31 23:45:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getMonthUTC());
//Info: December

getNumericValue()

This method returns the Unix timestamp, which stores the amount of seconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00.

Return:

Type	Description
Integer	The Unix timestamp value.

Example:

getNumericValue

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getNumericValue());
//Info: 1546329600

getTime()

This method returns a SimpleDateTime object that shows the piece of time of the SimpleDateTime object.

Return:

Type	Description
SimpleDateTime	The Unix duration stamp.

Example:

getTime

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
const time = startDateTime.getTime();
ss.info(time.getByFormat('h:i:s'));
//Info: 11:01:00

getValue()

This method returns the date and time value in the internal format.

Return:

Type	Description
null \| string	The date and time value in the internal format.

Example:

getValue

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getValue()); // 2019-01-01 08:00:00

getWeekOfYearLocalTime()

This method returns the week's number saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
Integer	The number of the current week.

Example:

getWeekOfYearLocalTime

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-12-31 23:45:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getWeekOfYearLocalTime());
//Info: 1

getWeekOfYearUTC()

This method returns the number of the week saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the system time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
Integer	The number of the current week.

Example:

getWeekOfYearUTC

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-12-31 23:45:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getWeekOfYearUTC());
//Info: 1

getYearLocalTime()

This method returns the year saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the current user's time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
Integer	Four-digit year value.

Example:

getYearLocalTime

const holidayDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-12-31 23:45:00');
ss.info(holidayDateTime.getYearLocalTime());
//Info: 2020

getYearUTC()

This method returns the year saved by the SimpleDateTime object in the system time zone.

Return:

Type	Description
Integer	Four-digit year value.

Example:

getYearUTC

const holidayDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-12-31 23:45:00');
ss.info(holidayDateTime.getYearUTC()); 
//Info: 2019

isValid()

This method allows to determine if a specified value is a valid date and time.

Return:

Type	Description
Boolean	The method returns TRUE if the value is a valid date and time; otherwise, it returns .

Example:

isValid

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
startDateTime.setValue("2011-aa-01 00:00:00");
ss.info(startDateTime.isValid());
//Info: false

setValue(dateTime)

This method is intended to define the date and time value within the SimpleDateTime object.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
dateTime	A string in the UTC timezone and the internal format of YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.	Y	N
dateTime	A SimpleDateTime object.	Y	N
dateTime	A JavaScript Number. It sets the value of the object using the Number value as milliseconds past January 1, 1970, 00:00:00.	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
Void	This method does not return a value.

Example:

setValue

const startDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-01-01 08:00:00');
startDateTime.setValue('2020-01-01 12:00:00');
ss.info(startDateTime.getValue());
//Info: 2020-01-01 12:00:00

subtract(first, second)

This method returns the amount of time between two SimpleDateTime values. Also, it can subtract the amount of time from the current SimpleDateTime object.

Displaying of the final value using the getDisplayValue() method returns it considering the current user' timezone, unlike the getValue() method. It returns data only in UTC timezone.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
first	SimpleDateTime Object	Y	N
second	SimpleDateTime Object	N	NULL

Return:

Type
SimpleDuration object

Example:

subtract #1

const current = new SimpleRecord('itsm_change_request');
current.get('163671105912632290');
const plannedDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-11-08 20:00:00');
const actualDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-11-08 20:06:28');
if (actualDateTime.after(plannedDateTime)) {
    const duraction = actualDateTime.subtract(plannedDateTime, actualDateTime); // 388
    if (duraction.getDurationSeconds() > 300) { // more than 5 minutes
        ss.eventQueue('notify.change_manager', current);
    }
}

Same example without using of the subtract:

const current = new SimpleRecord('itsm_change_request');
current.get('163671105912632290');
const plannedDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-11-08 20:00:00');
const actualDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2019-11-08 20:06:28');
if (actualDateTime.after(plannedDateTime)) {
    const duration = actualDateTime.getNumericValue() - plannedDateTime.getNumericValue(); // 388
    if (duration > 300) { // more than 5 minutes
      ss.eventQueue('notify.change_manager', current);
    }
}

subtract #2

const plannedDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2020-08-28 09:00:00');
plannedDateTime.subtract(3600);
ss.info(plannedDateTime.getDisplayValue());
//Info: 2020-08-28 11:00:00

Same example without using of the subtract:

subtract #2

const plannedDateTime = new SimpleDateTime('2020-08-28 09:00:00');
plannedDateTime.addSeconds(-3600);
ss.info(plannedDateTime.getDisplayValue());
//Info: 2020-08-28 11:00:00

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SimpleDateTime

SimpleDateTime(dateTime)

addDays(days)

addMonths(months)

addSeconds(seconds)

addWeeks(weeks)

addYears(years)

after(dateTime)

before(dateTime)

compareTo(dateTime)

equals(dateTime)

getDate()

getDayOfMonthLocalTime()

getDayOfMonthUTC()

getDayOfWeekLocalTime()

getDayOfWeekUTC()

getDaysInMonthLocalTime()

getDaysInMonthUTC()

getDisplayValue()

getErrorMsg()

getLocalDate()

getLocalTime()

getMonthLocalTime()

getMonthUTC()

getNumericValue()

getTime()

getValue()

getWeekOfYearLocalTime()

getWeekOfYearUTC()

getYearLocalTime()

getYearUTC()

isValid()

setValue(dateTime)

subtract(first, second)