Display current time [Solved]

[HvdW]

I want to display the current time in the log using domoticz.log('Current time is : ' .. someTime, dz.LOG_INFO)
Just don't understand the Wiki.

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return {
	on = {
		timer = {'every minute'},
	},
	data = {},
	logging = {},
	execute = function(domoticz, triggeredItem)
	  
          domoticz.log('Current time is      : ' .. time_now, dz.LOG_INFO)
	end
}

What is the formula to create a timestring like time_now.

It took quite some time to find out, but here it is.

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dz.log('The current time is:  ' .. os.date("!%Y-%m-%d %T"), dz.LOG_INFO)

or

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dz.log('The current time is:  ' .. os.date("%c"), dz.LOG_INFO)

[willemd]

Correct, took me some time as well.

As an addition: If you need for example the current time plus one hour, you can write:

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local NextHourDateTime=os.date("%Y-%m-%d %H:00:00",os.time() + 60*60)

[Kedi]

dzVents has a time object that can do a lot of things easier.
https://www.domoticz.com/wiki/DzVents:_ ... ime_object