Date and Time

Using Java 8’s ZonedDateTime is the preferred way to handle all date and time issues. There is a helper class io.stallion.utils.DateUtils which provides some helper methods:

ZonedDateTime now = DateUtils.utcNow();

// Get milliseconds since the epoch
Long epochMillis = DateUtils.mils(); 

// Get the time in the local time zone, based on `timeZoneId` setting in `stallion.toml`
ZonedDateTime now = DateUtils.localNow();


// Format either a ZonedDateTime or milliseconds time stamp using the local
// timezone and the passed in format
DateUtils.formatLocalDate(dateOrTimeStamp, "YYYY-MM-dd-HHmm-ssSS");