Getting current timestamp in inline pipeline script using pipeline plugin of hudson

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I want to get Getting current timestamp in inline pipeline script using pipeline plugin of hudson. For setting up build display name.

Inline groovy script used:

def jobName = env.JOB_NAME + "_" + new Date()
currentBuild.displayName = "$jobName"
node {
   echo "job name $jobName"
}

Error on console :

org.jenkinsci.plugins.scriptsecurity.sandbox.RejectedAccessException: 
  Scripts not permitted to use new java.util.Date

Have you once searched for the RejectedAccessException? Refer to http://stackoverflow.com/a/39412951/6894050 — arasio, Oct 26 '16 at 12:20

score 36 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 26 '18 at 16:48

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you can also use this, I needed this in ms so:

echo "TimeStamp: ${currentBuild.startTimeInMillis}"

echo "TimeStamp: ${Util.getTimeSpanString(System.currentTimeMillis())}"

edited Jun 26 '18 at 16:48

Camilo Silva

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answered Apr 13 '17 at 10:18

dsaydon

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The first command is working fine for me. Thanks @Camilo Silva – Lakshmikandan Aug 08 '23 at 18:24

score 32 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 26 '18 at 20:09

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Just format the Date object:

stage('Foo') {
  steps {
    script {
        def now = new Date()
        println now.format("yyMMdd.HHmm", TimeZone.getTimeZone('UTC'))
    }
  } 
}

answered Jun 26 '18 at 20:09

Camilo Silva

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score 28 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 19 '19 at 13:52

There are a bunch of ways to get time depending on what APIs you find most intuitive:

new Date() has since been added to the script-security-plugin whitelist
RunWrapper APIs through use of currentBuild global variable
1. final long startTime = currentBuild.startTimeInMillis: long value of when the build was started in milliseconds
2. final long scheduledTime = currentBuild.timeInMillis: long value of when the build was scheduled in milliseconds
3. final long buildDuration = currentBuild.duration: milliseconds it has taken to build
4. final String buildDurationAsStrong = currentBuild.durationString: duration as a String

Using whitelisted java.time APIs, for example LocalDateTime

import java.time.LocalDateTime
final LocalDateTime currentTime = LocalDateTime.now()
// do stuff with LocalDateTime

Of course, shelling out and using the return value in your script

final String currentTime = sh(returnStdout: true, script: 'date +%Y-%m-%d').trim()

And I'm sure there are other methods, too.

In my case, #4 (shelling out) was the go for the time and log tracking tasks as node servers occasionally were out of time sync even for few minutes. — imy, Jun 26 '23 at 12:07

score 15 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 19 '19 at 10:02

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You can also avoid script approvals by using LocalDateTime or LocalDate in string context. These will give you ISO 8601 defaults:

script {
  DATE_TAG = java.time.LocalDate.now()
  DATETIME_TAG = java.time.LocalDateTime.now()
}
sh "echo ${DATETIME_TAG}"

answered Mar 19 '19 at 10:02

Asgeir S. Nilsen

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score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 26 '16 at 21:47

Jenkins scripts are running in a sandbox, by default the Groovy script doesn't have permissions for some operations.

When you perform an operation without permissions the RejectAccessException is thrown. So you've to execute your script, and then when the exception is thrown go to:

http://yourHost/jenkins/scriptApproval/

And approve the necessary permission:

Noam Manos · Answer 6 · 2021-12-05T14:12:23.510

Here's a short way to print timestamp in your local timezone:

String.format('%tF %<tH:%<tM', java.time.LocalDateTime.now())

I'm using it to set build name and description, with a groovy token, for example:

${GROOVY,script = "String.format('%tF %<tH:%<tM', java.time.LocalDateTime.now())"}

Prints my local time: 2021-12-05 16:07

Note that build.getTimestampString2() would also print the timestamp, but in UTC (might be different than your timezone).

Getting current timestamp in inline pipeline script using pipeline plugin of hudson

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