@kapa.ai {{(today_utc)}} convert it to unix epoch timeformat

To convert a datetime object to a Unix epoch timestamp, you can use the

timestamp()

function in Python. However, in the context of Airbyte and its YAML configuration, there isn't a direct function available to convert a datetime object to Unix epoch timestamp. The

today_utc()

function in Airbyte returns the current date in UTC timezone. The output is a date object. But there isn't a built-in function in Airbyte's YAML configuration to convert this to Unix epoch timestamp. Here is an example of how you can do it in Python:

python import datetime import time  # Get today's date in UTC today = datetime.datetime.utcnow()  # Convert to Unix timestamp unix_timestamp = time.mktime(today.timetuple())  print(unix_timestamp)

Please note that this code is not from the provided knowledge sources and is just a general Python example. You might need to implement a similar logic in your specific use case or environment. For more details on how to use

today_utc()

and other functions in Airbyte's YAML configuration, you can refer to the [Airbyte documentation](https://docs.airbyte.com/connector-development/config-based/understanding-the-yaml-file/reference#macros). If you need to perform this conversion within the context of Airbyte's data integration process, you might need to implement a custom transformation step after the data extraction. Sources: - [Airbyte YAML Reference](https://docs.airbyte.com/connector-development/config-based/understanding-the-yaml-file/reference#macros)

@kapa.ai is this formatcorrect to convert {{ timestamp(today_utc().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')) }}

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The

timestamp()

function in Airbyte's YAML configuration is used to convert a number or a string representing a datetime (formatted as ISO8601) to a Unix timestamp. If the input is a number, it is converted to an int. If no timezone is specified, the string is interpreted as UTC. The

today_utc().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')

part of your expression is converting the current date in UTC to a string in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD'. So,

{{ timestamp(today_utc().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')) }}

is trying to convert a string in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD' to a Unix timestamp. However, the

timestamp()

function expects the input string to be formatted as ISO8601, which is 'YYYY-MM-DDTHHMMSSZ' for a date with time, or 'YYYY-MM-DD' for a date without time. Therefore, if you want to convert the current date (without time) to a Unix timestamp, your expression is correct. But if you want to include the current time in the conversion, you should format the datetime string as ISO8601. Here is the correct format for including the current time:

yaml {{ timestamp(now_utc().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')) }}

Please note that this will give you the Unix timestamp for the current date and time in UTC. For more details on how to use these functions, you can refer to the [Airbyte documentation](https://docs.airbyte.com/connector-development/config-based/understanding-the-yaml-file/reference#macros). Sources: - [Airbyte YAML Reference](https://docs.airbyte.com/connector-development/config-based/understanding-the-yaml-file/reference#macros)