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Javascript -> Ruby Datetime Conversion
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time_conversion.js
var d = new Date(1394648309130.185)
d // Wed Mar 12 2014 11:18:29 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
d.getTime()
// 1394648309130 // Fractions of a millisecond are dropped
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time_conversion.rb
In ruby:
t = Time.now
# => 2014-03-12 11:18:29 -0700
t.to_f * 1000 # convert to milliseconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC.
# => 1394648309130.185
This value can be directly given to the JavaScript Date constructor:
Deciper Javascript timestamp
Time.at( 1394648309130 / 1000.0 )
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