How to convert Datetime to Unix timestamp in Nim

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    import times

    # Convert Date to Unix timestamp
    let date = initDateTime(1973, 11, 28, 14, 33, 38)
    let unixTimestamp = toUnix(date)
    
    echo "Unix Timestamp: ", unixTimestamp

Output:

Unix Timestamp: 123345218

Example only. There may be multiple ways to perform this operation.

Code Explanation

In this method for converting a date to a Unix timestamp in Nim, a Time object is created for the date '1973-11-28 14:33:38' using initDateTime().
The toUnix function is then used to convert the Time object into a Unix timestamp, which represents the number of seconds since January 1, 1970. The result is '123345218', which is printed.

Convert Unix timestamp to Date in Nim

Other useful Nim date functions

Function	Description	Example
`now()`	Returns the current date and time as a `Time` object.	`now()` returns 2024-08-28 12:34:56
`fromUnix()`	Converts a Unix timestamp (in seconds) to a `Time` object.	`fromUnix(1589530245)` returns 2020-05-15 08:10:45
`toUnix()`	Converts a `Time` object to a Unix timestamp (in seconds).	`toUnix(initDateTime(2020, 5, 15, 8, 30, 45))` returns 1589530245
`initDateTime()`	Initializes a `Time` object for the given year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.	`initDateTime(2020, 5, 15, 8, 30, 45)` creates 2020-05-15 08:10:45
`format()`	Formats a `Time` object as a string using a specified format.	`time.format("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss")` returns 2020-05-15 08:10:45
`parse()`	Parses a date string and returns a `Time` object.	`parse("2020-05-15 08:10:45", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss")` returns a Time object.
`addSeconds()`	Adds a number of seconds to a `Time` object.	`addSeconds(now(), 3600)` adds 1 hour to the current time.
`toLocal()`	Converts a UTC `Time` object to local time.	`now().toLocal()` converts the current UTC time to local time.
`dayOfWeek()`	Returns the day of the week (0=Sunday, 6=Saturday) for a `Time` object.	`dayOfWeek(now())` returns the current day of the week.

Current Unix Timestamp SECONDS SINCE JAN 01 1970

Current UTC Time

2025-08-20