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Converting Epoch Time to Human Readable Time in Powershell 'ConvertTo-Json' Outputs
To convert epoch time to human-readable time in PowerShell and include the conversion in the output of ConvertTo-Json
, you can use the DateTime
class and a custom PowerShell script block. Here's an example:
powershell$epochTime = 1622745546
$humanReadableTime = [DateTime]::FromUnixTime($epochTime).ToString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')
$data = @{
EpochTime = $epochTime
HumanReadableTime = $humanReadableTime
}
$json = $data | ConvertTo-Json
Write-Output $json
In the above example, $epochTime
represents the epoch time you want to convert. The DateTime
class's FromUnixTime
method is used to convert the epoch time to a DateTime
object. The ToString
method with a specified format ('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss') converts the DateTime
object to a human-readable time string.
The converted epoch time and the corresponding human-readable time are then stored in a hashtable ($data
). The hashtable is converted to JSON format using ConvertTo-Json
. The resulting JSON is outputted using Write-Output
.
Adjust the epoch time value and customize the format of the human-readable time according to your requirements.
Note that the DateTime
class in PowerShell supports the conversion of epoch time to a DateTime
object starting from PowerShell version 6.1 or higher. If you're using an older version, you may need to use alternative methods or external libraries for the conversion.