Maps should not be used for that... Also...why can't show or list functions be used for that?... On Jan 8, 2014 10:59 AM, "Hank Knight" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I want to get the current timestamp according to the CouchDB server > using a GET request. When new documents are created, an update > function is used to add a timestamp to a document. When I get a > result set, it is important to know the server's current timestamp so > the age of the documents in the result set can be correctly > determined. > > On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Hank Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > > I use this Map Function to get the current Unix timestamp: > > > > function(doc) {emit(Math.round(new Date().getTime()/1000), null );} > > > > The odd thing is, it returns a correct timestamp the first time I run > > a query but it returns the exact same timestamp one minute later even > > though 60 seconds have passed! Is this due to caching or something > > else? What is the best way for me to always get the current Unix > > timestamp? >
