system · Command reference
qzx getCurrentDateTime
What it does
Reports the current local date and time with timezone, calendar, ISO-week, and timestamp details
Command maturity: Alpha
Available for real use and feedback while its interface and behavior can still evolve. This is the current development-checkout assessment. Every future immutable release tag preserves the exact assessment shipped by that version. Available in PyPI 0.2.2.0.6a11. This page documents the 0.2.2.0.6a11 alpha development checkout.
Safety and effects
Read-only under the current classification
No documented dry-run parameter
No native program invocation in the current classification
No documented network use
No inherent elevation requirement
This safety classification was reviewed by OpenAI Codex (authorized project audit) against implementation digest sha256:270d049c5bf848ff815ac12b6cc91309cd22b84b967f82994286765141fab117 on 2026-07-30.
Exact syntax
qzx getCurrentDateTime [output_format] --jsonParameters
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| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| output_format | str | No | "full" | Presentation format: full, simple, or iso |
Input examples
qzx getCurrentDateTimeShow detailed local date, time, and calendar context
qzx getCurrentDateTime --output-format simpleShow a compact local date and time
qzx getCurrentDateTime --output-format isoShow a timezone-aware ISO 8601 value
For the complete structured payload, add --json: qzx getCurrentDateTime [output_format] --json
Observed output example
Captured with QZX 0.2.2.0.6a11 on Windows 11; exit code 0. Host-dependent values and duration can vary.
Example command: qzx getCurrentDateTime --output-format iso --json
{
"success": true,
"message": "Current local date and time (ISO 8601): 2026-07-30T18:11:03.285219-05:00.",
"output": "2026-07-30T18:11:03.285219-05:00",
"output_format": "iso",
"date": {
"year": 2026,
"month": 7,
"month_name": "July",
"day": 30,
"day_of_week": "Thursday",
"day_of_year": 211,
"iso_week": 31,
"iso_week_year": 2026,
"quarter": 3,
"is_leap_year": false
},
"time": {
"hour_24": 18,
"hour_12": 6,
"minute": 11,
"second": 3,
"microsecond": 285219,
"am_pm": "PM",
"timezone": "Hora est. Pacífico, Sudamérica",
"utc_offset": "-05:00"
},
"timestamp": 1785453063,
"iso_format": "2026-07-30T18:11:03.285219-05:00",
"meta": {
"command": "getCurrentDateTime",
"command_maturity": {
"stage": "alpha",
"label": "Alpha",
"sequence": 2,
"public_executable": true,
"stability": "interface_may_change",
"summary": "Available for real use and feedback while its interface and behavior can still evolve.",
"promotion_review_required": false,
"assessment_scope": "development_checkout"
},
"duration_ms": 4.922,
"schema_version": 1
}
}View the JSON result contract
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"required": [
"success",
"message",
"meta"
],
"properties": {
"success": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"command",
"command_maturity",
"duration_ms",
"schema_version"
],
"properties": {
"command": {
"type": "string"
},
"command_maturity": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"stage",
"label",
"sequence",
"public_executable",
"stability",
"summary",
"promotion_review_required",
"assessment_scope"
],
"properties": {
"stage": {
"type": "string"
},
"label": {
"type": "string"
},
"sequence": {
"type": "integer"
},
"public_executable": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"stability": {
"type": "string"
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"promotion_review_required": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"assessment_scope": {
"type": "string"
},
"note": {
"type": "string"
},
"review": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"reviewed_on",
"rationale",
"evidence"
],
"properties": {
"reviewed_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date"
},
"rationale": {
"type": "string"
},
"evidence": {
"type": "array",
"minItems": 1,
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"replacement": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
},
"duration_ms": {
"type": "number"
},
"schema_version": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
},
"date": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"year": [],
"month": [],
"month_name": [],
"day": [],
"day_of_week": [],
"day_of_year": [],
"iso_week": [],
"iso_week_year": [],
"quarter": [],
"is_leap_year": []
},
"additionalProperties": true
},
"details": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"received": [],
"supported": []
},
"additionalProperties": true
},
"error": {
"type": "string"
},
"error_code": {
"type": "string"
},
"iso_format": [],
"output": [],
"output_format": [],
"time": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"hour_24": [],
"hour_12": [],
"minute": [],
"second": [],
"microsecond": [],
"am_pm": [],
"timezone": [],
"utc_offset": []
},
"additionalProperties": true
},
"timestamp": []
},
"additionalProperties": true
}Errors and limits
The public contract requires success=false and a descriptive message on failure. This catalog does not yet declare a command-specific error taxonomy; inspect the result and do not invent error codes.
QZX is alpha software. Optional dependencies, permissions, and host capabilities can change the result.
Evidence workflow: captured and digest-validated.
Evidence and provenance
- Implementation
- src/qzx/commands/system/get_current_date_time.py
- Documentation channel
- Development documentation 0.2.2.0.6a11 · main · sha256:d1bf56371df81b2a79619d8219eed92ccf790be1584c528e211381ca7aa85302
- Availability
- 0.2.2.0.6a11 or earlier
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