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 0.2.2.0.9. This page documents the 0.2.2.0.9 alpha development checkout.
Behavior and built-in protections
Inspects without changing state
Direct execution for this operation
Works without invoking native programs
Works without network access
No elevation required by design
This safety classification was reviewed by OpenAI GPT-5.6 Pro against implementation digest sha256:01b8166477a10edcf7f9eff64de71b0f003b8eca2b999bd10309617bde4f6b3d on 2026-08-25.
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 0.2.2.0.9 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): 2026-09-10T14:51:35.977340-05:00.",
"output": "2026-09-10T14:51:35.977340-05:00",
"output_format": "iso",
"date": {
"year": 2026,
"month": 9,
"month_name": "September",
"day": 10,
"day_of_week": "Thursday",
"day_of_year": 253,
"iso_week": 37,
"iso_week_year": 2026,
"quarter": 3,
"is_leap_year": false
},
"time": {
"hour_24": 14,
"hour_12": 2,
"minute": 51,
"second": 35,
"microsecond": 977340,
"am_pm": "PM",
"timezone": "Hora est. Pacífico, Sudamérica",
"utc_offset": "-05:00"
},
"timestamp": 1789069895,
"iso_format": "2026-09-10T14:51:35.977340-05:00",
"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": 3.731,
"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.
{
"success": false,
"error_code": "invalid_output_format",
"error": "Unsupported output format 'invalid-golden-core-format'; choose full, simple, iso.",
"message": "Could not report the current date and time because --output-format must be full, simple, or iso.",
"details": {
"received": "invalid-golden-core-format",
"supported": [
"full",
"simple",
"iso"
]
},
"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": 5.311,
"schema_version": 1
}
}Captured command: qzx getCurrentDateTime --output-format invalid-golden-core-format --json
Evidence workflow: captured and digest-validated.
Evidence and provenance
- Implementation
- src/qzx/commands/system/get_current_date_time.py
- Documentation channel
- Development documentation 0.2.2.0.9 · main · sha256:cfba936e39931c286ca23add0ae546693db17d8b316e7cbc3891d26642d9b7e8
- Availability
- 0.2.2.0.9 or earlier
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