I want to fetch "Linux Timestamp" for the Specified date and use it as a parameter in my JMeter test plan

Question

I am currently using '${__time()}' function which returns the current time in milliseconds. However, I want something like this - Date Input 'mm/dd/yyyy' and Function Output '1504290600'. can somebody please help me. Note: I want output as Linux time and not in other formats as other questions already have.

Answer 1

Out of box JMeter doesn't provide this functionality, you will need a custom script for this, I would recommend using JSR223 Test Elements or Groovy function for this

Example code would be something like:

${__groovy(new Date().parse("MM/dd/yyyy"\, "09/04/2017").getTime(),)}

Or in case of non-functions:

def timestamp = new Date().parse("MM/dd/yyyy", "09/04/2017").getTime()
log.info('Required time is: ' + timestamp)

• Replace 09/04/2017 with the date of your choice
• Remember that month pattern is capital M, lower case m is for minutes. See SimpleDateFormat class reference for details
• The above construction is available due to Groovy JDK Enhancements, you won't be able to use it in Java or Beanshell
• See Apache Groovy - Why and How You Should Use It article for more details on Groovy scripting in JMeter tests.