Unable to parse millisecond unix timestamps

[jszwedko]

Hey all,

I might be missing something, but I'm not seeing a way to use parse_from_str with unix timestamps that include milliseconds.

I would have expected something like:

fn main() {
    use chrono::TimeZone;
    let dt = chrono::offset::Utc.datetime_from_str("1620309579123", "%s%3f");
    println!("{:?}", dt);
}

to work, but it gives:

Err(ParseError(TooShort))

Is this possible or could it be added? I could try taking a shot at a PR.

[jgoday]

@jszwedko Seems that Timestmap in fn parse_internal (format/parse.rs), try to consume all digits without taking into account next items/formats. I have changed it to allow for the next fixed item length, in case there is no separator between them (Nanosecond3NotDot in this case).

let dt = chrono::offset::Utc.datetime_from_str("1620309579123", "%s%3f");

should return now

Ok(2021-05-06T13:59:39.123)

Can make a PR if this is a valid approach
(jgoday@c44fd78).

[jszwedko]

Nice, thanks @jgoday ! That seems like a reasonable approach to me.

[yalinglee]

Hi! Would it be possible to include this fix in the next release? Thanks!

[p3nal]

Hey @jszwedko, any update on this?

[jszwedko]

Hey @jszwedko, any update on this?

No update from me, but I do see a PR over here from someone else: Allow nanoseconds unix epoch, and numeric literal after year format #1648