now() function
The now() function returns the current time (UTC) or the time defined in the now option.
now()
Examples
Use the current UTC time as a query boundary
data
|> range(start: -10h, stop: now())
Return the now option time
option now = () => 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
now()
// Returns 2020-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z
now() vs system.time()
now() returns the current system time (UTC).
now() is cached at runtime, so all instances of now() in a Flux script
return the same value.
system.time() returns the system time (UTC)
at which system.time() is executed.
Each instance of system.time() in a Flux script returns a unique value.
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