Difference between kubernates event creationTimestamp and firstTimestamp - events

when i describe the kubernates events its showing both creationTimestamp and firstTimestamp, it seems both are same only, What is the exact difference between those timestamps

From source code:
FirstTimestamp: The time at which the event was first recorded. (Time
of server receipt is in TypeMeta.)
LastTimestamp: The time at which the most recent occurrence of this
event was recorded.
EDIT:
Both of these fields mentioned above seem to be set by client library: sourcecode reference
Note: Not that long time ago event api change proposal appeared.
This means thet both FirstTimestamp and LastTimestamp are deprecated in favour of EventTime.
Event creationTimestamp is a field set by api-server during object creation. It's a read only field. source:
// CreationTimestamp is a timestamp representing the server time when this object was
// created. It is not guaranteed to be set in happens-before order across separate operations.
// Clients may not set this value. It is represented in RFC3339 form and is in UTC.
//
// Populated by the system.
// Read-only.
Also have a look at the api server source code for reference to see how its being set.

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How to get latest updated record from sys_user table which is modified at or after certain time stamp in ServiceNow

I want to fetch record from the sys_user table which is updated at or after certain time stamp.
for that I have created rest request as
https:/service-now.com/api/now/v1//table/sys_user?sysparm_query=sys_updated_on>=javascript:gs.dateGenerate('2017-10-30','01:25:00')
I had converted current time which is in IST format into GMT and pass it to dateGenerate() function.
Problem statement -
I don't want to convert the IST to GMT, is there any way by which i can identify ServiceNow instance time zone at runtime and convert given time into that time stamp and get the users.
If i can pass this date and time in UTC format.
Ahoy!
This is a great question, and something that's quite difficult in ServiceNow (dealing with time-zones).
As such, I've written a tool to manage this for you. It's totally free!
The tool is called TimeZoneUtil, and can be found here:
https://snprotips.com/blog/2017/9/12/handling-timezones-in-servicenow-timezoneutil
You simply need to initialize a GlideDateTime object, set its' time-zone to IST, use setDisplayValue() to set its' time based on IST current time, then use .getValue() to get that same time in system time.
This is because getDisplayValue()/setDisplayValue() work based on time-zone, whereas setValue()/getValue() always return the corresponding system time.
EDIT: In order to make this a little more clear, I'll provide some example usage below.
var tz = new TimeZoneUtils(); //initialize with current time
gs.print(tz.getOffsetHours()); //prints out "-7" in my instance, as the system time is in Pacific.
tz.setTimeZone('Asia/Kolkata'); //sets the time-zone to IST/UTC+5.5
gs.print(tz.getOffsetHours()); //prints "5.5".
gs.print(tz.getGDT().getDisplayValue()); //Prints the current time in IST (2017-11-01 20:52:31 at the moment).
gs.print(tz.getGDT().getValue()); //Prints the current time in system time (2017-11-01 15:23:12 at present).
gs.print(new TimeZoneUtils().setTimeZone('Asia/Kolkata').getDisplayValue()); //Single line, also prints current time in IST: 2017-11-01 20:52:31
The first 6 lines there, demonstrate basic usage and explain how it works.
The eighth line however, demonstrates usage on a single line, which you can use inside a query string. For example:
sysparm_query=sys_updated_on>=javascript:new TimeZoneUtils().setTimeZone('Asia/Kolkata').getDisplayValue()
Hope this helps!
Tim Woodruff
Author, Learning ServiceNow & Building Powerful Workflows
Owner/Founder, SN Pro Tips

Get current no from prooph event store

I try to update a projection from event store. The following line will load all events:
$events = $this->eventStore->load(new StreamName('mystream'));
Currently i try to load only not handled events by passing the fromNumber parameter:
$events = $this->eventStore->load(new StreamName('mystream'), 10);
This will load all events eg from 15 to 40. But i found no way to figure out which is the current/highest "no" of the results. But this is necessary for me to load only from this entry on the next time.
If the database is truncated (with restarted sequences) this is not a real problem cause i know that the events will start with 1. But if the primary key starts with a number higher than 1 can not figure out which event has which number in the event store
When you are using pdo-event-store, you have a key _position in the event metadata after loading, so your read model can track which position was the last you were working on. Other then that, if you are working with proophs event-store projections, you don't need to take care of that at all. The projector will track the current event position for all needed streams internally, you just need to provide callbacks for each event where you need to do something.

Kaltura Notifications are occationally deactivated?

We are using Kaltura to notify our CMS about changes in the videos. In the KMC under Settings->Integrations Settings we have checked all the checkboxes under "Sent by Server".
Some times these checkmarks disappear? IT happens maybe once a week or once a month. How can we find the reason to these boxes being deactivated?
Those notifications are being stored on the partner object in partner table. The actual data is stored in the custom_data field, which holds large amount of PHP-serialized data.
I can suspect cases that due to updates of other fields in the custom_data object, the notifications section will be erased.
Your best shot would be first check the value of that field when the config got erased. If it was actually erased in the database, try to find the following log messages in api_v3.log (which can lead you to the actual API request that modified the field):
[2124167851][propel] */ UPDATE partner SET
`UPDATED_AT`='2017-10-04 14:11:36',
`NOTIFY`='1',
`CUSTOM_DATA`='a:79:{s:9:"firstName";s:5:"Roman";s:12:"isFirstLogin";b:0;
... tons of PHP serialized data ...
i:1;s:19:"notificationsConfig";s:42:"*=0;1=1;2=1;3=1;4=0;21=0;6=0;7=0;26=0;5=0;";
... tons of PHP serialized data ...
}' WHERE partner.ID='101' AND MD5(cast(partner.CUSTOM_DATA as char character set latin1)) = '7eb7781cc04c7f98077efc2e3c1e9426'
The key that stores the notifications config is notificationsConfig (Each number represents the notification type, then 0 / 1 for off / no).
As a side note, which CE version are you using? There might be a more reliable way to integrate with your CMS.

how to get total number of mixpanel events via API

Can I get total number of events (=data points) for a time period?
The 'events' method (http://mixpanel.com/api/2.0/events/)
seems almost what I need, it's just that it requires a list of event names, and I need the total count of my events, I do not have the names.
I could not find this one in the API.
You can first hit the events by name API to return the list of your events at http://mixpanel.com/api/2.0/events/names/. Then, you can pump the return as a list into your request to http://mixpanel.com/api/2.0/events/ to get the count for each of your events.
Depending on your usage case, it may make more sense to use a URL hack on the main segmentation report instead of hitting the API. If you add union:1 as a new parameter to the URL (they are comma separated at the end) the report will display the union of all your events over a time period -- if you are viewing totals, this will be the total event count.
You can use the JQL console within Mixpanel, under the "Applications" menu in the left-nav. Just run the following, and it'll count the total number of events. See the JQL API reference here: https://mixpanel.com/help/reference/jql/api-reference#api/concepts
function main() {
return Events({
from_date: '2010-02-02',
to_date: '2017-02-03'
}).reduce(mixpanel.reducer.count());
}
// 989322

Should I rely on the local phone's time for time sensitive app (Windows Phone 7)

I'm building an app where my users will post content. The exact time of the post is an important data point - I need to know exactly when the user hit the "Post" button. Once the post has been captured I'll upload that posting to my web server. My app should still work in offline mode, meaning when there is no internet connectivity the post will be saved locally and uploaded next time the network becomes available.
Question is, how can I guarantee that the time of the post is accurate? Should I rely on the phone's local time? Should I try to create some crazy code that regularly sync's the difference between my servers time and the devices time so I can always know the difference (if there is one). Are there better time management solutions that I'm not aware of?
Thanks,
UPDATE
Here's the server side code that I wrote to ensure that server and client times are perfectly matched. Hope it helps others...
/// <summary>
/// Calculates the actual time the client event occurred.
/// Takes in account that the event and the sending of the
/// event may have happened seprately.
/// </summary>
public static DateTime CalculateClientEventTime(
DateTime serverReceiveTime,
DateTime clientSendTime,
DateTime clientEventTime)
{
// first we need to sync the client and server time
// we also need to subtract any time zone offsets
// then we can subtract the actual time on de ice
DateTime serverReceiveUtc = serverReceiveTime.ToUniversalTime();
DateTime clientSendUtc = clientSendTime.ToUniversalTime();
DateTime clientEventUtc = clientEventTime.ToUniversalTime();
// note: all dates are in utc
// just need to subtract the client TimeSpan from the client Send
// then subtract that TimeSpan from the server utc time
TimeSpan diffBetweenClientEventAndClientSend = (clientSendUtc - clientEventUtc);
return serverReceiveUtc.Subtract(diffBetweenClientEventAndClientSend);
}
I suggest that you do the following:
In online mode: Take the time from your server when the user post their data.
In offline mode: Save the time from the phone. When going online, submit all saved data, and the current time of the phone. Calculate the difference between the phone and your server time to get the real time.
You cannot rely on the phone's time because user can change it and your app can run in diffrent time zones. Use always the sever time or you can get the phone time and calibrate your local timer to get the value of a lag.

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