squirrel/doc/source/stdlib/stdsystemlib.rst

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.. _stdlib_stdsystemlib:
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The System library
==================
The system library exposes operating system facilities like environment variables,
date time manipulation etc..
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Squirrel API
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Global Symbols
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.. js:function:: clock()
returns a float representing the number of seconds elapsed since the start of the process
.. js:function:: date([time [, format]])
returns a table containing a date/time split into the slots:
+-------------+----------------------------------------+
| sec | Seconds after minute (0 - 59). |
+-------------+----------------------------------------+
| min | Minutes after hour (0 - 59). |
+-------------+----------------------------------------+
| hour | Hours since midnight (0 - 23). |
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| day | Day of month (1 - 31). |
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| month | Month (0 - 11; January = 0). |
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| year | Year (current year). |
+-------------+----------------------------------------+
| wday | Day of week (0 - 6; Sunday = 0). |
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| yday | Day of year (0 - 365; January 1 = 0). |
+-------------+----------------------------------------+
if `time` is omitted the current time is used.
if `format` can be 'l' local time or 'u' UTC time, if omitted is defaulted as 'l'(local time).
.. js:function:: getenv(varaname)
Returns a string containing the value of the environment variable `varname`
.. js:function:: remove(path)
deletes the file specified by `path`
.. js:function:: rename(oldname, newname)
renames the file or directory specified by `oldname` to the name given by `newname`
.. js:function:: system(cmd)
xecutes the string `cmd` through the os command interpreter.
.. js:function:: time()
returns the number of seconds elapsed since midnight 00:00:00, January 1, 1970.
the result of this function can be formatted through the function `date()`
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C API
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.. _sqstd_register_systemlib:
.. c:function:: SQRESULT sqstd_register_systemlib(HSQUIRRELVM v)
:param HSQUIRRELVM v: the target VM
:returns: an SQRESULT
:remarks: The function aspects a table on top of the stack where to register the global library functions.
initialize and register the system library in the given VM.