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Function: dateToEpochConversion

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      Goal: Recursively change String Dates into Unix Epoch timestamps.

      • This function dateToEpochConversion will recursively convert string dates to a UNIX Epoch timestamp.

      • The sample can convert to either seconds from Epoch or milliseconds from Epoch.

      • In addition the sample optionally rename fields by adding _ms or _sec suffix (note, arrays will not be renamed).

      • Requires Eventing Storage (or metadata collection) and a "source" collection.

      • Will operate on all documents where doc.type === "my_data_type".

      • dateToEpochConversion

      • Input Data/Mutation

      • Output Data/Mutation

      // To run configure the settings for this Function, dateToEpochConversion, as follows:
      //
      // Version 7.0+
      //   "Listen to Location"
      //     bulk.data.source
      //   "Eventing Storage"
      //     rr100.eventing.metadata
      //   Binding(s)
      //    1. "binding type", "alias name...", "bucket.scope.collection", "Access"
      //       "bucket alias", "src_col",       "bulk.data.source",        "read and write"
      //
      // Version 6.X
      //   "Source Bucket"
      //     source
      //   "MetaData Bucket"
      //     metadata
      //   Binding(s)
      //    1. "binding type", "alias name...", "bucket",     "Access"
      //       "bucket alias", "src_col",       "source", "read and write"
      
      function convertStrToEpoch(key, val, control) {
      
          // We want to convert string dates to a Epoch tstamp, first we utilize
          // a regex to filter, then if that passes we use Date.parse(..)
          // to  convert string to numeric timestamps, finally if the last argument
          // is 'true' then add a suffix of "_ms" or "_sec" to the field name.
      
          // Date.parse("2009/06/29 13:30:10", "yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");
          // Date.parse("2020-06-24 09.55.22 -07:00", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z");
      
          // uses a self explanatory control document as follows:
      
          // var control = [
          //    { "regx": /^\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d.\d+$/g, "millis": true, "rename": true },
          //    { "regx": /^\d\d\d\d\/\d\d\/\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d$/g, "millis": false, "rename": true }
          // ];
      
          for (var i=0;i<control.length;i++) {
          var regxres = val.match(control[i].regx);
          if (regxres !== null) {
              var dt = Date.parse(val);
              if (dt && dt !== null && !isNaN(dt)) {
                  var suffix = "";
                  var epochMs = dt // .getTime();
                  if (key !== "" && control[i].rename) {
                      if (control[i].millis) {
                          suffix = "_ms";
                      } else {
                          suffix = "_sec";
                      }
                  }
                  if (control[i].millis) {
                      val = epochMs;
                  } else {
                      val = Math.round(epochMs / 1000);
                  }
                  return { "key": key + suffix, "val": val,  "epoch_ok": true };
              }
          }
          }
          return { "key": key, "val": val, "epoch_ok": false };
      }
      
      function converTsStringsToEpochNumbers(obj, control) {
      
          // This does a deepCopy or deepClone but applies convertStrToEpoch where needed
      
          // process terminal strings
          if (obj && typeof obj === 'string') {
              var retval = convertStrToEpoch("", obj, control);
              if (retval.epoch_ok) obj = retval.val;
              return obj;
          }
          if (!obj || typeof obj !== 'object') {
              return obj;
          }
      
          // process Object
          let newObj = {};
          if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
              newObj = obj.map(item => converTsStringsToEpochNumbers(item, control));
          } else {
              Object.keys(obj).forEach((k) => {
                  var retval = { "key": k, "val": obj[k] };
                  if (obj[k] && typeof obj[k] === 'string') {
                      retval = convertStrToEpoch(k, obj[k], control);
                  }
                  return newObj[retval.key] = converTsStringsToEpochNumbers(retval.val, control);
              })
          }
          return newObj;
      }
      
      function OnUpdate(doc, meta) {
          if (doc.type !== "my_data_type") return;
      
          var rename_with_ms_or_sec = true;  // rename our fields
          // Apply four (4) different datetime search patterns across the entire document
          var control = [
              { "regx": /^\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d.\d+$/g, "millis": true, "rename": true },
              { "regx": /^\d\d\d\d\/\d\d\/\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d$/g, "millis": false, "rename": true },
              { "regx": /^\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d.\d+ .\d\d:\d\d$/g, "millis": false, "rename": true },
              { "regx": /^\d\d\d\d\/\d\d\/\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d .\d\d:\d\d$/g, "millis": true, "rename": true }
          ];
          var newdoc = converTsStringsToEpochNumbers(doc, control);
      
          // alias src_col to our source collection. Will work since rev 6.5+ allowed to be in r/w mode
          src_col[meta.id] = newdoc;
      }
      INPUT: KEY my_data_type::1001
      
      {
        "type": "my_data_type",
        "id": 1001,
        "datet1a": "2009/06/29 13:30:10",
        "datet1b": "2009/06/29 13:30:10",
        "datet1c": "2009/06/29 13:30:10 -07:00",
        "datet1d": "2009/06/29 13:30:10 -06:00",
        "datet2a": "2009-06-29 13:30:10.333",
        "datet2b": "2009-06-29 13:30:10.333",
        "datet2c": "2009-06-29 13:30:10.333 -07:00",
        "datet2d": "2009-06-29 13:30:10.333 -06:00",
        "subdoc_same_dates": {
          "datet1a": "2009/06/29 13:30:10",
          "datet1b": "2009/06/29 13:30:10",
          "datet1c": "2009/06/29 13:30:10 -07:00",
          "datet1d": "2009/06/29 13:30:10 -06:00",
          "datet2a": "2009-06-29 13:30:10.333",
          "datet2b": "2009-06-29 13:30:10.333",
          "datet2c": "2009-06-29 13:30:10.333 -07:00",
          "datet2d": "2009-06-29 13:30:10.333 -06:00",
          "subsubdoc_two_dates": {
            "datet1a": "2009/06/29 13:30:10",
            "datet1b": "2009/06/29 13:30:10",
            "dary": [
              "2009/06/29 13:30:10",
              "2009-06-29 13:30:10.333",
              { "datet1a": "2009/06/29 13:30:10" }
            ]
          }
        }
      }
      UPDATED/OUTPUT: KEY my_data_type::1001
      
      {
        "type": "my_data_type",
        "id": 1001,
        "datet1a_sec": 1246307410,
        "datet1b_sec": 1246307410,
        "datet1c_ms": 1246307410000,
        "datet1d_ms": 1246303810000,
        "datet2a_ms": 1246307410333,
        "datet2b_ms": 1246307410333,
        "datet2c_sec": 1246307410,
        "datet2d_sec": 1246303810,
        "subdoc_same_dates": {
          "datet1a_sec": 1246307410,
          "datet1b_sec": 1246307410,
          "datet1c_ms": 1246307410000,
          "datet1d_ms": 1246303810000,
          "datet2a_ms": 1246307410333,
          "datet2b_ms": 1246307410333,
          "datet2c_sec": 1246307410,
          "datet2d_sec": 1246303810,
          "subsubdoc_two_dates": {
            "datet1a_sec": 1246307410,
            "datet1b_sec": 1246307410,
            "dary": [
              1246307410,
              1246307410333,
              {
                "datet1a_sec": 1246307410
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      }