Backend Guide

TypeScript & Typed JSON

TypeScript ensures your code is robust by validating data structures at compile time. Here is the strict Interface definition for our API response to ensure you never access a missing property.

TYPESCRIPT
import axios from 'axios';

        // Define the Shape of the API Response
        interface TimeResponse {
          datetime: string;
          unixtime: number;
          timezone: string;
          utc_offset: string;
          dst: boolean;
          day_of_year: number;
        }

        async function fetchTime(zone: string): Promise<void> {
          const url = `https://time.now/developer/api/timezone/${zone}`;
  
          try {
            // Axios infers the type here
            const { data } = await axios.get<TimeResponse>(url);
    
            console.log(`Time in ${data.timezone}: ${data.datetime}`);
            console.log(`DST Active: ${data.dst}`);
          } catch (err) {
            console.error("Failed to sync time");
          }
        }

        fetchTime("America/Toronto");

Why use Time.Now for Backend?

  • Strict Type Checking
  • IntelliSense Autocomplete
  • Prevents runtime errors
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