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Ask HN: How long would it take you to return current date?

• nsaechao 3y ago
  ~30 seconds to deploy a public app that shows the current date: https://cc70f0cd60da3c80.dynaboard.app/ https://cc70f0cd60da3c80.dynaboard.app/ - Created project - Write a function to return new Date() - Drop a text - Wire up the text to the function - Set the function to run on page load and clicked deploy button Decided I wanted to add an API endpoint as well, that took about 10 seconds: https://cc70f0cd60da3c80.dynaboard.app/httpEndpoint1 https://cc70f0cd60da3c80.dynaboard.app/httpEndpoint1 Added an endpoint and configured it to run a function to return new Date() and clicked deployed Also figured I wanted all of you to be able deploy your own apps that shows current date, that took about 1 minute: - Exported the project to clipboard - Created a new github repo https://github.com/nsaechao/current-date https://github.com/nsaechao/current-date - Added a dynaboard.yml file and pasted content from clipboard. - Went back to my app and added a button 'Fork" to redirect to https://dynaboard.new/nsaechao/current-date https://dynaboard.new/nsaechao/current-date - Redeployed the app Disclaimer: I work for Dynaboard and Dynaboard is a low-code app builder.
• mooreds 3y ago
  Do I have a server set up? A cloud account? Cause if I do, this is like 30 seconds of time for PHP: <?php echo date(); ?>
• smoldesu 3y ago
  date | nc -l 1234 Took me ~30 seconds, I forgot how netcat works.
  • hayst4ck 3y ago
    This doesn't return the current date, it returns the date at the time "date" was run.
• LinuxBender 3y ago
  curl -A Mozilla -s --head "https://google.com/"|grep -Ei ^date or curl -A Mozilla -s --head "https://facebook.com/"|grep -Ei ^date # since they are using soon to be NTPv5 Does it have to be a site I stood up? If so the same could be accomplished installing any web server with a blank or default page. This also assumes I have NTP in sync. Another option would be to enable anonymous ssh and then: ssh anon@some.host 'date;cal -3' Or just output that via cron to a text file served by a simple web server with cache controls that prevent caching more than a few seconds. Time results: Using curl took a couple seconds but I could make it an alias. If I had to install a web server on a VM somewhere and didn't already have one it might take 10 to 20 seconds. Or I could forego the web server and just make Chronyd public as there were no client restrictions mentioned.
• cratermoon 3y ago
  https://go.dev/play/p/L_l_zdlyTPX https://go.dev/play/p/L_l_zdlyTPX
• Raed667 3y ago
  If I have to expose an endpoint to the web I'd probably use cloudflare wrangler to create a js project and delpoy it with one of command. Probably less than 2minutes total for a rest endpoint
• throwawayadvsec 3y ago
  data:text/html,<body onload="document.body.innerText = new Date()"></body> about 30secs
  • jawns 3y ago
    Nice, although that's not technically a publicly accessible endpoint.