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# Server Time

This guide outlines the steps to migrate from the deprecated `LionGameInterfaces.Time.GetServerTime` or `NakamaConnection.GetServerTime` to the new `GlobalConfigHandler` approach for retrieving server time.

### Overview <a href="#user-content-overview" id="user-content-overview"></a>

The previous methods for fetching server time via `LionGameInterfaces` or direct `NakamaConnection` calls have been replaced. The new standard uses `GlobalConfigHandler` located in the `WhoAmI` service to fetch the time configuration directly.

### ❌ Old Way (Deprecated) <a href="#user-content--old-way-deprecated" id="user-content--old-way-deprecated"></a>

Previously, you might have accessed server time using `LionGameInterfaces` or a custom interface implementation:

```
var time = await LionGameInterfaces.Time.GetCurrentTimeUTC();
```

### ✅ New Way (Recommended) <a href="#user-content--new-way-recommended" id="user-content--new-way-recommended"></a>

You should now retrieve the server time string from `GlobalConfigHandler`, parse it as a Unix timestamp (milliseconds), and convert it to a `DateTime` object.

#### Implementation Steps <a href="#user-content-implementation-steps" id="user-content-implementation-steps"></a>

1. **Fetch the string** using `GlobalConfigHandler.GetInfo<string>("serverTime")`.
2. **Parse** the string into a `long` (Unix timestamp in milliseconds).
3. **Convert** the timestamp to a UTC `DateTime`.

#### Code Example <a href="#user-content-code-example" id="user-content-code-example"></a>

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```csharp
using LionStudios.Suite.Core; 
// Ensure you have this namespace
using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public async Task<DateTime> GetCurrentServerTime()
{    
    // 1. Get the server time string from Global Config    
    string serverTimeStr = await GlobalConfigHandler.GetInfo<string>("serverTime");    
    // 2. Parse string to long (Unix Milliseconds)    
    if (long.TryParse(serverTimeStr, out long unixMs))    
    {        
        // 3. Convert to DateTime UTC        
        DateTime utcTime = DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeMilliseconds(unixMs).UtcDateTime;        
        return utcTime;    
    }    
    // Fallback if parsing fails (e.g., return local UTC or throw)    
    return DateTime.UtcNow;
}
```

{% endcode %}

#### One-Liner (If you are confident in the data) <a href="#user-content-one-liner-if-you-are-confident-in-the-data" id="user-content-one-liner-if-you-are-confident-in-the-data"></a>

```csharp
DateTime utcTime = DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeMilliseconds(long.Parse(
await GlobalConfigHandler.GetInfo<string>("serverTime"))).UtcDateTime;
```

### Summary of Changes <a href="#user-content-summary-of-changes" id="user-content-summary-of-changes"></a>

| Feature          | Old Approach                                   | New Approach                    |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| **Access Point** | `LionGameInterfaces.Time` / `NakamaConnection` | `GlobalConfigHandler`           |
| **Method**       | `GetCurrentTimeUTC()` / custom WebRequest      | `GetInfo<string>("serverTime")` |
| **Return Type**  | `DateTime` (often hidden implementation)       | `string` (Unix Timestamp MS)    |
| **Namespace**    | `LionStudios.Suite.Core`                       | `LionStudios.Suite.Core`        |

### Troubleshooting <a href="#user-content-troubleshooting" id="user-content-troubleshooting"></a>

* **Missing Namespace:** Ensure you are using `LionStudios.Suite.Core`.
* **Parsing Errors:** The `serverTime` key returns a string representation of a `long`. Always use `long.Parse` or `long.TryParse`.
* **Async/Await:** `GlobalConfigHandler.GetInfo` is asynchronous. Ensure your calling method is `async` and valid for use (e.g., not in a constructor).


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