Firebase TIMESTAMP to date and Time

Question

I am using firebase for my chat application. In chat object I am adding time stamp using Firebase.ServerValue.TIMESTAMP method.

I need to show the messa

Answer 1

Firebase.ServerValue.TIMESTAMP is not actual timestamp it is constant that will be replaced with actual value in server if you have it set into some variable.

mySessionRef.update({ startedAt: Firebase.ServerValue.TIMESTAMP });
mySessionRef.on('value', function(snapshot){ console.log(snapshot.val()) })
//{startedAt: 1452508763895}

if you want to get server time then you can use following code

  fb.ref("/.info/serverTimeOffset").on('value', function(offset) {
    var offsetVal = offset.val() || 0;
    var serverTime = Date.now() + offsetVal;
  });