datasource.fileLastModified

Retrieves the last modified timestamp of a specified file from the MODLR filesystem.

js

datasource.fileLastModified(file_name)

Parameters

file_name (string): The name of the file for which you want to retrieve the last modified timestamp.

Returns

number: An integer representing the last modified timestamp of the file in milliseconds since the Unix epoch (January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT). Returns 0 if the file is invalid or an error occurs.

Examples

js

var lastModifiedTimestamp = datasource.fileLastModified("my_file.txt");
if (lastModifiedTimestamp > 0) {
    var lastModifiedDate = new Date(lastModifiedTimestamp);
    console.log("File was last modified on:", lastModifiedDate);
} else {
    console.log("Error retrieving last modified date or invalid file.");
}