get_current_timestamp.R

# DIZtools - Utilities for 'DIZ' R Package Development
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#' @title Quickly get the current time stamp without the
#'   need to handle format-options etc.
#'
#' @description Function to quickly get the current time stamp without
#'   need to handle format-options etc.
#'
#' @inheritParams pretty_timestamp
#' @return The current timestamp in always the same format.
#'#'
#' @examples
#' get_current_timestamp(no_spaces = TRUE)
#' # Result: "2020-12-03-134354"
#' get_current_timestamp()
#' # this is the same like
#' get_current_timestamp(no_spaces = FALSE)
#' # Result: "03.12.2020 - 13:43 UTC"
#'
#' @export
#'
get_current_timestamp <- function(no_spaces = FALSE) {
  return(pretty_timestamp(timestamp = Sys.time(), no_spaces = no_spaces))
}