RFA API via WebSocket API : Dates format

hgardon
hgardon Explorer
in WebSocket API

Hello,

We recently implemented a connector compatible with the WebSocket API.
We noticed a difference with the RFA API.

Date values are no more under Eikon format : DD MON YYYY
But there are now under ISO 8601 (as said in the doc) : YYYY-MM-DD

Is there a way to transform them to Eikon format via the WebSocket API ?

Thanks !

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  • wasin.w
    wasin.w admin
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    Hello @hgardon

    The data format between the RSSL connection (used by the RFA API) and the WebSocket connection is different.

    The RSSL Connection data is in a binary format (RWF). The RFA API just displays default date data (OMMDate) in the "DD-MMM-YYYY" format for the application. The application can convert or pase the date data to other Date formats based on the application requirements.

    rfa-rssl-ommdate.png

    The WebSocket connection data is in JSON string format. The server side (RTDS/RTO) converts date data and sends it to the application in the "YYYY-MM-DD" format based on the ISO 8601 format. The application can convert it to other Date formats based on the application requirements too.

    ws-json-date.png

    Please see more detail regarding the WebSocket API specification from the following resources:

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  • hgardon
    hgardon Explorer

    Hello Wasin,
    Thank you for the prompt and detailed answer !

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