c++ get timestamp as string

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#include <iostream>
#include <chrono>
#include <iomanip>
#include <sstream>

// Function to get the current timestamp as a string
std::string getCurrentTimestampAsString() {
    // Get the current time point
    auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();

    // Convert the time point to a time_t object
    std::time_t currentTime = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(now);

    // Create a string stream to format the timestamp
    std::stringstream timestampStream;

    // Convert the timestamp to string format
    timestampStream << std::put_time(std::localtime(&currentTime), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");

    // Return the formatted timestamp as a string
    return timestampStream.str();
}

int main() {
    // Get the current timestamp as a string
    std::string timestamp = getCurrentTimestampAsString();

    // Output the timestamp string
    std::cout << "Timestamp: " << timestamp << std::endl;

    return 0;
}

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