docs-v2/content/flux/v0/stdlib/influxdata/influxdb/sample/aligntonow.md

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sample.alignToNow() function	`sample.alignToNow()` shifts time values in input data to align the chronological last point to _now_.	flux_v0_ref name parent identifier sample.alignToNow influxdata/influxdb/sample influxdata/influxdb/sample/alignToNow	301	transformations

sample.alignToNow() shifts time values in input data to align the chronological last point to now.

When writing static historical sample datasets to InfluxDB Cloud, use alignToNow() to avoid losing sample data with timestamps outside of the retention period associated with your InfluxDB Cloud account.

Input data must have a _time column.

Function type signature

(<-tables: stream[A]) => stream[A] where A: Record

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Parameters

tables

Input data. Defaults to piped-forward data (<-).

Examples

Align sample data to now

import "influxdata/influxdb/sample"

sample.data(set: "birdMigration")
    |> sample.alignToNow()