Adding in Time Now (UTC) node

README.md

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ String manipulation nodes:
 
 Date and time manipulation nodes:
 
-- **DateTime creation/conversion**: TimeNow, TimeToUnix, UnixToTime
+- **DateTime creation/conversion**: TimeNow, TimeNowUTC, TimeToUnix, UnixToTime
 - **String formatting/parsing**: TimeFormat, TimeParse
 - **Time calculations**: TimeDelta, TimeAddDelta, TimeSubtractDelta, TimeDifference
 - **Component extraction**: TimeExtract (year, month, day, hour, etc.)

src/basic_data_handling/time_nodes.py

@@ -52,6 +52,38 @@ def get_now(self, trigger=None) -> tuple[datetime.datetime]:
         return (datetime.datetime.now(),)
 
 
+class TimeNowUTC(ComfyNodeABC):
+    """
+    Returns the current time and date as a DATETIME object, in the UTC timezone.
+    Note: Output changes for every run, providing a fresh timestamp each time.
+    """
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "optional": {
+                "trigger": (IO.ANY, {"description": "Optional input to trigger execution"})
+            }
+        }
+
+    RETURN_TYPES = (IO.DATETIME,)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("now",)
+    CATEGORY = "Basic/time"
+    DESCRIPTION = cleandoc(__doc__ or "")
+    FUNCTION = "get_now_utc"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def IS_CHANGED(s, **kwargs):
+        # Always return a changing value to indicate the output changes every run
+        return time.time()
+
+    def get_now_utc(self, trigger=None) -> tuple[datetime.datetime]:
+        """
+        Retrieves the current system time in the UTC timezone.
+        The optional trigger input can be used to trigger execution.
+        """
+        return (datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC),)
+
+
 class TimeToUnix(ComfyNodeABC):
     """
     Converts a DATETIME object to a Unix timestamp (a float representing seconds since the epoch).
@@ -287,6 +319,7 @@ def extract(self, datetime: datetime.datetime) -> tuple[int, int, int, int, int,
 
 NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
     "Basic data handling: TimeNow": TimeNow,
+    "Basic data handling: TimeNowUTC": TimeNowUTC,
     "Basic data handling: TimeToUnix": TimeToUnix,
     "Basic data handling: UnixToTime": UnixToTime,
     "Basic data handling: TimeFormat": TimeFormat,
@@ -300,6 +333,7 @@ def extract(self, datetime: datetime.datetime) -> tuple[int, int, int, int, int,
 
 NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {
     "Basic data handling: TimeNow": "Time Now",
+    "Basic data handling: TimeNowUTC": "Time Now (UTC)",
     "Basic data handling: TimeToUnix": "Time to Unix Timestamp",
     "Basic data handling: UnixToTime": "Unix Timestamp to Time",
     "Basic data handling: TimeFormat": "Format Time String",

tests/test_time_nodes.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from src.basic_data_handling.time_nodes import (
     TimeNow,
+    TimeNowUTC,
     TimeToUnix,
     UnixToTime,
     TimeFormat,
@@ -27,6 +28,19 @@ def test_time_now():
     assert len(result_with_trigger) == 1
     assert isinstance(result_with_trigger[0], datetime)
 
+def test_time_now_utc():
+    node = TimeNowUTC()
+    result = node.get_now_utc()
+    assert isinstance(result, tuple)
+    assert len(result) == 1
+    assert isinstance(result[0], datetime)
+
+    # Test with trigger parameter
+    result_with_trigger = node.get_now_utc(trigger="any value")
+    assert isinstance(result_with_trigger, tuple)
+    assert len(result_with_trigger) == 1
+    assert isinstance(result_with_trigger[0], datetime)
+
 def test_time_to_unix():
     node = TimeToUnix()
     test_datetime = datetime(2023, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0)