# class PG::BinaryEncoder::Timestamp

This is a encoder class for conversion of Ruby Time objects to PostgreSQL binary timestamps.

The following flags can be used to specify timezone interpretation:

- `PG::Coder::TIMESTAMP_DB_UTC` : Send timestamp as UTC time (default)

- `PG::Coder::TIMESTAMP_DB_LOCAL` : Send timestamp as local time (slower)

Example:

    enco = PG::BinaryEncoder::Timestamp.new(flags: PG::Coder::TIMESTAMP_DB_UTC)
    enco.encode(Time.utc(2000, 1, 1))  # => "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"

`String` values are expected to contain a binary data with a length of 8 byte.