# Parsing an array in Ruby
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-an-array-in-ruby/121254
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [February 23, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-an-array-in-ruby/121254 "2018-02-23T16:44:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Karanushah.1992](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karanushah.1992)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-an-array-in-ruby/121254/1 "2018-02-23T16:44:36Z")
Hi,
I have an array field which has epoch time values. I am trying to use Ruby filter to parse it. I am getting a syntax error. I am new to Ruby so I am unable to spot the error. Can you help me out. Below is my code in Ruby
ruby {
code =\> {'
event.get("timestamp").each\_with\_index { |x, i| event["timestamp1#{i}"] =
Time.at(x) }
'}
}
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### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-an-array-in-ruby/121254/2 "2018-02-23T17:38:23Z")
```auto
ruby {
code => '
event.get("timestamp").each_with_index { |x, i| event.set( "timestamp1#{i}" , Time.at(x.to_i)) }
'
}
```
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### Author:  [@Karanushah.1992](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karanushah.1992)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-an-array-in-ruby/121254/3 "2018-02-23T18:18:28Z")
HI @Badger , the event.set( "timestamp1#{i}" creates multiple fields which I do not want.
my timestamp field looks like this
"timestamp": [
1518044400000,
1518087600000,
1518109200000,
1518130800000,
1518174000000,
1518195600000,
1518217200000,
1518433200000,
1518454800000,
1518476400000,
1518519600000,
1518541200000,
1518562800000,
1518606000000,
1518627600000
]
I want to create new field timestamp 1 which looks like this
timestamp1: [
February 21st 2018, 09:49:46.420 ,
February 21st 2018, 09:49:46.420 ,
February 21st 2018, 09:49:46.420 ,
February 21st 2018, 09:49:46.420 ,
]
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### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-an-array-in-ruby/121254/4 "2018-02-23T18:48:13Z")
```auto
code => '
timestamps = Array.new
event.get("timestamp").each_with_index { |x, i| timestamps.push(Time.at(x.to_i / 1000)) }
event.set( "IsThisOK" , timestamps)
'
```
Does that put the right data into IsThisOK? You don't really need with\_index at this point, and there are lots of other ways to do the init and push for the array, but I think it works.
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### Author:  [@Karanushah.1992](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karanushah.1992)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-an-array-in-ruby/121254/5 "2018-02-23T19:04:40Z")
Hi @Badger . it does what I wanted to try. I am not sure will I be able to use this field in Kibana as a date field
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-an-array-in-ruby/121254/6 "2018-03-23T19:04:54Z")
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