I have made a plugin to change some user metadata on a schedule according to the wp_cron function.
If the current time is say between their lunch hours (that is in their user profile as date('g:i a', strtotime($time)
However whenever the Cron Job is run, it is in UTC and the other times in the user profile is in local time.
I'm just hitting my head against a wall because I can't figure it out.
// function to run
function mb_user_location_automater() {
// get the read values
$user_id = get_current_user_id();
$current_time = time();
// defaults
$default_start = date( "Y-m-d 09:00", strtotime('today') );
$default_finish = date( "Y-m-d 17:00", strtotime('today') );
$default_lunch_in = date( "Y-m-d 12:00", strtotime('today') );
$default_lunch_out = date( "Y-m-d 13:00", strtotime('today') );
$is_weekend = date( 'N', strtotime('tomorrow') );
// get the user meta
$user_start = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'mbu_start_time', true );
$user_finish = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'mbu_finish_time', true );
$user_lunch_in = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'mbu_lunch_start', true );
$user_lunch_out = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'mbu_lunch_finish', true );
// set times if not set in user settings
$user_start = ( empty($user_start) ? $default_start : $user_start );
$user_finish = ( empty($user_finish) ? $default_finish : $user_finish );
$user_lunch_in = ( empty($user_lunch_in) ? $default_lunch_in : $user_lunch_in );
$user_lunch_out = ( empty($user_lunch_out) ? $default_lunch_out : $user_lunch_out );
// set user to: away
if( ($current_time < $user_start) && ($current_time > $user_finish) ) {
update_user_meta( $user_id, 'mblocation', 'away' );
}
// set user to: lunch
if( ($current_time > $user_lunch_in) && ($current_time < $user_lunch_out) ) {
update_user_meta( $user_id, 'mblocation', 'lunch' );
}
// set user to: weekend
if( $tomorrow_wknd >= 6 ) {
update_user_meta( $user_id, 'mblocation', 'weekend' );
}
}
// generate the intervals
function mb_task_intervals( $schedules ) {
$schedules[ 'every_60_seconds' ] = array(
'interval' => ( 60 * 1 ),
'display' => 'Every 60 seconds',
);
return $schedules;
}
// set the task schedule
function mb_task_start() {
// when are operating hours
$task_start_time = strtotime( "Today 6:00am" );
$task_stop_time = strtotime( "Today 10:00pm" );
// check if in operation time
if( $task_start_time < time() && time() > $task_stop_time ) {
if( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'mb_user_location_automater' )) {
wp_schedule_event( time(), 'every_60_seconds', 'mb_user_location_automater' );
}
} else {
// run the stop function
if( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'mb_task_stop' )) {
wp_schedule_single_event( time(), 'mb_task_stop' );
}
}
}
I have made a plugin to change some user metadata on a schedule according to the wp_cron function.
If the current time is say between their lunch hours (that is in their user profile as date('g:i a', strtotime($time)
However whenever the Cron Job is run, it is in UTC and the other times in the user profile is in local time.
I'm just hitting my head against a wall because I can't figure it out.
// function to run
function mb_user_location_automater() {
// get the read values
$user_id = get_current_user_id();
$current_time = time();
// defaults
$default_start = date( "Y-m-d 09:00", strtotime('today') );
$default_finish = date( "Y-m-d 17:00", strtotime('today') );
$default_lunch_in = date( "Y-m-d 12:00", strtotime('today') );
$default_lunch_out = date( "Y-m-d 13:00", strtotime('today') );
$is_weekend = date( 'N', strtotime('tomorrow') );
// get the user meta
$user_start = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'mbu_start_time', true );
$user_finish = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'mbu_finish_time', true );
$user_lunch_in = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'mbu_lunch_start', true );
$user_lunch_out = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'mbu_lunch_finish', true );
// set times if not set in user settings
$user_start = ( empty($user_start) ? $default_start : $user_start );
$user_finish = ( empty($user_finish) ? $default_finish : $user_finish );
$user_lunch_in = ( empty($user_lunch_in) ? $default_lunch_in : $user_lunch_in );
$user_lunch_out = ( empty($user_lunch_out) ? $default_lunch_out : $user_lunch_out );
// set user to: away
if( ($current_time < $user_start) && ($current_time > $user_finish) ) {
update_user_meta( $user_id, 'mblocation', 'away' );
}
// set user to: lunch
if( ($current_time > $user_lunch_in) && ($current_time < $user_lunch_out) ) {
update_user_meta( $user_id, 'mblocation', 'lunch' );
}
// set user to: weekend
if( $tomorrow_wknd >= 6 ) {
update_user_meta( $user_id, 'mblocation', 'weekend' );
}
}
// generate the intervals
function mb_task_intervals( $schedules ) {
$schedules[ 'every_60_seconds' ] = array(
'interval' => ( 60 * 1 ),
'display' => 'Every 60 seconds',
);
return $schedules;
}
// set the task schedule
function mb_task_start() {
// when are operating hours
$task_start_time = strtotime( "Today 6:00am" );
$task_stop_time = strtotime( "Today 10:00pm" );
// check if in operation time
if( $task_start_time < time() && time() > $task_stop_time ) {
if( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'mb_user_location_automater' )) {
wp_schedule_event( time(), 'every_60_seconds', 'mb_user_location_automater' );
}
} else {
// run the stop function
if( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'mb_task_stop' )) {
wp_schedule_single_event( time(), 'mb_task_stop' );
}
}
}
1 Answer
Reset to default 0It seems you are comparing GMT time with the local time before you update the user meta.
Try WP function current_time( $type, $gmt = 0 );
$current_time = current_time('timestamp', 0) // local time
$current_time = current_time('timestamp', 1) // GMT time
I think you need
$current_time = current_time('timestamp', 0) // local time
instead of
$current_time = time();
Also take a look at current_time function
Edit:
Also i noticed your code where:
if( ($current_time < $user_start) && ($current_time > $user_finish) ) {
update_user_meta( $user_id, 'mblocation', 'away' );
}
$current_time is in Unix timestamp format and the $user_start or $user_finish is in formatted date, you should convert $user_start and $user_finish to timestamp as well. You need to do the same with other code where it is applicable.