Feature Request - convert date time to epoch value

[daneedk]

Would it be possible to creat an action card that takes the date and time tags from another card and calculates the epoch value from it and saves it as an numeric value? and would it be possible to also make a condition card that evaluates the current date time to a variable holding an epoch value?

I mean like this: Set a epoch value:

Compare the current date time against an earlier stored (and possibly adjusted) epoch value: or

Why do I ask this? Well, when I add 84600 to the value set at sunset I (almost) have the epoch value for half an our before sunset the next day.

[PatrickSannes]

This is already possible with the mathjs cards. In there there is a special variable for the time now (epoch in seconds)

Would that be sufficient?

Groet

On 2 Dec 2016 15:45, "daneedk" notifications@github.com wrote:

Would it be possible to creat an action card that takes the date and time tags from another card and calculates the epoch value from it and saves it as an numeric value? and would it be possible to also make a condition card that evaluates the current date time to a variable holding an epoch value?

I mean like this: Set a epoch value: [image: betterlogic] https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/16610696/20836970/269e14d4-b8a2-11e6-9436-6a15d911aa9c.png

Compare the current date time against an earlier stored (and possibly adjusted) epoch value: [image: betterlogicand1] https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/16610696/20837303/cdc9e99e-b8a3-11e6-9f2a-64be6eb0ab29.png or [image: betterlogicand2] https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/16610696/20837308/d11bfb32-b8a3-11e6-8441-4c266f5b6796.png

Why do I ask this? Well, when I add 84600 to the value set at sunset I (almost) have the epoch value for half an our before sunset the next day.

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[daneedk]

Thanks, I read the readme again and found it, I'll try it and let you know if this works for my purpose. Thanks!

[PatrickSannes]

Create set card in mathjs (timenow takes amount of seconds sinse epoch)

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Then you can create any action card to trigger. Can't put mathjs in here, but with a countdowntimer you can do something or with any other trigger. Then in the when you can say:

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Hope it helps!

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Thanks, I've had a quick look but can't find what you mean. Can you explain, maybe with a screenshot, how to use it?

Thanks!

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[daneedk]

Thanks, I have it working now, this is how I did it:

At sunset a flow saves the current date and time + 1 day into the epoSunsetTemp variable:

...then

In a flow that runs five minutes after midnight the epoSunsetTemp is saved into the epoSunset variable

...then

In another flow, which triggers when someone comes home, I check the current date and time against the epoSunset -1800 and when it's true I turn on some hue scenes.

...and...

These flows enables me to use an offset from sunset in a reliable way

Thanks again for this great app!!!

(Btw, the images in your post don't show up)