Date and Time Concepts
Deadline Window
Compare a fixed event time with a fixed deadline.
Deadline Window
deadline_window.lua
local offsetHours =
local deadline = 1717243200
local eventTime = deadline + offsetHours * 60 * 60
local status = "late"
if eventTime <= deadline then
status = "on-time"
end
print("offsetHours=" .. offsetHours)
print("status=" .. status)
local offsetHours =
local deadline = 1717243200
local eventTime = deadline + offsetHours * 60 * 60
local status = "late"
if eventTime <= deadline then
status = "on-time"
end
print("offsetHours=" .. offsetHours)
print("status=" .. status)
local offsetHours =
local deadline = 1717243200
local eventTime = deadline + offsetHours * 60 * 60
local status = "late"
if eventTime <= deadline then
status = "on-time"
end
print("offsetHours=" .. offsetHours)
print("status=" .. status)
before or late
Date comparisons are just numeric timestamp comparisons once the times are fixed.