# Time Range for the weekend
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216
**Category:** General
**Created:** [25 January 2022 17:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216 "2022-01-25T17:40:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@borpin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/borpin)
#### Post date: [25 January 2022 17:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/1 "2022-01-25T17:40:03Z")
I have been using the `time range` node to limit messages being sent at night.
I'd like to have a different time range for the weekend.
Can anyone suggest how?
I looked at `bigtimer` and it looks like the `msg.payload` can be passed through, but I really want the whole `msg` passed on.
Looks like the job for a function if not.
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### Author:  [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)
#### Post date: [25 January 2022 17:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/2 "2022-01-25T17:42:35Z")
> **[node-red-contrib-schedex](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-schedex)**
>
> Scheduler for node-red which allows you to enter on/off times as 24hr clock (e.g. 01:10) or suncalc events (e.g. goldenHour). It also allows you to offset times and randomise the time within the offset.
In combination with this maybe:
> **[node-red-contrib-simple-gate](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-simple-gate)**
>
> A gate node for node-RED
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### Author:  [@mickym2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mickym2)
#### Post date: [25 January 2022 17:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/3 "2022-01-25T17:43:07Z")
I recommend to use in general the switch node to filter messages.
```auto
[{"id":"2d7a85e86e845196","type":"switch","z":"0db43ef5ee91fda8","name":"","property":"$number($moment().format('E'))","propertyType":"jsonata","rules":[{"t":"gte","v":"6","vt":"num"},{"t":"lt","v":"6","vt":"num"}],"checkall":"true","repair":false,"outputs":2,"x":770,"y":500,"wires":[["008d2bd0cfe771c3"],["61043008eef85152"]]},{"id":"008d2bd0cfe771c3","type":"debug","z":"0db43ef5ee91fda8","name":"is weekend","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":970,"y":480,"wires":[]},{"id":"61043008eef85152","type":"debug","z":"0db43ef5ee91fda8","name":"is working day","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":980,"y":520,"wires":[]},{"id":"ab42be5d649efe82","type":"inject","z":"0db43ef5ee91fda8","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"true","payloadType":"bool","x":630,"y":500,"wires":[["2d7a85e86e845196"]]}]
```
EDIT: Changed the switch - to use numbers 1 to 7 for week days.
Btw: Time Range is not necessary as well - can be done with standard nodes in the same way.
If you prefer - a GUI Interface as a filter - I recommend the lightscheduler nodes - which include a filter node and astro times.
> **[node-red-contrib-light-scheduler](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-light-scheduler)**
>
> Light Scheduler is a node-red node that provides a weekly schedule, and is mainly focused on controlling light in home automation scenarios.
Using the filter node - you can use the mouse to send payloads to first or second out put:
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [25 January 2022 20:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/4 "2022-01-25T20:20:04Z")
Don't over complicate things. Have two schedules, 1 for weekday and one for weekend.
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### Author:  [@borpin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/borpin)
#### Post date: [26 January 2022 07:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/5 "2022-01-26T07:52:01Z")
> [@mickym2](#):
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> I recommend to use in general the switch node to filter messages.
Thanks. I'd looked at using a switch, but generally avoid using `moment` (and your example uses it).
> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> Don't over complicate things. Have two schedules, 1 for weekday and one for weekend.
Yes, the complication was (is) calculating what day it is. Yes, I could use moment, but I have a bit of an aversion to it for some reason.
Shame there is not a `day_range` node to complement the `time_range` node ☹
This does seem to confirm I have not missed anything obvious in how to do it.
I'll just use a function to block the messages.
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### Author:  [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)
#### Post date: [26 January 2022 08:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/6 "2022-01-26T08:58:12Z")
Yep you want the WIthin-time node from node-red-contrib-sunpos - does exactly what you want
Craig
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [26 January 2022 10:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/7 "2022-01-26T10:29:33Z")
Agree, the sunposition Node has some very nice and useful nodes.
I have this in my startup processing:
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [26 January 2022 15:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/8 "2022-01-26T15:46:16Z")
> [@borpin](#):
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> I'd looked at using a switch, but generally avoid using `moment`
You don't have to use moments, JSONata has the $now(), which you can format to return day of week, Then $substring() to return first letter, eg "s". So in switch, == "s" is week end, otherwise week day.
```auto
$substring($now("[F]"),0,1)
```
you can add a timezone if you wish to.
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### Author:  [@borpin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/borpin)
#### Post date: [26 January 2022 21:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/9 "2022-01-26T21:48:07Z")
> [@E1cid](#):
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> JSONata has the $now(), which you can format to return day of week,
Ah, that is what I am after. Excellent.
[edit]
Took me a minute to get this right, so for anyone following on
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### Author:  [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)
#### Post date: [27 January 2022 02:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/10 "2022-01-27T02:30:33Z")
You will look at that in two years and say what does this do !!!
Better off with the Sunpos node - it is very intuitive and self explanatory.
Also i believe moment is now included in the standard NR install AFAIK - i seem to remember Nick saying something about this in a thread a little while ago.
Craig
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### Author:  [@borpin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/borpin)
#### Post date: [27 January 2022 11:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/11 "2022-01-27T11:11:16Z")
> [@craigcurtin](#):
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> Better off with the Sunpos node
How does `sunpos` help with weekends? All my sun position stuff is done in HA anyway so I have no need for it.
> [@craigcurtin](#):
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> You will look at that in two years and say what does this do !!!
Nope, nicely documented in the description 🙂
> [@craigcurtin](#):
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> Also i believe moment is now included in the standard NR install AFAIK
Interesting.
[edit]
> [@craigcurtin](#):
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> WIthin-time node from node-red-contrib-sunpos
I think you meant [node-red-contrib-sun-position (node) - Node-RED](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-sun-position) (sunpos is a different node) and it isn't well named as it does far more than work on sun position!! I'll have another look.
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### Author:  [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)
#### Post date: [28 January 2022 04:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/12 "2022-01-28T04:54:57Z")
Yep sorry about the incorrect name - the Within-time node allows you to define a time/day/month range that interests you (say the weekend) and if it falls within the time it will go to output 1 - if not it goes to output 2 - makes it very easy to chain them for specfic conditions etc - has a nice status display to show when it will next fire etc etc
Craig
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [11 February 2022 04:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-range-for-the-weekend/57216/13 "2022-02-11T04:55:55Z")
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