# Time to start on dashboard

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**Created:** [11 September 2020 04:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721 "2020-09-11T04:53:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![lalo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lalo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lalo)\
**Post date:** [11 September 2020 04:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721/1 "2020-09-11T04:53:54Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to create like a timer from the dashabord so the user select the hout to start, and I'm having troubles to create the object.  
I will paste my flow here.

```auto
[{"id":"78b0667e.628df8","type":"tab","label":"Irrigation"},{"id":"15216bf0.bba004","type":"ui_text","z":"78b0667e.628df8","group":"6fc0ea2b.f44424","order":2,"width":"","height":"","name":"Time:","label":"Time:","format":"{{msg.payload}}","layout":"","x":890,"y":60,"wires":[]},{"id":"b9441f07.5579f","type":"function","z":"78b0667e.628df8","name":"Calculate time","func":"global.set(msg.topic,msg.payload);\nvar hour = global.get(\"timehour\");\nvar minute = global.get(\"timeminute\");\nif (hour!==undefined && minute!==undefined) {\n var mytime = new Date();\n mytime.setHours(hour, minute, 0);\n mytime.setMilliseconds(0);\n mytime.setFullYear(2000,01,01);\n global.set(\"start\",mytime.getTime());\n}\nmsg.payload = hour + \":\" + minute;\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":740,"y":120,"wires":[["15216bf0.bba004","485f187.da492e8","537737cb.cd9498"]]},{"id":"ad54459c.f90628","type":"comment","z":"78b0667e.628df8","name":"Convert the slider values to 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```

So this is the function that I'm using.  
Here i'm recovering from the context the hour values that would be like this

```auto
timeminute : msg.payload : string[3]

"3:4"

```

> var timeset = (global.get("setstart"));  
> //var t = dateTime.getTime();  
> payload={"time":timeset,"command":"on","item":"lights"};  
> flow.set("timetostart", payload);  
> msg.payload=payload;  
> return msg;

but creating the object the time never appears I want to have an object like this...  
 ![Sin título](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/7/a77048ebc016273a476b7128362598cf75b57489.png)

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [11 September 2020 08:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721/2 "2020-09-11T08:26:24Z")

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Hi, you are setting "setstart" as a flow context, then trying to retrive it as a global. Try setting it as a global.

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**Author:** ![lalo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lalo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lalo)\
**Post date:** [11 September 2020 18:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721/3 "2020-09-11T18:44:11Z")

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Now I have the object that I want. Thanks  
 ![Sin título](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/a/aa384e6f17b6a0505f28e0ccde83ff9b921113d0.png)

but I have this problem ...  
 ![Sin título](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/6/862a99f0407284d2899a389fa03cc0b88abfe4eb.png)

My problem is this function...

```auto
const time = new Date(msg.payload);
const hour = time.getHours();
const minute = time.getMinutes();
let timef = "";
if(minute<10){
    if(hour>9){
        timef = String(hour) + ":0" + String(minute);
    } else {
        timef = "0"+ String(hour) + ":0" + String(minute);
    }
} else {
    if(hour>9){
        timef = String(hour) + ":" + String(minute);
    } else {
        timef = "0"+ String(hour) + ":" + String(minute);
    }
}
const msgOut = global.get("timetostart") || [];
msgOut.forEach(element => {
    if(element.time == timef) node.send({payload:element.command,item:element.item});
});
node.done();
return;

```

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**Post date:** [11 September 2020 20:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721/4 "2020-09-11T20:41:14Z")

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> **[Iterating Through an Object with \`forEach()\`](https://masteringjs.io/tutorials/fundamentals/foreach-object)**
>
> You can use \`forEach()\` to iterate over a JavaScript object using \`Object.key()\`, \`Object.values()\`, and \`Object.entries()\`. Here's what you need to know.

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**Post date:** [14 September 2020 03:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721/5 "2020-09-14T03:57:59Z")

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I was trying to use the documentation that you send me but I'm pretty sure that my function it's fine I already used it before and it works fine. This is an update of my flow I'm still having issues with some parts.

```auto
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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [14 September 2020 06:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721/6 "2020-09-14T06:26:37Z")

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Hi  
There are 42 nodes in that flow, you will need to pin point the problem area.

> [@lalo](#):
>
> ![Sin título](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/6/862a99f0407284d2899a389fa03cc0b88abfe4eb.png)

This shows that "timetostart" is not an array, and in your previos code it shows as an object  
So you need to use msgOut.values to get an array of values, or use `if (msgOut.time == timef)`, then there is no need for the foreach.

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**Author:** ![lalo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lalo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lalo)\
**Post date:** [15 September 2020 03:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721/7 "2020-09-15T03:33:26Z")

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On this part I'm trying to create an array

```auto
[{"id":"eeafeaee.952bf8","type":"inject","z":"78b0667e.628df8","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":180,"y":620,"wires":[["537a5c65.51a384"]]},{"id":"8f8708cb.cb4608","type":"debug","z":"78b0667e.628df8","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":570,"y":620,"wires":[]},{"id":"537a5c65.51a384","type":"function","z":"78b0667e.628df8","name":"","func":"var timeset = (flow.get(\"setstart\"));\n//var t = dateTime.getTime();\npayload={\"time\":timeset,\"command\":\"on\",\"item\":\"lights\"};\nflow.set(\"timetostart\", payload);\nmsg.payload=payload;\nreturn msg;\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","x":340,"y":620,"wires":[["8f8708cb.cb4608","87f1a452.da6158"]]},{"id":"87f1a452.da6158","type":"function","z":"78b0667e.628df8","name":"add to schedule object function","func":"let schedule = flow.get(\"timetostart\") || [];\nlet command = msg.payload;\nlet newindex = null;\nif(schedule.length > 0){\n for(i=0;i<schedule.length-1;i++){\n if(command.time >= schedule[i].time && command.time < schedule[i+1].time){\n newindex = i+1;\n }\n }\n if(newindex !== null){\n schedule.splice(newindex,0,command);\n } else if (command.time < schedule[0].time){\n schedule.splice(0,0,command);\n } else {\n schedule.push(command);\n }\n} else {\n schedule.push(command);\n}\nflow.set(\"schedule\", schedule);\nmsg.payload = schedule;\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","x":550,"y":700,"wires":[["b3193583.46b188"]]},{"id":"b3193583.46b188","type":"debug","z":"78b0667e.628df8","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":790,"y":700,"wires":[]}]

```

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schedule and command hold the same value.

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I thinks I'm kind confused, so basically what I want is set my hour to start, then my hour to finish but also I'm going to set a time cycle to turn on and turn off, for example I want to set my lights to turn on every 10 minutes and to turn off every 10 minutes since the hour I set to start until my set hour to finish will be.

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**Post date:** [15 September 2020 18:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721/10 "2020-09-15T18:00:09Z")

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What lights?  
So you want to input times using dashboard? start time , finish time and have it turn on light at start time for 10 mins, then turn off, wait 10 mins and turn back on. Repeating this till finish time.

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**Post date:** [15 September 2020 18:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721/11 "2020-09-15T18:02:19Z")

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Exactly tha's what I want.

And by the lights I mean LED on a Raspberry PI

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**Post date:** [15 September 2020 20:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721/12 "2020-09-15T20:50:15Z")

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I am not a pi user so can not help there.

you may find it easier to use

> **[node-red-contrib-bigtimer](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-bigtimer)**
>
> The ultimate Node-Red Timer with dusk, dawn (and variations inc. sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset), months, days, manual override, schedule pause, random or fixed offsets, special days and much more. Using STOP now sets the output off

or

> **[node-red-contrib-cron-plus](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-cron-plus)**
>
> A flexible scheduler (cron, solar events, simple dates) node for Node-RED with full dynamic control and Timezone support

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**Post date:** [15 September 2020 20:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-to-start-on-dashboard/32721/13 "2020-09-15T20:52:19Z")

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just help me creating the functions I can make the conections with the pins I just need to send the msg.

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Here is an example of a timmer set by dashboard. Not sure about your flow as it is very confusing. My example may work better with bigtimer or cronplus instead of an inject as it can not be configured to start on the hour.

```auto
[{"id":"1838876b.1af279","type":"tab","label":"Flow 7","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"8877705.1b7521","type":"join","z":"1838876b.1af279","name":"","mode":"custom","build":"object","property":"payload","propertyType":"msg","key":"topic","joiner":"\\n","joinerType":"str","accumulate":true,"timeout":"","count":"2","reduceRight":false,"reduceExp":"","reduceInit":"","reduceInitType":"","reduceFixup":"","x":340,"y":320,"wires":[["c892bfe8.cfbf18"]]},{"id":"554c64d4.9fa4ac","type":"debug","z":"1838876b.1af279","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":510,"y":400,"wires":[]},{"id":"443edb51.9d4d8c","type":"ui_numeric","z":"1838876b.1af279","name":"","label":"start","tooltip":"","group":"165e1e1a.e752fa","order":6,"width":0,"height":0,"wrap":false,"passthru":true,"topic":"starttimer","format":"{{value}} Oclock","min":"0","max":"23","step":"1","x":170,"y":280,"wires":[["8877705.1b7521"]]},{"id":"b30f2921.d21388","type":"ui_numeric","z":"1838876b.1af279","name":"","label":"finish","tooltip":"","group":"165e1e1a.e752fa","order":6,"width":0,"height":0,"wrap":false,"passthru":true,"topic":"finishtimer","format":"{{value}} Oclock","min":"0","max":"23","step":"1","x":160,"y":320,"wires":[["8877705.1b7521"]]},{"id":"6c6f862d.3a65e","type":"change","z":"1838876b.1af279","name":"","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"timer","pt":"global","to":"payload","tot":"msg"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":700,"y":320,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"31881a2.def4366","type":"function","z":"1838876b.1af279","name":"","func":"var time = Date.now();\n var timers = global.get('timer');\n var d = new Date();\n d = new Date((d.getMonth() + 1) + \" \" + d.getUTCDate() + \" , \" + d.getUTCFullYear() + \" \" + timers.starttimer + \":00:00:000\");\nvar timestart = d.getTime(); \n d = new Date((d.getMonth() + 1) + \" \" + d.getUTCDate() + \" , \" + d.getUTCFullYear() + \" \" + timers.finishtimer + \":00:00:000\");\nvar timefinish = d.getTime(); \n\nif (timestart < time && timefinish > time){\n msg.payload = (context.get('state') === 1) ? 0 : 1;\n context.set('state', msg.payload);\n return msg;\n}else if(context.get('state') === 1){\n msg.payload = 0;\n context.set('state', msg.payload);\n return msg;\n}else{\nreturn [null,null];\n}","outputs":2,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","x":350,"y":400,"wires":[["554c64d4.9fa4ac"],[]]},{"id":"4c84e6e0.020c4","type":"inject","z":"1838876b.1af279","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload.time","v":"","vt":"date"}],"repeat":"600","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","x":180,"y":400,"wires":[["31881a2.def4366"]]},{"id":"c892bfe8.cfbf18","type":"switch","z":"1838876b.1af279","name":"","property":"payload.starttimer","propertyType":"msg","rules":[{"t":"lt","v":"payload.finishtimer","vt":"msg"},{"t":"else"}],"checkall":"true","repair":false,"outputs":2,"x":500,"y":320,"wires":[["6c6f862d.3a65e"],[]]},{"id":"165e1e1a.e752fa","type":"ui_group","z":"","name":"Default","tab":"f9b58883.fa613","order":1,"disp":true,"width":"12","collapse":false},{"id":"f9b58883.fa613","type":"ui_tab","z":"","name":"Home","icon":"dashboard","order":1,"disabled":false,"hidden":false}]

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