#timevalue()

DESCRIPTION
    returns the time value for the given time (hh:mm:ss)

SYNOPSIS
    #timevalue(i1,i2,i3)

ARGUMENTS
    i1 - hour (0-23),   or an integer expression resolving to an hour
    i2 - minute (0-59), or an integer expression resolving to a minute
    i3 - second (0-59), or an integer expression resolving to a second

EXAMPLES

# pikt +C 'output $text(#timevalue(0,0,0))'
0

# pikt +C 'output $text(#timevalue(1,0,0))'
3600

# pikt +C 'output $text(#timevalue(1,1,0))'
3660

# pikt +C 'output $text(#timevalue(1,1,3))'
3663

        rule    // parse the start time, set the reldur (real duration)
                if #parse($sta, ":") == 2
                        set #stahr = #val($1)
                        set #stamn = #val($2)
                else
                        set #stahr = 0
                        set #stamn = 0
                fi
                set #statv = #timevalue(#stahr, #stamn, 0)
                if #statv
                        set #nowtv = #timevalue(#hour(), #minute(), #second())
                else
                        set #nowtv = 0
                fi
                // for any start time parse failure, #reldur will be 0
                set #reldur = #nowtv - #statv

        rule    // if it's been more than #hrs hours since the last piktd_log
                // entry, piktd is not logging, hence appears to be hung/dead;
                do #split($time, ":")
                set #t = #datevalue(#yrnow - #if(#monnow == 1 && $mon eq "Dec", 1, 0),
                                    #monthnumber($mon),
                                    #date)
                         + #timevalue(#val($[1]), #val($[2]), #val($[3]))
                if #timenow - #t > #hrs*60*60
                        output mail "piktd appears to be hung/dead on $sys"
                endif

SEE ALSO
    #datevalue()
    #hour()
    #minute()
    #now()
    #second()
    #today()

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