Values · Value
Next birthday
The next time a day of the year comes round, and how many days away it is.
date.next_yearly
In a flow
“Works out next birthday whenever a step wired to it needs the answer.”
14 April → in 176 days
What it does
The next time a day of the year comes round, and how many days away it is. It's a value node: no white pins, it works out its answer when a step wired to it needs it. It gives 3 values later steps can use. Find it under Values in the palette.
When to use it
Use it when a step needs a value worked out first: the next time a day of the year comes round, and how many days away it is.
When not to
For a value that never changes, type it into the setting instead of wiring a node.
Typical wiring
Sockets: settings you can wire
- Month Number
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1 to 12, like 4 for April.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in a number. e.g. 42
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, it uses 1.
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- Day Number
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1 to 31.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in a number. e.g. 42
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, it uses 1.
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- Time zone Text
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Where the clock is, like Europe/London or America/New_York. UTC if empty.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in text. e.g. Hello there
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, it uses UTC.
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Values it gives
- Time Number
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Its next start, as Unix time. e.g. 1807660800
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Days away Number
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Whole days until it, 0 on the day. e.g. 176
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Is today Yes / no
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True on the day itself. e.g. true
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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