Bio Time Expressions

Time Expressions

Here is the list of time symbols which can be used in time expressions:

• s seconds
• m minutes
• h hours
• d days
• md calendar days
• ws week days
• M calendar months
• y years
• < shift time to the beginning
• > shift time to the end
• - remove interval
• + add interval
• = exact time
• * module time

For example:

• 30d<+9h add 30 days shift to the beginning of day and add 9 hours
• -3d> minus 3 days and shift to the end of day
• 5md<+12h-5m next calendar 5th day of month and add 12 hours and minus 5 minutes
• -3wd<+3h last wednesday shift to the beginning of day and add 3 hours
• *5m sets to next time divided by 5m for example 0, 5, 10, 15, ... 50, 55

Shifting

Shifting resets time several time attributes based time expression:

• s resets only millisecond part
• m resets only second + millisecond part
• h resets only minute + second + millisecond part
• d resets only hour + minute + second + millisecond part
• md resets only hour + minute + second + millisecond part
• wd resets only hour + minute + second + millisecond part
• M resets only day + hour + minute + second + millisecond part
• y resets only month + day + hour + minute + second + millisecond part

For example:

• 0h< will set only minutes and seconds to 0
• 0d< will set only hour minutes and seconds to 0
• 0d<+1h> will set hours and minutes to 0 and will ad 1 hour and shift to 59 min and 59 seconds