>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #202581. --> Reported by: [rjleigh](https://www.drupal.org/user/59510) >>> <p>Create a Time CCK type that only stores seconds &amp; timezone. It's a relatively advanced coding project, with a chance to look at the CCK(Content Construction Kit), Drupal data storage and api issues. There is a strong need for this project in the community, and a chance to show off some module building and ninja PHP coding skills.</p> <p>I originally though it might be too hard, but seeing some of the completed tasks and the fact that the scope is fairly limited, I've reconsidered.</p> <h3>Description</h3> <p>Drupal has a date CCK type which is used quite extensively. Although it allows users to provide granularity which includes hours, minutes, seconds and timezone, it does NOT allow storage of a time format that is not linked with an actual date (year, month, day), because the granularity can only be set from the top down.</p> <p>A Time type would allow greater flexibility for a number of tasks. Consider:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Scheduling:</strong> Consider a class schedule. The time may always be the same for multiple days; if it changed, then it would only have to be updated in one place.</li> <li><strong>Proper display of calendar items:</strong> When site visitors enter events for a play on multiple nights, they generally pick a 'from' date of Thursday 7pm and a 'to' date of Sunday at 9pm, which of course spreads a single event across multiple days, instead of their intention of saying 7-9 on these days.</li> <li><strong>Time entry (as duration):</strong> Enter how many hours/minutes spent on an item, but not an exact accounting of when it actually happened</li> </ul> <h3>Project parameters:</h3> <ul> <li>The settings page should have widget choices for textbox input or dropdowns (like the Date module)</li> <li>The settings page should differentiate between time as clock value or duration value (to know how to check validity, since 25 hours might be a valid duration entry)</li> <li>The data storage should be two fields: 1) seconds from midnight, which would allow easy calculations when adding to a separately stored datestamp, and 2) timezone (for clock entries)</li> <li>Display formatting should offer 12/24 hour clocks, and H:M:S granularity for duration entry</li> <li>Bonus: include a javascript dropdown, like this:<br> <a href="http://www.texotela.co.uk/code/jquery/timepicker/">http://www.texotela.co.uk/code/jquery/timepicker/</a></li> </ul> <p>Ideally, this project will eventually merge with the date module.</p> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul> <li>See <a href="http://drupal.org/node/104287">http://drupal.org/node/104287</a> for a post about the issue originally.</li> <li>CCK info can be found here:<br> <a href="http://drupal.org/project/cck">http://drupal.org/project/cck</a><br> <a href="http://drupal.org/node/101742">http://drupal.org/node/101742</a></li> <li>and Date info here:<br> <a href="http://drupal.org/project/date">http://drupal.org/project/date</a></li> </ul> <p>rleigh (Roger) will be the owner of this task (unless KarenS, date programmer, wants to get involved)</p>