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/*
 * Timeutil.ino
 * 
 * This script handle date time update on the homepage. Will only activate 
 * when the current page is 0 (aka home page)
 */
//Entry point for scheuler
void datetimeUpdateCallback(){
  if (currentPage == 0){
     updateTimeInfo();
  }
  updateDisplayDimming();
}

//Return if the current time is night
bool isNight() {
  int currentHour = ntpClient.getHours();
  // Night is defined from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM (19:00 to 7:00 in 24-hour format)
  // Change this to fit your life style
  return (currentHour >= 19 || currentHour < 7);
}

//Update the dimming state of the display
void updateDisplayDimming(){
  int currentHour = ntpClient.getHours();
  int newDimmingValue = 30;
   switch(currentHour){
    case 0:
    case 1:
    case 2:
    case 3:
    case 4:
      newDimmingValue = 3;
      break;
    case 5:
       newDimmingValue = 10;
       break;
    case 6:
       newDimmingValue = 15;
       break;
    case 7:
       newDimmingValue = 20;
       break;
    case 8:
       newDimmingValue = 25;
       break;
    case 9:
       newDimmingValue = 30;
       break;
    case 10:
    case 11:
    case 12:
    case 13:
    case 14:
    case 15:
      newDimmingValue = 40;
      break;
    case 16:
      newDimmingValue = 30;
      break;
    case 17:
    case 18:
      newDimmingValue = 25;
      break;
    case 19:
    case 20:
    case 21:
      newDimmingValue = 20;
      break;
    case 22:
      newDimmingValue = 15;
      break;
    case 23:
      newDimmingValue = 5;
      break;
    default:
      newDimmingValue = 50; // Default to maximum brightness if the hour is out of expected range
  }

  sendCommand("dim=" + String(newDimmingValue));
}

//Pad any time string with 0
String timeZeroPad(int input){
  if (input < 10){
    return "0" + String(input);
  }
  return String(input);
 }

//Update the on screen display datetime
void updateTimeInfo(){
   ntpClient.update();
   time_t epochTime = ntpClient.getEpochTime();

   //Update time display
   String currentTime = timeZeroPad(ntpClient.getHours()) + ":" + timeZeroPad(ntpClient.getMinutes());
   sendCommand("home.time.txt=\"" + currentTime + "\"");

  //Update am/pm indicator
   String currentAfterNoon = "am";
   if (ntpClient.getHours() >=12){
      currentAfterNoon = "pm";
   }
   sendCommand("home.ampm.txt=\"" + currentAfterNoon + "\"");

  
   //Updat the date display
   struct tm *ptm = gmtime ((time_t *)&epochTime); 
   String currentDate = String(ptm->tm_year+1900) + "/" + String(ptm->tm_mon+1) + "/" + String(ptm->tm_mday);
   sendCommand("home.date.txt=\"" + currentDate + "\"");
  
   //Update day of week
   String weekDay = weekDays[ntpClient.getDay()];
   sendCommand("home.dow.txt=\"" + weekDay + "\"");

   //Update the backgrounds on all pages
   if (!isNight()){
      //Morning
      sendCommand("home.homebg.pic=1");
      sendCommand("forcast.forbg.pic=3");
      sendCommand("iot.iotbg.pic=5");
   }else{
      //Night
      sendCommand("home.homebg.pic=0");
      sendCommand("forcast.forbg.pic=2");
      sendCommand("iot.iotbg.pic=4");
   }
}