Format scheduled task intervals

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 2.6.27 - 2026-08-14
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Scheduled task intervals now display the most appropriate exact unit, such as seconds, minutes, hours, or days, while keeping the sort order numeric.
+
+## 2.6.26 - 2026-08-10
+
+### Changed
+
+- API sources and RSS feeds now accept hours as an update interval unit, and the list and background task scheduling paths now format and convert that unit correctly.
+
 ## 2.6.25 - 2026-08-10
 
 ### Fixed

build/package.player.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage-player",
-  "version": "2.6.25",
+  "version": "2.6.27",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage player application bundle",
   "main": "src/common.js",

build/package.web.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage-web",
-  "version": "2.6.25",
+  "version": "2.6.27",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage web and bridge application bundle",
   "main": "src/common.js",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage",
-  "version": "2.6.25",
+  "version": "2.6.27",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage application with MySQL and media storage",
   "repository": {

src/data/api-sources.js

@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ const ITEMS_PATH_MAX_LENGTH = 255;
 
 function normalizeUpdateIntervalUnit(value) {
   const unit = String(value || '').trim().toLowerCase();
-  return unit === 'seconds' ? 'seconds' : 'minutes';
+  if (unit === 'seconds' || unit === 'minutes' || unit === 'hours') {
+    return unit;
+  }
+  return 'minutes';
 }
 
 function normalizeAuthMethod(value) {

src/data/rss-feeds.js

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ const URL_MAX_LENGTH = 1024;
 
 function normalizeUpdateIntervalUnit(value) {
   const unit = String(value || '').trim().toLowerCase();
-  return unit === 'seconds' ? 'seconds' : 'minutes';
+  if (unit === 'seconds' || unit === 'minutes' || unit === 'hours') {
+    return unit;
+  }
+  return 'minutes';
 }
 
 async function fetchRssFeedsData(pool) {

src/web/lib/background-tasks/queue.js

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ function normalizeIntervalMs(value, unit) {
   if (normalizedUnit === 'seconds') {
     return numericValue * 1000;
   }
+  if (normalizedUnit === 'hours') {
+    return numericValue * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+  }
   return numericValue * 60 * 1000;
 }
 

src/web/routes/data-sources/api-sources/list.js

@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ function toIsoTimestamp(value) {
 
 function formatIntervalLabel(interval, unit) {
   const value = Math.max(1, Number(interval) || 0);
-  const normalizedUnit = String(unit || 'minutes').trim().toLowerCase() === 'seconds' ? 'seconds' : 'minutes';
+  const normalizedUnit = String(unit || 'minutes').trim().toLowerCase();
   if (normalizedUnit === 'seconds') {
     return value === 1 ? 'Every second' : `Every ${value} seconds`;
   }
+  if (normalizedUnit === 'hours') {
+    return value === 1 ? 'Every hour' : `Every ${value} hours`;
+  }
   return value === 1 ? 'Every minute' : `Every ${value} minutes`;
 }
 

src/web/routes/data-sources/api-sources/routes.js

@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ module.exports = function registerApiSourceRoutes(app, deps) {
           itemsPath: apiSource.items_path || '',
           intervalLabel: apiSource.update_interval_unit === 'seconds'
             ? (Math.max(1, Number(apiSource.update_interval_value) || 0) === 1 ? 'Every second' : `Every ${Math.max(1, Number(apiSource.update_interval_value) || 0)} seconds`)
-            : (Math.max(1, Number(apiSource.update_interval_value) || 0) === 1 ? 'Every minute' : `Every ${Math.max(1, Number(apiSource.update_interval_value) || 0)} minutes`),
+            : apiSource.update_interval_unit === 'hours'
+              ? (Math.max(1, Number(apiSource.update_interval_value) || 0) === 1 ? 'Every hour' : `Every ${Math.max(1, Number(apiSource.update_interval_value) || 0)} hours`)
+              : (Math.max(1, Number(apiSource.update_interval_value) || 0) === 1 ? 'Every minute' : `Every ${Math.max(1, Number(apiSource.update_interval_value) || 0)} minutes`),
           lastPullLabel: apiSource.last_pulled_at ? formatDashboardDate(apiSource.last_pulled_at) : 'Never',
           lastPulledAtValue: apiSource.last_pulled_at ? new Date(apiSource.last_pulled_at).toISOString() : '',
           inUse: usageIds.has(Number(apiSource.id))

src/web/routes/data-sources/rss-feeds/list.js

@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ const { renderView } = require('../../../view');
 
 function formatIntervalLabel(interval, unit) {
   const value = Math.max(1, Number(interval) || 0);
-  const normalizedUnit = String(unit || 'minutes').trim().toLowerCase() === 'seconds' ? 'seconds' : 'minutes';
+  const normalizedUnit = String(unit || 'minutes').trim().toLowerCase();
   if (normalizedUnit === 'seconds') {
     return value === 1 ? 'Every second' : `Every ${value} seconds`;
   }
+  if (normalizedUnit === 'hours') {
+    return value === 1 ? 'Every hour' : `Every ${value} hours`;
+  }
   return value === 1 ? 'Every minute' : `Every ${value} minutes`;
 }
 

src/web/routes/settings/background-tasks-page.js

@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ const DATE_FILTER_FIELDS = {
 
 function formatIntervalLabel(intervalMs) {
   const value = Math.max(1, Number(intervalMs) || 0);
+  if (value % 86400000 === 0) {
+    const days = Math.max(1, value / 86400000);
+    return days === 1 ? 'Every day' : `Every ${days} days`;
+  }
+  if (value % 3600000 === 0) {
+    const hours = Math.max(1, value / 3600000);
+    return hours === 1 ? 'Every hour' : `Every ${hours} hours`;
+  }
   if (value % 60000 === 0) {
     const minutes = Math.max(1, value / 60000);
     return minutes === 1 ? 'Every minute' : `Every ${minutes} minutes`;

src/web/views/data-sources/api-sources/form.hbs

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
             <select id="api-source-interval-unit" name="update_interval_unit" class="form-select">
               <option value="seconds" {{#if (eq apiSource.updateIntervalUnit 'seconds')}}selected{{/if}}>Seconds</option>
               <option value="minutes" {{#if (eq apiSource.updateIntervalUnit 'minutes')}}selected{{/if}}>Minutes</option>
+              <option value="hours" {{#if (eq apiSource.updateIntervalUnit 'hours')}}selected{{/if}}>Hours</option>
             </select>
           </div>
         </div>

src/web/views/data-sources/rss-feeds/form.hbs

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
           <select id="rss-feed-interval-unit" name="update_interval_unit" class="form-select">
             <option value="seconds" {{#if (eq rssFeed.updateIntervalUnit 'seconds')}}selected{{/if}}>Seconds</option>
             <option value="minutes" {{#if (eq rssFeed.updateIntervalUnit 'minutes')}}selected{{/if}}>Minutes</option>
+            <option value="hours" {{#if (eq rssFeed.updateIntervalUnit 'hours')}}selected{{/if}}>Hours</option>
           </select>
         </div>
         <div class="col-12 col-md-4">

test/background-tasks-page.test.js

@@ -91,4 +91,44 @@ test('background task pages opt into 24-hour timestamps, confirm clearing tasks,
   assert.match(queueDateSearchHtml, /Example task/);
   assert.match(scheduledHtml, /data-local-datetime-format="24h"/);
   assert.match(scheduledHtml, /Player:\s+Player Beta/);
+});
+
+test('scheduled task interval labels use the largest exact unit while sorting stays numeric', () => {
+  const scheduledHtml = renderBackgroundTasksScheduledPage(
+    {
+      recurringTasks: [
+        {
+          title: 'Hourly task',
+          key: 'hourly',
+          intervalMs: 7200000,
+          metadata: {}
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'Second task',
+          key: 'seconds',
+          intervalMs: 3000,
+          metadata: {}
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'Minute task',
+          key: 'minutes',
+          intervalMs: 60000,
+          metadata: {}
+        }
+      ],
+      sort: 'interval',
+      direction: 'asc',
+      summary: { counts: {}, total: 3, activeCount: 0, scheduledCount: 3 }
+    },
+    '',
+    {
+      permissions: ['scheduled-tasks.allow']
+    }
+  );
+
+  assert.match(scheduledHtml, /Every 3 seconds/);
+  assert.match(scheduledHtml, /Every minute/);
+  assert.match(scheduledHtml, /Every 2 hours/);
+  assert.ok(scheduledHtml.indexOf('Every 3 seconds') < scheduledHtml.indexOf('Every minute'));
+  assert.ok(scheduledHtml.indexOf('Every minute') < scheduledHtml.indexOf('Every 2 hours'));
 });

test/data-source-interval-units.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+const { buildApiSourcePayload } = require('../src/data/api-sources');
+const { buildRssFeedPayload } = require('../src/data/rss-feeds');
+const { normalizeIntervalMs } = require('../src/web/lib/background-tasks/queue');
+
+test('data source payloads accept hours as an update interval unit', () => {
+  const apiPayload = buildApiSourcePayload({
+    body: {
+      name: 'API source',
+      api_url: 'https://example.com/api',
+      update_interval_value: '2',
+      update_interval_unit: 'hours'
+    }
+  }, null);
+
+  const rssPayload = buildRssFeedPayload({
+    body: {
+      name: 'RSS feed',
+      feed_url: 'https://example.com/feed.xml',
+      update_interval_value: '3',
+      update_interval_unit: 'hours',
+      item_limit: '5'
+    }
+  }, null);
+
+  assert.equal(apiPayload.updateIntervalUnit, 'hours');
+  assert.equal(apiPayload.updateIntervalValue, 2);
+  assert.equal(rssPayload.updateIntervalUnit, 'hours');
+  assert.equal(rssPayload.updateIntervalValue, 3);
+});
+
+test('background task interval conversion supports hours', () => {
+  assert.equal(normalizeIntervalMs(2, 'hours'), 7_200_000);
+});
+
+test('data source forms expose hours as an interval option', () => {
+  const apiTemplate = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'web', 'views', 'data-sources', 'api-sources', 'form.hbs'), 'utf8');
+  const rssTemplate = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'web', 'views', 'data-sources', 'rss-feeds', 'form.hbs'), 'utf8');
+
+  assert.match(apiTemplate, /value="hours"[\s\S]*>Hours<\/option>/);
+  assert.match(rssTemplate, /value="hours"[\s\S]*>Hours<\/option>/);
+});