POC of how time blocks could work

app/blocks/utility/current_time.js

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+/** @type {import('#types').BlockDefinitionRaw} */
+export default {
+  type: 'io_utility_current_time',
+  name: "Current Time",
+  color: 360,
+  description: "Get the current system time in 24-hour format for use in time comparisons and conditions. Returns the current hour and minute as a time value that can be compared with Time blocks. Perfect for creating time-based automation logic like 'if current time > 14:30' or 'if current time is between 9:00 and 17:00'. Found in the Time category alongside Time block.",
+  connections: {
+    mode: "value",
+    output: ["expression", "time"],
+  },
+  template: "Current Time",
+  generators: {
+    json: () => {
+      return [JSON.stringify({
+        currentTime: {}
+      }), 0]
+    }
+  },
+  regenerators: {
+    json: (blockObject, helpers) => {
+      if (!blockObject.currentTime) {
+        throw new Error("No currentTime data for io_utility_current_time regenerator")
+      }
+
+      return {
+        type: 'io_utility_current_time'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

app/blocks/utility/time.js

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+import { makeOptions } from "#app/util/fields.js"
+
+/** @type {import('#types').BlockDefinitionRaw} */
+export default {
+  type: 'io_utility_time',
+  name: "Time",
+  color: 360,
+  description: "Create a time value in 24-hour format for use in comparisons and conditions. Perfect for building time-based logic like 'if current time > 14:30' or 'if time equals 09:00'. Hours range from 00-23, minutes from 00-59. The time value can be compared with other times or used in mathematical operations. Found in the Time category alongside Current Time block.",
+  connections: {
+    mode: "value",
+    output: ["expression", "time"],
+  },
+  template: "%HOUR : %MINUTE",
+  fields: {
+    HOUR: {
+      description: "Select the hour in 24-hour format (00-23). Examples: 00 for midnight, 12 for noon, 14 for 2 PM, 23 for 11 PM. This military time format ensures precise time comparisons without AM/PM confusion.",
+      options: makeOptions({ 
+        upTo: 24,
+        valueFunc: hour => hour.toString().padStart(2, '0')
+      })
+    },
+    MINUTE: {
+      description: "Select the minute (00-59). Examples: 00 for on the hour, 15 for quarter past, 30 for half past, 45 for quarter to. Combined with hours, creates precise time values for your automation logic.",
+      options: makeOptions({ 
+        upTo: 60,
+        valueFunc: minute => minute.toString().padStart(2, '0')
+      })
+    }
+  },
+  generators: {
+    json: block => {
+      const 
+        hour = block.getFieldValue('HOUR'),
+        minute = block.getFieldValue('MINUTE'),
+        timeValue = `${hour}:${minute}`,
+        // Convert to minutes since midnight for numeric comparison
+        totalMinutes = parseInt(hour, 10) * 60 + parseInt(minute, 10)
+
+      return [JSON.stringify({
+        time: {
+          display: timeValue,
+          value: totalMinutes
+        }
+      }), 0]
+    }
+  },
+  regenerators: {
+    json: (blockObject, helpers) => {
+      const timeData = blockObject.time
+      if (!timeData) {
+        throw new Error("No time data for io_utility_time regenerator")
+      }
+
+      const totalMinutes = timeData.value
+      const hour = Math.floor(totalMinutes / 60).toString().padStart(2, '0')
+      const minute = (totalMinutes % 60).toString().padStart(2, '0')
+
+      return {
+        type: 'io_utility_time',
+        fields: {
+          HOUR: hour,
+          MINUTE: minute
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

app/toolbox/index.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Math from './math.js'
 import Notifications from './notifications.js'
 import Weather from './weather.js'
 import Text from './text.js'
+import Time from './time.js'
 import Triggers from './triggers.js'
 import Utility from './utility.js'
 import Variables from './variables.js'
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export default [
   Logic,
   Math,
   Text,
+  Time,
   Variables,
   Feeds,
   Notifications,

app/toolbox/time.js

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+export default {
+  name: 'Time',
+  colour: 360,
+  contents: [
+    'io_utility_time',
+    'io_utility_current_time'
+  ]
+}