wp_reschedule_event( int $timestamp, string $recurrence, string $hook, array $args = array(), bool $wp_error = false )

Reschedules a recurring event.

Description

Mainly for internal use, this takes the time stamp of a previously run recurring event and reschedules it for its next run.

To change upcoming scheduled events, use wp_schedule_event() to change the recurrence frequency.

Parameters

$timestamp

(int) (Required) Unix timestamp (UTC) for when the event was scheduled.

$recurrence

(string) (Required) How often the event should subsequently recur. See wp_get_schedules() for accepted values.

$hook

(string) (Required) Action hook to execute when the event is run.

$args

(array) (Optional) Array containing arguments to pass to the hook's callback function. Each value in the array is passed to the callback as an individual parameter. The array keys are ignored.

Default value: array()

$wp_error

(bool) (Optional) Whether to return a WP_Error on failure.

Default value: false

Return

(bool|WP_Error) True if event successfully rescheduled. False or WP_Error on failure.

Source

File: wp-includes/cron.php

function wp_reschedule_event( $timestamp, $recurrence, $hook, $args = array(), $wp_error = false ) {
	// Make sure timestamp is a positive integer.
	if ( ! is_numeric( $timestamp ) || $timestamp <= 0 ) {
		if ( $wp_error ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'invalid_timestamp',
				__( 'Event timestamp must be a valid Unix timestamp.' )
			);
		}

		return false;
	}

	$schedules = wp_get_schedules();
	$interval  = 0;

	// First we try to get the interval from the schedule.
	if ( isset( $schedules[ $recurrence ] ) ) {
		$interval = $schedules[ $recurrence ]['interval'];
	}

	// Now we try to get it from the saved interval in case the schedule disappears.
	if ( 0 === $interval ) {
		$scheduled_event = wp_get_scheduled_event( $hook, $args, $timestamp );
		if ( $scheduled_event && isset( $scheduled_event->interval ) ) {
			$interval = $scheduled_event->interval;
		}
	}

	$event = (object) array(
		'hook'      => $hook,
		'timestamp' => $timestamp,
		'schedule'  => $recurrence,
		'args'      => $args,
		'interval'  => $interval,
	);

	/**
	 * Filter to preflight or hijack rescheduling of events.
	 *
	 * Returning a non-null value will short-circuit the normal rescheduling
	 * process, causing the function to return the filtered value instead.
	 *
	 * For plugins replacing wp-cron, return true if the event was successfully
	 * rescheduled, false if not.
	 *
	 * @since 5.1.0
	 * @since 5.7.0 The `$wp_error` parameter was added, and a `WP_Error` object can now be returned.
	 *
	 * @param null|bool|WP_Error $pre      Value to return instead. Default null to continue adding the event.
	 * @param stdClass           $event    {
	 *     An object containing an event's data.
	 *
	 *     @type string       $hook      Action hook to execute when the event is run.
	 *     @type int          $timestamp Unix timestamp (UTC) for when to next run the event.
	 *     @type string|false $schedule  How often the event should subsequently recur.
	 *     @type array        $args      Array containing each separate argument to pass to the hook's callback function.
	 *     @type int          $interval  The interval time in seconds for the schedule. Only present for recurring events.
	 * }
	 * @param bool               $wp_error Whether to return a WP_Error on failure.
	 */
	$pre = apply_filters( 'pre_reschedule_event', null, $event, $wp_error );

	if ( null !== $pre ) {
		if ( $wp_error && false === $pre ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'pre_reschedule_event_false',
				__( 'A plugin prevented the event from being rescheduled.' )
			);
		}

		if ( ! $wp_error && is_wp_error( $pre ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		return $pre;
	}

	// Now we assume something is wrong and fail to schedule.
	if ( 0 == $interval ) {
		if ( $wp_error ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'invalid_schedule',
				__( 'Event schedule does not exist.' )
			);
		}

		return false;
	}

	$now = time();

	if ( $timestamp >= $now ) {
		$timestamp = $now + $interval;
	} else {
		$timestamp = $now + ( $interval - ( ( $now - $timestamp ) % $interval ) );
	}

	return wp_schedule_event( $timestamp, $recurrence, $hook, $args, $wp_error );
}

Changelog

Version Description
5.7.0 The $wp_error parameter was added.
5.1.0 Return value modified to boolean indicating success or failure, 'pre_reschedule_event' filter added to short-circuit the function.
2.1.0 Introduced.

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