fix: backdate rundown start when rolling

apps/server/src/api-data/db/migration/db.migration.v3.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   Trigger,
   URLPreset,
   ViewSettings,
+  Day,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 import {
   customFieldLabelToKey,
@@ -393,7 +394,7 @@ export function migrateRundown(
           // !==== RUNTIME METADATA ====! //
           revision: -1,
           delay: 0,
-          dayOffset: 0,
+          dayOffset: 0 as Day,
           gap: 0,
         });
       } else if (entry.type === 'block') {

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/rundown.parser.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   isOntimeMilestone,
   OntimeMilestone,
   OntimeGroup,
+  Day,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 import {
   isObjectEmpty,
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ function processEntry<T extends OntimeEntry>(
     sanitiseCustomFields(customFields, currentEntry);
 
     processedData.totalDays += calculateDayOffset(currentEntry, processedData.previousEvent);
-    currentEntry.dayOffset = processedData.totalDays;
+    currentEntry.dayOffset = processedData.totalDays as Day;
     currentEntry.delay = 0; // this means we dont calculate delays or gaps for skipped events
     currentEntry.gap = 0; // this means we dont calculate delays or gaps for skipped events
     currentEntry.parent = childOfGroup;

apps/server/src/lib/time-core/__tests__/timeCore.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { dayInMs, millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
+import { dayInMs, MILLIS_PER_HOUR, MILLIS_PER_MINUTE, millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
-import { Duration, Instant } from 'ontime-types';
+import { Duration, Instant, TimeOfDay } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { timeNow } from '../../../utils/time.js';
 import * as timeCore from '../timeCore.js';
@@ -183,3 +183,81 @@ describe('addDuration() moves a point in time by a duration', () => {
     expect(timeCore.addDuration(instant, [])).toBe(1000);
   });
 });
+
+describe('elapsedTime() calculates duration between two times of day', () => {
+  it('calculates elapsed time on the same day', () => {
+    const start = (10 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR) as TimeOfDay; // 10:00
+    const clock = (10 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 30 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE) as TimeOfDay; // 10:30
+    expect(timeCore.elapsedTime(clock, start)).toBe(30 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE);
+  });
+
+  it('calculates elapsed time when crossing midnight (overnight)', () => {
+    const start = (23 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 50 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE) as TimeOfDay; // 23:50
+    const clock = (21 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE) as TimeOfDay; // 00:21
+    // From 23:50 to 00:21 = 31 minutes
+    expect(timeCore.elapsedTime(clock, start)).toBe(31 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE);
+  });
+
+  it('returns 0 when start and clock are the same', () => {
+    const time = (15 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR) as TimeOfDay; // 15:00
+    expect(timeCore.elapsedTime(time, time)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('calculates correctly for just after midnight', () => {
+    const start = (23 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 59 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE) as TimeOfDay; // 23:59
+    const clock = (1 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE) as TimeOfDay; // 00:01
+    // From 23:59 to 00:01 = 2 minutes
+    expect(timeCore.elapsedTime(clock, start)).toBe(2 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('daysSinceStart() calculates full days elapsed since a start epoch', () => {
+  it('returns 0 when current epoch equals start epoch', () => {
+    vi.setSystemTime('2025-01-15T10:00:00Z');
+    const epoch = timeCore.now();
+    expect(timeCore.daysSinceStart(epoch, epoch)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('returns 0 when less than one day has elapsed', () => {
+    vi.setSystemTime('2025-01-15T10:00:00Z');
+    const startEpoch = timeCore.now();
+
+    vi.setSystemTime('2025-01-15T18:00:00Z'); // 8 hours later
+    const currentEpoch = timeCore.now();
+
+    expect(timeCore.daysSinceStart(startEpoch, currentEpoch)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('returns 1 when crossing midnight once', () => {
+    // Copenhagen is UTC+1 in winter, so 22:50 UTC = 23:50 local
+    vi.setSystemTime('2025-01-15T22:50:00Z'); // 23:50 local
+    const startEpoch = timeCore.now();
+
+    vi.setSystemTime('2025-01-15T23:21:00Z'); // 00:21 local next day
+    const currentEpoch = timeCore.now();
+
+    expect(timeCore.daysSinceStart(startEpoch, currentEpoch)).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('returns 2 when crossing midnight twice', () => {
+    vi.setSystemTime('2025-01-15T10:00:00Z');
+    const startEpoch = timeCore.now();
+
+    vi.setSystemTime('2025-01-17T15:00:00Z'); // 2 days + 5 hours later
+    const currentEpoch = timeCore.now();
+
+    expect(timeCore.daysSinceStart(startEpoch, currentEpoch)).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('handles overnight start correctly', () => {
+    // Copenhagen is UTC+1 in winter
+    // Start at 23:50 local (22:50 UTC), check at 00:10 local next day (23:10 UTC)
+    vi.setSystemTime('2025-01-15T22:50:00Z'); // 23:50 local
+    const startEpoch = timeCore.now();
+
+    vi.setSystemTime('2025-01-15T23:10:00Z'); // 00:10 local next day
+    const currentEpoch = timeCore.now();
+
+    expect(timeCore.daysSinceStart(startEpoch, currentEpoch)).toBe(1);
+  });
+});

apps/server/src/lib/time-core/timeCore.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Instant, TimeOfDay, Duration } from 'ontime-types';
+import { Day, Duration, Instant, TimeOfDay } from 'ontime-types';
 import { dayInMs, MILLIS_PER_MINUTE } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 /** Returns the current instant */
@@ -58,3 +58,21 @@ export function addDuration(instant: Instant, duration: Duration | Duration[]):
 
   return (instant + totalDuration) as Instant;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Calculates elapsed time on the clock from a starting time to the current time
+ * Handles overnight crossing (when current < start, assumes we've crossed midnight)
+ */
+export function elapsedTime(current: TimeOfDay, start: TimeOfDay): Duration {
+  return (current < start ? current + dayInMs - start : current - start) as Duration;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Calculates the number of full days elapsed since a start epoch
+ * Uses the start time-of-day to determine day boundaries
+ */
+export function daysSinceStart(startEpoch: Instant, currentEpoch: Instant): Day {
+  const startClock = toTimeOfDay(startEpoch);
+  const elapsedMs = currentEpoch - startEpoch;
+  return Math.floor((elapsedMs + startClock) / dayInMs) as Day;
+}

apps/server/src/models/demoProject.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { DatabaseModel, EndAction, OntimeView, SupportedEntry, TimeStrategy, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+import { DatabaseModel, Day, EndAction, OntimeView, SupportedEntry, TimeStrategy, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 
 export const demoDb: DatabaseModel = {
   rundowns: {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const demoDb: DatabaseModel = {
           note: 'Music plays, holding slide on screens',
           colour: '#77C785',
           delay: 0,
-          dayOffset: 0,
+          dayOffset: 0 as Day,
           gap: 0,
           cue: '1',
           parent: '7eaf99',
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export const demoDb: DatabaseModel = {
           note: 'Emma Thompson',
           colour: '#FFCC78',
           delay: 0,
-          dayOffset: 0,
+          dayOffset: 0 as Day,
           gap: 0,
           cue: '1.1',
           parent: '7eaf99',
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export const demoDb: DatabaseModel = {
           note: 'Liam Carter, Sophia Patel + PowerPoint',
           colour: '#77C785',
           delay: 0,
-          dayOffset: 0,
+          dayOffset: 0 as Day,
           gap: 0,
           cue: '1.2',
           parent: '7eaf99',
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export const demoDb: DatabaseModel = {
           note: 'Buffet in lobby',
           colour: '#779BE7',
           delay: 0,
-          dayOffset: 0,
+          dayOffset: 0 as Day,
           gap: 0,
           cue: '2.1',
           parent: 'f60403',
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export const demoDb: DatabaseModel = {
           note: 'Ethan Brooks + PowerPoint + Video playback',
           colour: '#77C785',
           delay: 0,
-          dayOffset: 0,
+          dayOffset: 0 as Day,
           gap: 0,
           cue: '3.1',
           parent: '6b0edb',
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export const demoDb: DatabaseModel = {
           note: 'Lucas Bennett',
           colour: '#FFCC78',
           delay: 0,
-          dayOffset: 0,
+          dayOffset: 0 as Day,
           gap: 0,
           cue: '3.2',
           parent: '6b0edb',

apps/server/src/services/timerUtils.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MaybeNumber, TimerPhase } from 'ontime-types';
+import { Day, MaybeNumber, TimerPhase } from 'ontime-types';
 import { checkIsNow, dayInMs, isPlaybackActive, MILLIS_PER_HOUR } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import type { RuntimeState } from '../stores/runtimeState.js';
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ export function getTimerPhase(state: RuntimeState): TimerPhase {
  * Finds the day offset relative to an event start
  * used byt the runtimeState on first start to get correct offsets
  */
-export function findDayOffset(plannedStart: number, clock: number): number {
+export function findDayOffset(plannedStart: number, clock: number): Day {
   const distance = clock - plannedStart;
-  if (distance >= 12 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR) return -1;
+  if (distance >= 12 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR) return -1 as Day;
-  if (distance < -12 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR) return 1;
+  if (distance < -12 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR) return 1 as Day;
-  return 0;
+  return 0 as Day;
 }

apps/server/src/stores/__tests__/runtimeState.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Instant, PlayableEvent, Playback, TimerPhase } from 'ontime-types';
+import { Instant, PlayableEvent, Playback, SupportedEntry, TimerPhase } from 'ontime-types';
 import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, MILLIS_PER_MINUTE } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { makeOntimeGroup, makeOntimeEvent, makeRundown } from '../../api-data/rundown/__mocks__/rundown.mocks.js';
@@ -575,6 +575,95 @@ describe('roll mode', () => {
       expect(stateAfterMidnight.timer.secondaryTimer).toBe(50 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE);
     });
 
+    test('rolling into overnight event after midnight has correct offset and expected times', async () => {
+      // Simulates a rundown with:
+      // - A group starting at 13:00, containing an overnight event
+      // - Overnight event: 23:50 to 01:50 (2 hours)
+      // Roll into the event at 00:21 (31 minutes into the event)
+      const groupId = 'group-1';
+      const eventId = 'event-1';
+      const eventStart = 23 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 50 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 23:50
+      const eventEnd = 1 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 50 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 01:50
+      const eventDuration = 2 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR; // 2 hours
+      const groupStart = 13 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR; // 13:00
+      const groupDuration = 12 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 50 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 12h 50m (ends at 01:50)
+
+      const mockRundown = makeRundown({
+        entries: {
+          [groupId]: {
+            id: groupId,
+            type: SupportedEntry.Group,
+            title: 'Test Group',
+            timeStart: groupStart,
+            timeEnd: eventEnd,
+            duration: groupDuration,
+            entries: [eventId],
+            colour: '',
+            note: '',
+            custom: {},
+            revision: 0,
+            isFirstLinked: false,
+            targetDuration: null,
+          },
+          [eventId]: {
+            ...mockEvent,
+            id: eventId,
+            timeStart: eventStart,
+            timeEnd: eventEnd,
+            duration: eventDuration,
+            dayOffset: 0,
+            parent: groupId,
+          },
+        },
+        order: [groupId],
+      });
+
+      await initRundown(mockRundown, {});
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+
+      const { rundown, metadata } = rundownCache.get();
+
+      // Roll into the event AFTER midnight at 00:21 (31 minutes into the 2-hour event)
+      const rollTime = 21 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 00:21
+      vi.setSystemTime('jan 2 00:21');
+      const result = roll(rundown, metadata);
+
+      expect(result.eventId).toBe(eventId);
+      expect(result.didStart).toBe(true);
+
+      // Call update to recalculate all state (like runtime service does)
+      update();
+
+      const state = getState();
+
+      // currentDay should be 1 (we're on the next day after midnight)
+      expect(state.rundown.currentDay).toBe(1);
+
+      // offset.absolute should be 0 (event started on time, backdated to planned start)
+      expect(state.offset.absolute).toBe(0);
+
+      // Timer should show correct remaining time
+      // Event started at 23:50, duration is 2 hours, clock is 00:21
+      // Time elapsed = 31 minutes, time remaining = 2h - 31m = 1h 29m = 89 minutes
+      const expectedRemaining = eventDuration - (rollTime + (24 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR - eventStart));
+      expect(state.timer.current).toBe(expectedRemaining);
+
+      // expectedFinish should be 01:50 (event end time)
+      expect(state.timer.expectedFinish).toBe(eventEnd);
+
+      // expectedRundownEnd should be 01:50 (same as event end, only one event)
+      expect(state.offset.expectedRundownEnd).toBe(eventEnd);
+
+      // expectedGroupEnd should be 01:50 (group ends when the event ends)
+      expect(state.offset.expectedGroupEnd).toBe(eventEnd);
+
+      // Verify timer started at correct backdated time
+      expect(state.timer.startedAt).toBe(eventStart);
+
+      // Verify actualStart is backdated to planned start
+      expect(state.rundown.actualStart).toBe(eventStart);
+    });
+
     test('rundown loops back after finishing and resets currentDay when first event starts again', async () => {
       // Rundown: 09:00-23:00, then overnight event 23:00-01:00
       const mockRundown = makeRundown({

apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import {
+  Day,
+  Duration,
   isOntimeEvent,
   Instant,
   MaybeNumber,
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ export type RuntimeState = {
   _flag: ExpectedMetadata;
   _end: ExpectedMetadata;
   _startEpoch: Maybe<Instant>;
-  _startDayOffset: MaybeNumber;
+  _startDayOffset: Maybe<Day>;
 };
 
 const runtimeState: RuntimeState = {
@@ -435,7 +437,7 @@ export function start(state: RuntimeState = runtimeState): boolean {
   state.timer.elapsed = 0;
 
   if (state.rundown.actualStart === null) {
-    state._startDayOffset = findDayOffset(state.eventNow.timeStart, state.clock) + state.eventNow.dayOffset;
+    state._startDayOffset = (findDayOffset(state.eventNow.timeStart, state.clock) + state.eventNow.dayOffset) as Day;
     state.rundown.currentDay = state._startDayOffset;
     state._startEpoch = epoch;
     state.rundown.actualStart = state.clock;
@@ -688,12 +690,21 @@ export function roll(
         runtimeState.rundown.actualGroupStart = plannedStart;
       }
 
+      /**
+       * we need to backdate the actual start and start metadata
+       * to prevent adding unintended offset
+       */
       if (runtimeState.rundown.actualStart === null) {
         runtimeState.rundown.actualStart = plannedStart;
-        runtimeState._startDayOffset =
+        // use plannedStart (not clock) because actualStart is backdated to plannedStart
-          findDayOffset(runtimeState.eventNow.timeStart, runtimeState.clock) + runtimeState.eventNow.dayOffset;
+        runtimeState._startDayOffset = (findDayOffset(runtimeState.eventNow.timeStart, plannedStart) +
-        runtimeState.rundown.currentDay = runtimeState._startDayOffset;
+          runtimeState.eventNow.dayOffset) as Day;
-        runtimeState._startEpoch = epoch;
+        // backdate _startEpoch to when the event conceptually started
+        const timeElapsed = timeCore.elapsedTime(runtimeState.clock, plannedStart as TimeOfDay);
+        runtimeState._startEpoch = timeCore.addDuration(epoch, -timeElapsed as Duration);
+        // calculate currentDay from the backdated epoch
+        runtimeState.rundown.currentDay =
+          runtimeState._startDayOffset + timeCore.daysSinceStart(runtimeState._startEpoch, epoch);
       }
     } else {
       runtimeState._timer.secondaryTarget = normaliseRollStart(
@@ -789,10 +800,15 @@ export function roll(
   }
 
   // update metadata
-  runtimeState._startDayOffset =
+  // use plannedStart (not clock) because actualStart is backdated to plannedStart
-    findDayOffset(runtimeState.eventNow.timeStart, runtimeState.clock) + runtimeState.eventNow.dayOffset;
+  runtimeState._startDayOffset = (findDayOffset(runtimeState.eventNow.timeStart, plannedStart) +
-  runtimeState.rundown.currentDay = runtimeState._startDayOffset;
+    runtimeState.eventNow.dayOffset) as Day;
-  runtimeState._startEpoch = epoch;
+  // backdate _startEpoch to when the event conceptually started
+  const timeElapsed = timeCore.elapsedTime(runtimeState.clock, plannedStart as TimeOfDay);
+  runtimeState._startEpoch = timeCore.addDuration(epoch, -timeElapsed as Duration);
+  // calculate currentDay from the backdated epoch
+  runtimeState.rundown.currentDay = (runtimeState._startDayOffset +
+    timeCore.daysSinceStart(runtimeState._startEpoch, epoch)) as Day;
 
   return { eventId: runtimeState.eventNow.id, didStart: true };
 }

packages/types/src/definitions/core/OntimeEntry.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { TimerType } from '../TimerType.type.js';
 import type { TimeStrategy } from '../TimeStrategy.type.js';
 import type { Trigger } from './Automation.type.js';
 import type { EntryCustomFields } from './CustomFields.type.js';
+import type { Day } from './Temporal.js';
 
 export type EntryId = string;
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ export type OntimeEvent = OntimeBaseEvent & {
   // !==== RUNTIME METADATA ====! //
   revision: number;
   delay: number; // calculated at runtime
-  dayOffset: number; // calculated at runtime
+  dayOffset: Day; // calculated at runtime
   gap: number; // calculated at runtime
 };
 

packages/utils/src/rundown-utils/entryDefinitions.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { OntimeDelay, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, OntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
+import type { Day, OntimeDelay, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, OntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
 import { EndAction, SupportedEntry, TimerType, TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
 
 export const event: Omit<OntimeEvent, 'id' | 'cue'> = {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const event: Omit<OntimeEvent, 'id' | 'cue'> = {
   parent: null,
   revision: 0, // calculated at runtime
   delay: 0, // calculated at runtime
-  dayOffset: 0, // calculated at runtime
+  dayOffset: 0 as Day, // calculated at runtime
   gap: 0, // calculated at runtime
 };