Where Now (Wappler Server Connect)

Current local date and time in a dynamic IANA timezone from your database or a prior Server Connect step. DST-safe zones such as America/Tijuana, not fixed UTC offsets.

Built by Mr Cheese · Wappler extensions

What it does

| Capability | Description | |------------|-------------| | Dynamic IANA timezone | Bind {{hotel.timezone}} from a query step | | DST-safe | Uses Node Intl; no fixed UTC-8 offsets | | Local outputs | localDate, localTime, hour, minute, dayOfWeek | | Fallback | Invalid or empty timezone → configurable fallback (default UTC) | | Test instant | Optional reference for fixed date/time instead of now | | No extra npm packages | Built-in Node Intl only |

Typical flow:

Get Hotel → hotel.timezone
         → Where Now
         → Filter restaurants open at {{whereNow.localTime}}

Requirements

• Wappler project with Server Connect (Node)
• Node ≥ 14 (Intl timezone support)

Installation

Official Wappler guide: How To Install Custom Wappler Extensions.

| Path | | |------|--| | npm | Wappler Project Settings → Extensions (wappler-where-now) | | Git | Extension Installer or manual copy below |

Git install (Extension Installer recommended)

This repo ships wappler-install.json. Use the Mr Cheese Extension Installer, select Where Now, and run the generated script from your project root.

Manual install (Git)

Run from your Wappler project root:

git clone https://github.com/MrCheeseGit/whereNow.git ../whereNow

cp ../whereNow/server_connect/modules/whereNow_now.hjson extensions/server_connect/modules/
cp ../whereNow/server_connect/modules/whereNow.js lib/modules/

Quit Wappler completely and reopen your project.

npm install (Wappler Project Settings)

1. Wappler → Project Settings → Extensions → Add → wappler-where-now
2. From your project root: npm install
3. Quit Wappler completely and reopen your project.

Local file: development (optional)

"devDependencies": {
  "wappler-where-now": "file:../path/to/this-extension"
}

Usage

Server Connect step

Mr Cheese → Where Now

| Option | Bind / value | Notes | |--------|----------------|-------| | IANA timezone | {{hotel.timezone}} | e.g. America/Tijuana | | Fallback timezone | UTC | Used when empty or invalid | | Locale | en-CA | localDate uses YYYY-MM-DD ordering | | Reference instant | (empty) | Optional ISO datetime for testing |

Output bindings

| Binding | Type | Example | |---------|------|---------| | {{whereNow.localDate}} | text | 2026-09-19 | | {{whereNow.localTime}} | text | 14:30 (24-hour) | | {{whereNow.localTimeSeconds}} | text | 14:30:00 | | {{whereNow.localDateTime}} | text | 2026-09-19 14:30:00 | | {{whereNow.hour}} | number | 14 | | {{whereNow.minute}} | number | 30 | | {{whereNow.dayOfWeek}} | number | 0 (Sun) … 6 (Sat) | | {{whereNow.weekday}} | text | Fri | | {{whereNow.timezone}} | text | Resolved IANA zone | | {{whereNow.isValidTimezone}} | boolean | true when input was valid | | {{whereNow.usedFallback}} | boolean | true when fallback was used | | {{whereNow.offsetLabel}} | text | e.g. GMT-7 (debug) | | {{whereNow.isoUtc}} | text | Reference instant in UTC ISO |

See examples/ for a hotel / open-restaurants outline.

Compatibility

Standalone Server Connect extension. Pairs naturally with Great Range Picker and Great Range Time Picker when a project needs server-side “now in zone” plus client date/time pickers.

See the Wappler Extension Compatibility guide.

License

Mr Cheese Extension License v1.0. See LICENSE.