+ /**
+ * Decides if a server needs to be updated, based upon several date fields
+ *
+ * @param date $created Creation date of that server entry
+ * @param date $updated When had the server entry be updated
+ * @param date $last_failure Last failure when contacting that server
+ * @param date $last_contact Last time the server had been contacted
+ *
+ * @return boolean Does the server record needs an update?
+ */
+ public static function updateNeeded($created, $updated, $last_failure, $last_contact)
+ {
+ $now = strtotime(DateTimeFormat::utcNow());
+
+ if ($updated > $last_contact) {
+ $contact_time = strtotime($updated);
+ } else {
+ $contact_time = strtotime($last_contact);
+ }
+
+ $failure_time = strtotime($last_failure);
+ $created_time = strtotime($created);
+
+ // If there is no "created" time then use the current time
+ if ($created_time <= 0) {
+ $created_time = $now;
+ }
+
+ // If the last contact was less than 24 hours then don't update
+ if (($now - $contact_time) < (60 * 60 * 24)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ // If the last failure was less than 24 hours then don't update
+ if (($now - $failure_time) < (60 * 60 * 24)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ // If the last contact was less than a week ago and the last failure is older than a week then don't update
+ //if ((($now - $contact_time) < (60 * 60 * 24 * 7)) && ($contact_time > $failure_time))
+ // return false;
+
+ // If the last contact time was more than a week ago and the contact was created more than a week ago, then only try once a week
+ if ((($now - $contact_time) > (60 * 60 * 24 * 7)) && (($now - $created_time) > (60 * 60 * 24 * 7)) && (($now - $failure_time) < (60 * 60 * 24 * 7))) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ // If the last contact time was more than a month ago and the contact was created more than a month ago, then only try once a month
+ if ((($now - $contact_time) > (60 * 60 * 24 * 30)) && (($now - $created_time) > (60 * 60 * 24 * 30)) && (($now - $failure_time) < (60 * 60 * 24 * 30))) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ return true;
+ }
+