dot-prev_on_cycle: Find the most recent cycle point before a given time

In maestro: Orchestration of Data Pipelines

Find the most recent cycle point before a given time

Description

Given a repeating cycle anchored at start and stepping every amount units, returns the latest cycle point strictly before current.

Usage

.prev_on_cycle(
  start,
  current = Sys.time(),
  amount = 1L,
  unit = c("second", "minute", "hour", "day", "week", "month", "year")
)

Arguments

start	Date or POSIXct defining the cycle origin.
current	Date or POSIXct (coerced to match start) used as the reference point. Defaults to Sys.time().
amount	Positive integer; number of units per cycle step.
unit	Character; one of "second", "minute", "hour", "day", "week", "month", "year". Sub-day units are not supported when start is a Date.

Value

A Date or POSIXct of the same class and timezone as start, or NA if current <= start.

maestro documentation built on July 2, 2026, 5:07 p.m.