<?php

/**

* Encodes time values for short-lived tasks with verbose logging.

*

* @param int|float $timestamp The timestamp to encode (seconds since epoch).

* @param string $format The desired output format (e.g., 'Y-m-d H:i:s', 'iso8601').

* @return string The encoded time string.

*/

function encodeTime(int|float $timestamp, string $format = 'Y-m-d H:i:s'): string

{

// Log the input timestamp and format.

$logMessage = "Encoding time: Timestamp = " . $timestamp . ", Format = " . $format;

error_log($logMessage);

// Use date() to format the timestamp.

$encodedTime = date($format, $timestamp);

// Log the encoded time.

$logMessage = "Encoded time: " . $encodedTime;

error_log($logMessage);

return $encodedTime;

}

// Example usage:

$now = time();

$encodedNow = encodeTime($now);

echo "Encoded now: " . $encodedNow . "\n";

$isoTime = encodeTime($now, 'Y-m-d\TH:i:sZ');

echo "Encoded ISO: " . $isoTime . "\n";

//Example with a specific timestamp

$pastTime = strtotime("-1 hour");

$encodedPast = encodeTime($pastTime);

echo "Encoded past time: " . $encodedPast . "\n";

?>