Diff Modifier for Live Merge Tags

Use the :diff modifier with Date field merge tags to get the difference between the user-selected date and a static date. Use the :format modifier to retrieve years, months, days or any support unit.

Return the age on Oct 10, 2023 based on the date selected in the Date of Birth field.

Code

Filename: gppa-lmt-diff-modifier.php

<?php
/**
 * Gravity Perks // Populate Anything // Diff Modifier for Live Merge Tags
 * https://gravitywiz.com/documentation/gravity-forms-populate-anything/
 *
 * Use the :diff modifier with Date field merge tags to get the difference between the user-selected date and a static
 * date. Use the :format modifier to retrieve years, months, days or any [support unit](https://www.php.net/manual/en/dateinterval.format.php).
 *
 * # Return the age on Oct 10, 2023 based on the date selected in the Date of Birth field.
 * @{Date of Birth:1:diff[2023-10-01],format[y]}
 *
 * # Return the age in remainder months on Oct 10, 2023 based on the date selected in the Date of Birth field.
 * @{Date of Birth:1:diff[2023-10-01],format[m]}
 */
add_filter( 'gppa_live_merge_tag_value', function( $merge_tag_match_value, $merge_tag, $form, $field_id, $entry_values ) {

	$bits      = explode( ':', $merge_tag );
	$modifiers = gw_parse_modifiers( array_pop( $bits ) );
	$diff      = rgar( $modifiers, 'diff' );

	if ( ! isset( $modifiers['diff'] ) ) {
		return $merge_tag_match_value;
	}

	// If :diff modifier is set but no value is specified, assume we are diffing against today's date.
	if ( $diff === 'diff' ) {
		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date
		$diff = date( 'Y-m-d' );
	} elseif ( preg_match( '/[^0-9\-]/', $diff ) ) {
		// Check if $diff contains any non-numeric characters except a dash. If so, assume we've passed a relative date (e.g. +1 year).
		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date
		$diff = date( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( $diff ) );
	}

	$date1 = date_create( rgar( $entry_values, $field_id ) );
	$date2 = date_create( $diff );
	$diff  = date_diff( $date1, $date2 );

	$format = rgar( $modifiers, 'format', 'y' );

	return $diff->format( "%{$format}" );
}, 10, 5 );

if ( ! function_exists( 'gw_parse_modifiers' ) ) {
	function gw_parse_modifiers( $modifiers_str ) {

		preg_match_all( '/([a-z]+)(?:(?:\[(.+?)\])|,?)/i', $modifiers_str, $modifiers, PREG_SET_ORDER );
		$parsed = array();

		foreach ( $modifiers as $modifier ) {

			list( $match, $modifier, $value ) = array_pad( $modifier, 3, null );
			if ( $value === null ) {
				$value = $modifier;
			}

			// Split '1,2,3' into array( 1, 2, 3 ).
			if ( strpos( $value, ',' ) !== false ) {
				$value = array_map( 'trim', explode( ',', $value ) );
			}

			$parsed[ strtolower( $modifier ) ] = $value;

		}

		return $parsed;
	}
}

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