Update 02-cron-often.txt

Author: jessuppi

crons/02-cron-often.txt

@@ -225,21 +225,29 @@ source /var/www/ss-functions
 ## this snippet ensures that ss-check and ss-worker are run in case overdue ##
 
 ## SNIPPET: ss cron jobs
-## UPDATED: 15JAN2025
+## UPDATED: 02JUN2026
 
 OUTDATED_SECONDS=900 ## 15 minutes
-CURRENT_TIME=$(date +%s)
+CURRENT_TIME="$(date +%s)"
 
 ## run ss-check if overdue ##
-MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_CHECK=$(stat -c %Y "${TIMESTAMP_SS_CHECK}")
-TIME_DIFFERENCE_SS_CHECK=$(( "${CURRENT_TIME}" - "${MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_CHECK}" ))
+MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_CHECK="$(stat --format=%Y "${TIMESTAMP_SS_CHECK}" 2> /dev/null)"
+if [[ ! "${MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_CHECK}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_CHECK="0"
+fi
+
+TIME_DIFFERENCE_SS_CHECK=$((CURRENT_TIME - MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_CHECK))
 if [[ "${TIME_DIFFERENCE_SS_CHECK}" -gt "${OUTDATED_SECONDS}" ]]; then
     source "${PATH_SS_CHECK}"
 fi
 
 ## run ss-worker if overdue ##
-MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_WORKER=$(stat -c %Y "${TIMESTAMP_SS_WORKER}")
-TIME_DIFFERENCE_SS_WORKER=$(( "${CURRENT_TIME}" - "${MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_WORKER}" ))
+MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_WORKER="$(stat --format=%Y "${TIMESTAMP_SS_WORKER}" 2> /dev/null)"
+if [[ ! "${MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_WORKER}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_WORKER="0"
+fi
+
+TIME_DIFFERENCE_SS_WORKER=$((CURRENT_TIME - MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP_SS_WORKER))
 if [[ "${TIME_DIFFERENCE_SS_WORKER}" -gt "${OUTDATED_SECONDS}" ]]; then
     source "${PATH_SS_WORKER}"
 fi