We’re experiencing some troubles with the roster software. We’re two people updating the roster and the data sent by one are replaced by the data sent by the other :
A is upgrading the roster at 6.00 AM with a LUA executed at 5.55 AM
B is upgrading the roster at 8.00 AM with a LUA executed at 4.00 AM
This is resulting in outdated information: older information replacing the latest ones (Billy_The_hunter who was level 57 with A’s data is becoming level 56 with B’s data).

Is there any way to test LUA’s date of GuildProfiler in order not to replace roster’s data with older ones?

This is not currently supported. We may add this functionality in R2, but we're not promising anything.

Use local pc save time is not very good idea. We have timezones in the world, we have clocks in pcs who runs not exactly same.

Better use server time. When it sees the last guildupdate is just 5-15 minutes old, it can give you notice message, to decide to upgrade guild data or not.
If you're indeed not early enough, then don't update.
More than 15 minutes, just look at timestamp below guild list, to decide it yourself.

That is enough for most ways. Better use one clock as checkpoint (always webserver) than two different clocks from two users pcs....

The timestamp we'd be using is the one in the LUA file itself (not the file date, which we probably can't even get at anyway). I'm assuming, but not sure, the dating in the LUA file is server time.

Cylc wrote:...
A is upgrading the roster at 6.00 AM with a LUA executed at 5.55 AM
B is upgrading the roster at 8.00 AM with a LUA executed at 4.00 AM
....

Ok, this is a nice 'worse case scenario'
Cylc, Guild wide updating is a important procedure.
I understand that in your case multipe 'Guild Chiefs' can update the main Guild profile/info on the Roster.
Just, because this only concerns a couple of people (mostly - just one !) when quiting WopW - update - don't spend ages on the phone.
Build a proper LUA from IG - and update right away -> you'll won't be having 'out of sync' hassle.

Time checking could be done, if the time zone is set prpoperly, winter/summer time is set - clock are all ok (for WoW, locally and on your roster server) etc etc.
Lot's of things to check and maintain - we will better of just 'thinking' -

The key we'd be using is myProfile[$realmname]["Guild"][$guildname]["timestamp"]
There are several time strings and timestamps inside that key. We'd probably be using the timestamps. Can someone who isn't in the same timezone as their server check and make sure the timestamps are servertime?

Most timestamps are server time in CP.lua
I was talking to calvin about this some time ago when CP 2.0 was being worked on

I would have to actually look at CP.lua to tell you which ones are not server time

This is the timestamp section for my guild profile:

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["timestamp"] = {
   ["Members"] = 1169666468,
   ["init"] = {
      ["datakey"] = "eu:2.0.6:6337",
      ["TimeStamp"] = 1169668740,
      ["Date"] = "2007-01-24 20:59:00",
      ["ServerTime"] = "20:59",
      ["DateUTC"] = "2007-01-24 19:59:00",
   },
},


I'd assume only the DateUTC key is not servertime, but I can't know cause I'm in servertime.

For comparison, my character timestamp block is

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["timestamp"] = {
   ["Inventory"] = 1169669537,
   ["init"] = {
      ["datakey"] = "eu:2.0.6:6337",
      ["TimeStamp"] = 1169669537,
      ["Date"] = "2007-01-24 21:12:17",
      ["ServerTime"] = "21:12",
      ["DateUTC"] = "2007-01-24 20:12:17",
   },
   ["Pets"] = {
      ["Tangtaz"] = 1169225757,
      ["Nokmat"] = 1169062284,
      ["Unknown"] = 1168453797,
      ["Ghaakun"] = 1168707990,
      ["Jhuuthun"] = 1169669537,
   },
   ["Attributes"] = 1169669537,
   ["Professions"] = {
      ["Tailoring"] = 1169665477,
      ["First Aid"] = 1169588756,
      ["Cooking"] = 1169588761,
   },
   ["SpellBook"] = 1169669548,
   ["MailBox"] = 1169664782,
   ["Equipment"] = 1169669524,
   ["Bank"] = 1169665497,
},


Which I'd assume everything but DateUTC to be servertime.

DateUTC is server time converted to GMT, your timezone is probably +1 right?

Here is my CP.lua data
My timezone is -7

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["timestamp"] = {
   ["Members"] = 1169550076,
   ["init"] = {
      ["datakey"] = "us:2.0.5:6320",
      ["TimeStamp"] = 1169550076,
      ["Date"] = "2007-01-23 04:01:16",
      ["ServerTime"] = "04:01",
      ["DateUTC"] = "2007-01-23 11:01:16",
   },
},


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["timestamp"] = {
   ["Inventory"] = 1169550089,
   ["init"] = {
      ["datakey"] = "us:2.0.5:6320",
      ["TimeStamp"] = 1169550089,
      ["Date"] = "2007-01-23 04:01:29",
      ["ServerTime"] = "04:02",
      ["DateUTC"] = "2007-01-23 11:01:29",
   },
   ["Pets"] = {
      ["Nyctea"] = 1169371371,
      ["Waffles"] = 1169365053,
   },
   ["Attributes"] = 1169550089,
   ["SpellBook"] = 1169550089,
   ["Professions"] = {
      ["Cooking"] = 1168856572,
      ["Leatherworking"] = 1169371166,
      ["First Aid"] = 1169549456,
   },
   ["MailBox"] = 1169549507,
   ["Equipment"] = 1169550070,
   ["Bank"] = 1169549519,
},


I think calvin got rid of all the 'local time' in CP and GP

Yeah, I'm in +1 (central europe). Looking at those numbers (ServerTime and DateUTC) your server is on +7 so if you're in +7 as well those numbers aren't too useful for determining this.

We could, like, ask Calvin?

Yeah, the server is -7 as well

What we need is some one that is not in the same timezone as their server to check this