/**
* Returns the earliest known event start date, which can be expected to be a string
* in MySQL datetime format (unless some other specific format is provided).
*
* If this is impossible to determine it will return boolean false.
*
* @category Events
*
* @param string $format
*
* @return mixed bool|string
*/
function tribe_events_earliest_date($format = Tribe__Date_Utils::DBDATETIMEFORMAT)
{
// Check if the earliest start date is already known
$earliest = tribe_get_option('earliest_date', false);
if (false !== $earliest) {
return Tribe__Date_Utils::reformat($earliest, $format);
}
// If not, try to determine now
Tribe__Events__Main::instance()->rebuild_known_range();
$earliest = tribe_get_option('earliest_date', false);
if (false !== $earliest) {
return Tribe__Date_Utils::reformat($earliest, $format);
}
return false;
}
/**
* Handler for the date column
*
* @param $item
*
* @return string
*/
public function column_date($item)
{
return Tribe__Date_Utils::reformat($item['completed_at'], Tribe__Date_Utils::DATEONLYFORMAT);
}
