[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25557: wp_next_scheduled May Return Wrong Timestamp

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#25557: wp_next_scheduled May Return Wrong Timestamp
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 Reporter:  model13       |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Cron          |    Version:  3.6.1
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
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 The wp_next_scheduled function is written with the assumption that the
 combination of $hook and $args will provide a unique identifier within an
 array of cron jobs.

 In practice some plugins are scheduling multiple cron jobs with the same
 hook and args (usually an empty array). The function returns the timestamp
 of the first match, thus returning the wrong timestamp.

 (Will attempt to attach an image of sample output comparing the actual
 timestamp for three cron jobs to the time returned by wp_next_scheduled.)

 This may be regarded as an error on the part of plugin developers.
 However, as there didn't seem to be a previous report on this issue, it
 seemed to be worth noting.

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