Unlock commands now support a given time, e.g 10 minutes.

static/skald.js

@@ -2417,7 +2417,7 @@ function gotUserMessage(id, dest, username, time, privileged, kind, error, messa
         }
         let text = '' + message;
         localMessage(text);
-        displayMessage(text);
+        displayMessage(text, false);
         break;
     }
     case 'recording': {
@@ -3204,9 +3204,25 @@ commands.lock = {
 
 commands.unlock = {
     predicate: operatorPredicate,
-    description: 'unlock this hall, revert the effect of /lock',
+    description: 'unlock this hall now or later today',
+    parameters: '[minutes[m|M] | HH:MM | h:mm AM/PM]',
     f: (c, r) => {
-        serverConnection.hallAction('unlock');
+        let spec = r.trim();
+        if(!spec) {
+            serverConnection.hallAction('unlock');
+            return;
+        }
+        let timeZone = '';
+        try {
+            timeZone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone || '';
+        } catch(e) {
+            console.warn('Could not determine browser timezone', e);
+        }
+        serverConnection.hallAction('unlock', {
+            spec: spec,
+            timeZone: timeZone,
+            timezoneOffset: new Date().getTimezoneOffset(),
+        });
     }
 };
 
@@ -3906,8 +3922,9 @@ document.getElementById('resizer').addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
 /**
  * @param {unknown} message
  * @param {string} [level]
+ * @param {boolean} [announce]
  */
-function displayError(message, level) {
+function displayError(message, level, announce = true) {
     if(!level)
         level = "error";
     let text = String(message);
@@ -3926,10 +3943,12 @@ function displayError(message, level) {
         break;
     }
 
-    if(level === "info")
-        announceChat(text);
-    else
-        announceUrgent(text);
+    if(announce) {
+        if(level === "info")
+            announceChat(text);
+        else
+            announceUrgent(text);
+    }
 
     /** @ts-ignore */
     Toastify({
@@ -3951,9 +3970,10 @@ function displayWarning(message) {
 
 /**
  * @param {unknown} message
+ * @param {boolean} [announce]
  */
-function displayMessage(message) {
-    return displayError(message, "info");
+function displayMessage(message, announce = true) {
+    return displayError(message, "info", announce);
 }
 
 document.getElementById('loginform').onsubmit = async function(e) {