From 51e074e91c056511fca4807bfcc54d18210ac73b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Gregory <mark.gregory@mpba.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:26:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] working timers

---
 Modules/Helpdesk/Livewire/TicketTimer.php | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Modules/Helpdesk/Livewire/TicketTimer.php b/Modules/Helpdesk/Livewire/TicketTimer.php
index f9f7a8d2..db87ea80 100644
--- a/Modules/Helpdesk/Livewire/TicketTimer.php
+++ b/Modules/Helpdesk/Livewire/TicketTimer.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class TicketTimer extends Component
     /**
      * Start a database-backed timer for the current authenticated user.
      *
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException
+     * @throws ValidationException
      */
     public function startTimer(): void
     {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class TicketTimer extends Component
     /**
      * End the current user's active timer and persist seconds/minutes.
      *
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException
+     * @throws ValidationException
      */
     public function endTimer(): void
     {
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ class TicketTimer extends Component
         }
 
         $endedAt = Carbon::now();
-        $seconds = max(1, (int) $timer->started_at->diffInSeconds($endedAt));
-        $minutes = (int) ceil($seconds / 60);
         $description = trim($this->description) !== '' ? trim($this->description) : $timer->description;
+        $seconds = max(1, (int) $timer->started_at->diffInSeconds($endedAt));
+
+        $minutes = (int) ceil($seconds / 60);
 
         $timer->forceFill([
             'ended_at' => $endedAt,
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ class TicketTimer extends Component
     /**
      * Return the authenticated user or fail validation cleanly.
      *
-     * @throws \Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException
+     * @throws ValidationException
      */
     private function authenticatedUser(): Authenticatable
     {