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Restaurant Reservation Latearrival Gap Tool

Compare a signed reservation arrival delay with a caller-supplied inclusive grace period; no cancellation action is taken.

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Description

Subtract reservedMinute from arrivalMinute for delayMinutes and mark beyondGrace only for a strict excess over nonnegative graceMinutes.

Hospitality quantities depend on service periods, capacity rules, portions, room counts, and charging conventions. A component estimate uses the supplied assumptions and does not confirm availability or a complete booking price.

Subtract reservedMinute from arrivalMinute for delayMinutes and mark beyondGrace only for a strict excess over nonnegative graceMinutes.

When to use this tool

Use Restaurant Reservation Latearrival Gap when you need one service-capacity, timing, or charge component.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter reservedMinute, arrivalMinute, graceMinutes. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read delayMinutes, beyondGrace. Inspect beyondGrace before interpreting the associated values.

Subtract reservedMinute from arrivalMinute for delayMinutes and mark beyondGrace only for a strict excess over nonnegative graceMinutes.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
reservedMinuteReserved MinuteRequired. Safe integer; minimum 0.
arrivalMinuteArrival MinuteRequired. Safe integer; minimum 0.
graceMinutesGrace MinutesRequired. Finite number; minimum 0.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
delayMinutesDelay MinutesRequired. Safe integer.
beyondGraceBeyond GraceRequired. Boolean.
json
{
  "input": {
    "reservedMinute": 1140,
    "arrivalMinute": 1155,
    "graceMinutes": 10
  },
  "output": {
    "delayMinutes": 15,
    "beyondGrace": true
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • Early arrivals give negative delay and equality stays within grace; dates, timezones, reservation rights, and cancellation policy are not inferred.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
  • Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Check the full service plan, booking terms, local requirements, and operational capacity separately.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: hospitality/restaurant-reservation-latearrival-gap — tool.io

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