Pop some info into a Gravity Form field (Gravity Perks Req)

GF_field_populate.php

/**
 *  Configure the Date and Time Automatic Entry
 *
 */

new GW_Populate_Date( array(
    'form_id' => 9,
    'target_field_id' => 111,
    'format' => 'mdYHis'
) );

/*************************
 *
 * Using the above we can edit the below array and pop anything we need into a field.
 * Such as pulling a database value and throwing it into a hidden field.
 * Then you can use a merge tag to send extra content in your notifications.
 *
 ************************/
 
/**
 * Gravity Wiz // Gravity Forms // Populate Date
 *
 * Provides the ability to populate a Date field with a modified date based on the current date or a user-submitted date. If the
 * modified date is based on a user-submitted date, the modified date can only be populated once the form has been submitted.
 *
 * @version	  1.3
 * @author    David Smith <david@gravitywiz.com>
 * @license   GPL-2.0+
 * @link      http://gravitywiz.com/populate-dates-gravity-form-fields/
 */
class GW_Populate_Date {

    public function __construct( $args = array() ) {

        // set our default arguments, parse against the provided arguments, and store for use throughout the class
        $this->_args = wp_parse_args( $args, array(
            'form_id'         => false,
            'target_field_id' => false,
            'source_field_id' => false,
            'format'          => 'Y-m-d',
            'modifier'        => false,
            'min_date'        => false
        ) );

        if( ! $this->_args['form_id'] || ! $this->_args['target_field_id'] ) {
            return;
        }

        // time for hooks
        add_action( 'init', array( $this, 'init' ) );

    }

    public function init() {

        // make sure we're running the required minimum version of Gravity Forms
        if( ! property_exists( 'GFCommon', 'version' ) || ! version_compare( GFCommon::$version, '1.8', '>=' ) ) {
            return;
        }

        if( $this->_args['source_field_id'] ) {
            add_action( 'gform_pre_submission', array( $this, 'populate_date_on_pre_submission' ) );
        } else {
            add_filter( 'gform_pre_render', array( $this, 'populate_date_on_pre_render' ) );
        }

    }

    public function populate_date_on_pre_render( $form ) {

        if( ! $this->is_applicable_form( $form ) ) {
            return $form;
        }

        foreach( $form['fields'] as &$field ) {
            if( $field['id'] == $this->_args['target_field_id'] ) {

                $key = sprintf( 'gwpd_%d_%d', $form['id'], $field['id'] );
                $value = $this->get_modified_date( $field );

                $field['allowsPrepopulate'] = true;
                $field['inputName'] = $key;

                add_filter("gform_field_value_{$key}", create_function( '', 'return \'' . $value . '\';' ) );

            }
        }

        return $form;
    }

    public function populate_date_on_pre_submission( $form ) {

        if( ! $this->is_applicable_form( $form ) ) {
            return;
        }

        foreach( $form['fields'] as &$field ) {
            if( $field['id'] == $this->_args['target_field_id'] ) {

                $timestamp = $this->get_source_timestamp( GFFormsModel::get_field( $form, $this->_args['source_field_id'] ) ); 
                $value = $this->get_modified_date( $field, $timestamp );

                $_POST[ "input_{$field['id']}" ] = $value;

            }
        }

    }

    public function get_source_timestamp( $field ) {

        $raw = rgpost( 'input_' . $field['id'] );
        if( is_array( $raw ) ) {
            $raw = array_filter( $raw );
        }

        list( $format, $divider ) = $field['dateFormat'] ? array_pad( explode( '_', $field['dateFormat' ] ), 2, 'slash' ) : array( 'mdy', 'slash' );
        $dividers = array( 'slash' => '/', 'dot' => '.', 'dash' => '-' );

        if( empty( $raw ) ) {
            $raw = date( implode( $dividers[ $divider ], str_split( $format ) ) );
        }

        $date = ! is_array( $raw ) ? explode( $dividers[ $divider ], $raw ) : $raw;

        $month = $date[ strpos( $format, 'm' ) ];
        $day   = $date[ strpos( $format, 'd' ) ];
        $year  = $date[ strpos( $format, 'y' ) ];

        $timestamp = mktime( 0, 0, 0, $month, $day, $year );

        return $timestamp;
    }

    public function get_modified_date( $field, $timestamp = false ) {

        if( ! $timestamp ) {
            $timestamp = current_time( 'timestamp' );
        }

        if( GFFormsModel::get_input_type( $field ) == 'date' ) {

            list( $format, $divider ) = $field['dateFormat'] ? array_pad( explode( '_', $field['dateFormat' ] ), 2, 'slash' ) : array( 'mdy', 'slash' );
            $dividers = array( 'slash' => '/', 'dot' => '.', 'dash' => '-' );

            $format = str_replace( 'y', 'Y', $format );
            $divider = $dividers[$divider];
            $format = implode( $divider, str_split( $format ) );

        } else {

            $format = $this->_args['format'];

        }

        if( $this->_args['modifier'] ) {
            $timestamp = strtotime( $this->_args['modifier'], $timestamp );
        }

        if( $this->_args['min_date'] ) {
            $min_timestamp = strtotime( $this->_args['min_date'] ) ? strtotime( $this->_args['min_date'] ) : $this->_args['min_date'];
            if( $min_timestamp > $timestamp ) {
                $timestamp = $min_timestamp;
            }
        }

        $date = date( $format, $timestamp );

        return $date;
    }

    function is_applicable_form( $form ) {

        $form_id = isset( $form['id'] ) ? $form['id'] : $form;

        return $form_id == $this->_args['form_id'];
    }

}