today count in /stats API equals total count, contradicting weekdays distribution

[OtokoNoIzumi]

Bug Report

Description

The /stats API endpoint appears to have a logical inconsistency in its data reporting. The stats.today.up field incorrectly reports the counter's all-time total count, rather than the count for the current UTC day.

This is directly contradicted by the stats.temporal.weekdays object within the same response, which correctly shows the counts distributed across multiple days. This makes it impossible to reliably track daily statistics using the /stats endpoint.

Live API Endpoint to Reproduce

The issue can be observed directly and consistently at the following public API endpoint:
https://api.counterapi.dev/v2/izumi-github-homepage/total-visits/stats

Steps to Reproduce

1. Make a GET request to the URL above.
2. Observe the JSON response.
3. Compare the value of stats.today.up with the total up_count.
4. Compare the value of stats.today.up with the distribution of counts in stats.temporal.weekdays.

Actual Behavior

As of reporting, the endpoint returns the following data structure (simplified for clarity):

{
  "up_count": 33,
  "stats": {
    "today": {
      "up": 33, // Incorrect: This should be the count for the current day only.
      "down": 0
    },
    "this_week": {
      "up": 33,
      "down": 0
    },
    "temporal": {
      "weekdays": {
        "monday": { "up": 7, "down": 0 },
        "sunday": { "up": 14, "down": 0 },
        "tuesday": { "up": 12, "down": 0 }
        // Other days are 0
      }
    }
  }
}

Analysis of the Contradiction:

• The total up_count is 33.
• The stats.today.up field also shows 33.
• However, the stats.temporal.weekdays object clearly proves that these 33 counts occurred over three separate days: Sunday (14), Monday (7), and Tuesday (12).

This is a logical flaw. The today count cannot equal the total lifetime count when the counts are demonstrably spread across multiple days.

Expected Behavior

The stats.today.up value should accurately reflect the number of increments for the current UTC day. Based on the weekdays data:

• If the current UTC day is Tuesday, stats.today.up should be 12.
• If the current UTC day is Wednesday, stats.today.up should be 0 (or a new count for Wednesday).

The current implementation renders the today field in the /stats endpoint unreliable for its intended purpose. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[omegion]

Thanks for reporting the bug. I will release a patch soon.

[OtokoNoIzumi]

Hi, it seems the site is currently down. I'm getting a Cloudflare 521 error.

[omegion]

Hi @OtokoNoIzumi it was due to high traffic, Cloudflare (CDN) was blocking requests. It should be fine now.