I've come across similar questions numerous times, but I haven't found a concrete solution yet. Here are the steps I'm currently following:
- Within my HTML code, I have an
<input type="date">element that, when clicked, displays a calendar with dates in dd/mm/yyyy format. - To store the date in my database, I convert the HTML5 date to a timestamp using
Date.parse(html5Date). On the server side, I manipulate the date and send it back to my Angular application. - Then, I convert the timestamp back to a Date object using
new Date(timestamp). To display the date in a user-friendly format within a table, I join the day, month, and year like so:
.[date.getDate(), date.getMonth() + 1, date.getFullYear()].join('/') - During an edit operation (PUT request), I retrieve the date from the HTML, convert it to a timestamp, send it to the server, and handle the returned date back into an HTML date value.
- In addition to these tasks, I perform various other date-related functionalities such as comparisons, adding hours to dates, displaying the time of day, etc., directly within the HTML markup.
- All of these seemingly simple operations collectively make up over 120 lines of code, which, in my opinion, is not only excessive but also prone to errors. I've explored using an Angular Datepicker component, but found it confusing. Moreover, inconsistencies exist where the HTML date is sometimes treated as an Object and other times as a String, leading to errors with Date.parse().
- Are there any developer-friendly techniques available for efficiently carrying out the following process: copy the HTML5 date (from the Datepicker) --> convert it to a timestamp (for Angular and server-side handling) --> format the timestamp back to a string or object (for updating the HTML)? Thank you!
Please note: Angular may generate several error messages in the console related to incorrect date formats (stemming from the HTML date type), while still allowing the code to execute.