@muhammadn fixed issue #1716 - 'absolute' time formatting setting is not reflected on pending tickets.

app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/pretty_date.coffee

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class App.PrettyDate
 
     if type is undefined && window.App && window.App.Config
       type = window.App.Config.get('pretty_date_format')
-    if type is 'absolute' && direction is 'past'
+    if type is 'absolute' && (direction is 'past' || direction is 'future')
       weekdays = ['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday']
       weekday = weekdays[created.getDay()]
 
@@ -128,4 +128,4 @@ class App.PrettyDate
   @s: (num, digits) ->
     while num.toString().length < digits
       num = '0' + num
-    num
+    num

public/assets/tests/ui.js

@@ -1,116 +1,238 @@
-
 // pretty date
 test("check pretty date", function() {
   var current = new Date()
+  // use date formatting as functions to make it more flexible
+  prettyDateRelative(current, '', true, 'relative');
+  prettyDateAbsolute(current, '', true, 'absolute');
 
   // past
-  var result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current);
-  equal(result, 'just now', 'just now')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - 15000);
-  equal(result, 'just now', 'just now')
+  function prettyDateRelative(current, escalation, lng, type) {
+    var result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current, escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'just now', 'just now')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - 60000);
-  equal(result, '1 minute ago', '1 min ago')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - 15000, escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'just now', 'just now')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (2 * 60000));
-  equal(result, '2 minutes ago', '2 min ago')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - 60000, escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, '1 minute ago', '1 min ago')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60)) ;
-  equal(result, '1 hour ago', '1 hour')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (2 * 60000), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, '2 minutes ago', '2 min ago')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 2));
-  equal(result, '2 hours ago', '2 hours')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, '1 hour ago', '1 hour')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 2.5));
-  equal(result, '2 hours 30 minutes ago', '2.5 hours')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 2), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, '2 hours ago', '2 hours')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 12.5));
-  equal(result, '12 hours ago', '12.5 hours')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 2.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, '2 hours 30 minutes ago', '2.5 hours')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24)) ;
-  equal(result, '1 day ago', '1 day')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 12.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, '12 hours ago', '12.5 hours')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2));
-  equal(result, '2 days ago', '2 days')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, '1 day ago', '1 day')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2) - (60000 * 5));
-  equal(result, '2 days ago', '2 days')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, '2 days ago', '2 days')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2.5));
-  equal(result, '2 days 12 hours ago', '2.5 days')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2) - (60000 * 5), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, '2 days ago', '2 days')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2.5) - (60000 * 5));
-  equal(result, '2 days 12 hours ago', '2.5 days')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, '2 days 12 hours ago', '2.5 days')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 10.5));
-  var pastDate = new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 10.5))
-  var dd = pastDate.getDate();
-  if(dd<10) {
-      dd = '0' + dd
-  }
-  var mm = pastDate.getMonth() + 1;
-  if(mm<10) {
-      mm = '0' + mm
-  }
-  var yyyy = pastDate.getFullYear();
-  // mm/dd/yyyy
-  equal(result, mm+'/'+dd+'/'+yyyy, '10.5 days')
-
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 30));
-  var pastDate = new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 30))
-  var dd = pastDate.getDate();
-  if(dd<10) {
-      dd = '0' + dd
-  }
-  var mm = pastDate.getMonth() + 1;
-  if(mm<10) {
-      mm = '0' + mm
-  }
-  var yyyy = pastDate.getFullYear();
-  // mm/dd/yyyy
-  equal(result, mm+'/'+dd+'/'+yyyy, '30 days')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2.5) - (60000 * 5), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, '2 days 12 hours ago', '2.5 days')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 10.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    var pastDate = new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 10.5))
+    var dd = pastDate.getDate();
+    if(dd<10) {
+        dd = '0' + dd
+    }
+    var mm = pastDate.getMonth() + 1;
+    if(mm<10) {
+        mm = '0' + mm
+    }
+    var yyyy = pastDate.getFullYear();
+    // mm/dd/yyyy
+    equal(result, mm+'/'+dd+'/'+yyyy, '10.5 days')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 30), escalation, lng, type);
+    var pastDate = new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 30))
+    var dd = pastDate.getDate();
+    if(dd<10) {
+        dd = '0' + dd
+    }
+    var mm = pastDate.getMonth() + 1;
+    if(mm<10) {
+        mm = '0' + mm
+    }
+    var yyyy = pastDate.getFullYear();
+    // mm/dd/yyyy
+    equal(result, mm+'/'+dd+'/'+yyyy, '30 days')
+
+    // future
+    current = new Date()
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current, escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'just now', 'just now')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + 55000, escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'just now', 'just now')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + 65000, escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'in 1 minute', 'in 1 min')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (2 * 65000), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'in 2 minutes', 'in 2 min')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60500 * 60), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'in 1 hour', 'in 1 hour')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 2), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'in 2 hours', 'in 2 hours')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 2.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'in 2 hours 30 minutes', 'in 2.5 hours')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24), escalation, lng, type) ;
+    equal(result, 'in 1 day', 'in 1 day')
 
-  // future
-  current = new Date()
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current);
-  equal(result, 'just now', 'just now')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 2), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'in 2 days', 'in 2 days')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + 55000);
-  equal(result, 'just now', 'just now')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 2.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'in 2 days 12 hours', 'in 2.5 days')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + 65000);
-  equal(result, 'in 1 minute', 'in 1 min')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 5.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'in 5 days 12 hours', 'in 30.5 days')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (2 * 65000));
-  equal(result, 'in 2 minutes', 'in 2 min')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 30.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'in 30 days', 'in 30.5 days')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60500 * 60)) ;
-  equal(result, 'in 1 hour', 'in 1 hour')
+  };
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 2));
-  equal(result, 'in 2 hours', 'in 2 hours')
+  function prettyDateAbsolute(current, escalation, lng, type) {
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 2.5));
-  equal(result, 'in 2 hours 30 minutes', 'in 2.5 hours')
+    var result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current, escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'just now', 'just now') // by defaul < 1 min is just now
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24)) ;
-  equal(result, 'in 1 day', 'in 1 day')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - 15000, escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'just now', 'just now') // by default < 1 min is just now
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 2));
-  equal(result, 'in 2 days', 'in 2 days')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - 60000, escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current - 60000), diff), '1 min ago')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 2.5));
-  equal(result, 'in 2 days 12 hours', 'in 2.5 days')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (2 * 60000), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 2 * 60
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current - (2 * 60000)), diff), '2 min ago')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 5.5));
-  equal(result, 'in 5 days 12 hours', 'in 30.5 days')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current - (60000 * 60)), diff), '1 hour')
 
-  result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 30.5));
-  equal(result, 'in 30 days', 'in 30.5 days')
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 2), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60 * 2
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 2)), diff), '2 hours')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 2.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60 * 2.5
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 2.5)), diff), '2.5 hours')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 12.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60 * 12.5
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 12.5)), diff), '12.5 hours')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60 * 25
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 24)), diff), '1 day')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60 * 25 * 2
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2)), diff), '2 days')
 
-  // 
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2) - (60000 * 5), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = (60 * 60 * 24 * 2) - (60 * 5)
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2) - (60000 * 5)), diff), '2 days')
 
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = (60 * 60 * 24 * 2.5)
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2.5)), diff), '2.5 days')
 
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2.5) - (60000 * 5), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = (60 * 60 * 24 * 2.5) - (60 * 5)
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current - (60000 * 60 * 24 * 2.5) - (60000 * 5)), diff), '2.5 days')
+
+    // future
+    current = new Date()
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current, escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'just now', 'just now') // no change, because < 1 min = just now
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + 55000, escalation, lng, type);
+    equal(result, 'just now', 'just now') // no change, because < 1 min = just now
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + 65000, escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current.getTime() + 65000), diff), 'in 1 min')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (2 * 65000), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 2 * 60
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current.getTime() + (2 * 65000)), diff), 'in 2 min')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60500 * 60), escalation, lng, type) ;
+    diff = 60 * 60
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current.getTime() + (60500 * 60)), diff), 'in 1 hour')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 2), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60 * 2
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 2)), diff), 'in 2 hours')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 2.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60 * 2.5
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 2.5)), diff), 'in 2.5 hours')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60 * 24
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24)), diff), 'in 1 day')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 2), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60 * 24 * 2
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 2)), diff), 'in 2 days')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 2.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60 * 24 * 2.5
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 2.5)), diff), 'in 2.5 days')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 5.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = 60 * 60 * 24 * 5.5
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 5.5)), diff), 'in 30.5 days')
+
+    result = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(current.getTime() + (60050 * 60 * 24 * 30.5), escalation, lng, type);
+    diff = (60 * 60 * 24 * 30.5);
+    equal(result, getAbsolute(new Date(current.getTime() + 60050 * 60 * 24 * 30.5), diff), 'in 30.5 days')
+
+  };
+
+  function getAbsolute(date, diff){
+    weekdays = ['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'];
+    weekday = weekdays[date.getDay()];
+
+    months = ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'];
+    month = months[date.getMonth()];
+
+    // for less than 6 days
+    // weekday HH::MM
+    if (diff < (60 * 60 * 24 * 6))
+      string = weekday + ' ' + date.getHours() + ':' + (date.getMinutes() < 10 ? '0':'') + date.getMinutes()
+    else if (current.getYear() == date.getYear())
+       string = weekday + ' ' + date.getDate() + '. ' + month + ' ' + date.getHours() + ":" + (date.getMinutes() < 10 ? '0':'') + date.getMinutes()
+    else
+       string = weekday + ' ' + date
+    return string;
+  }
 
 });