Automatically set "Updated" date (Fixes #46)

editor.go

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (a *goBlog) createMarkdownPreview(w io.Writer, blog string, markdown io.Rea
 		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
-	if err := a.checkPost(p); err != nil {
+	if err := a.checkPost(p, true); err != nil {
 		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, err.Error())
 		return
 	}

postsDb.go

@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ import (
 	"go.goblog.app/app/pkgs/bufferpool"
 )
 
-func (a *goBlog) checkPost(p *post) (err error) {
+func (a *goBlog) checkPost(p *post, new bool) (err error) {
 	if p == nil {
 		return errors.New("no post")
 	}
 	now := time.Now().Local()
+	nowString := now.Format(time.RFC3339)
 	// Maybe add blog
 	if p.Blog == "" {
 		p.Blog = a.cfg.DefaultBlog
@@ -38,11 +39,6 @@ func (a *goBlog) checkPost(p *post) (err error) {
 			return errors.New("section doesn't exist")
 		}
 	}
-	// Maybe add published date
-	if p.Published == "" && p.Section != "" {
-		// Has no published date, but section -> published now
-		p.Published = now.Format(time.RFC3339)
-	}
 	// Fix and check date strings
 	if p.Published != "" {
 		p.Published, err = toLocal(p.Published)
@@ -56,6 +52,18 @@ func (a *goBlog) checkPost(p *post) (err error) {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	// Maybe set published date
+	if new && p.Published == "" && p.Section != "" {
+		// Has no published date, but section -> published now
+		p.Published = nowString
+	}
+	// Maybe set updated date
+	if !new && p.Published != "" {
+		if published, err := dateparse.ParseLocal(p.Published); err == nil && now.After(published) {
+			// Has published date in the past, so add updated date
+			p.Updated = nowString
+		}
+	}
 	// Fix content
 	p.Content = strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimPrefix(p.Content, "\n"), "\n")
 	// Check status
@@ -159,7 +167,7 @@ type postCreationOptions struct {
 
 func (a *goBlog) createOrReplacePost(p *post, o *postCreationOptions) error {
 	// Check post
-	if err := a.checkPost(p); err != nil {
+	if err := a.checkPost(p, o.new); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Save to db

postsDb_test.go

@@ -425,3 +425,57 @@ func Test_postDeletesParams(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, count)
 }
+
+func Test_checkPost(t *testing.T) {
+	app := &goBlog{
+		cfg: createDefaultTestConfig(t),
+	}
+	_ = app.initConfig(false)
+
+	t.Run("New post should get published date", func(t *testing.T) {
+		p := &post{}
+		app.checkPost(p, true)
+
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, p.Published)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("New post with path should get no published date", func(t *testing.T) {
+		p := &post{
+			Path: "/abc",
+		}
+		app.checkPost(p, true)
+
+		assert.Empty(t, p.Published)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Updated post with past published date should get updated date", func(t *testing.T) {
+		p := &post{
+			Published: time.Now().Local().Add(-1 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339),
+		}
+		app.checkPost(p, false)
+
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, p.Updated)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Updated post with future published date should get no updated date", func(t *testing.T) {
+		p := &post{
+			Published: time.Now().Local().Add(time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339),
+		}
+		app.checkPost(p, false)
+
+		assert.Empty(t, p.Updated)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Updated post with updated date should get new updated date", func(t *testing.T) {
+		oldUpdate := time.Now().Local().Add(-1 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+		p := &post{
+			Published: time.Now().Local().Add(-2 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339),
+			Updated:   oldUpdate,
+		}
+		app.checkPost(p, false)
+
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, p.Updated)
+		assert.NotEqual(t, oldUpdate, p.Updated)
+	})
+
+}