Validate dates on different formats-CodePudding

I have a function that compares different models, one model is from the initial state of the form(the model comes from the backend service, which is a date object), and the other one is when it is converted in the front end.

function getPropertyDifferences(obj1, obj2) {
  return Object.entries(obj1).reduce((diff, [key, value]) => {
    // Check if the property exists in obj2.
    if (obj2.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
      const val = obj2[key];

      // Check if obj1's property's value is different from obj2's.
      if (val !== value) {
        return {
          ...diff,
          [key]: val,
        };
      }
    }

    // Otherwise, just return the previous diff object.
    return diff;
  }, {});
}

const a = {
  dateOfBirth: "Wed Jan 06 2021 12:00:05 GMT-0700 (Mexican Pacific Standard Time)",
  name: "test"
};
const b = {
  dateOfBirth: "2021-01-06T12:00:05.357",
  name: "test"
};


console.log(getPropertyDifferences(a, b));

As you can see, the dates are the same but in different formats; how can I validate in the function that it is the same?

CodePudding user response：

The ideal option would be new Date(val) !== new Date(value), but since the second time format doesn't include a timezone it is open to interpretation. You also mentioned that you only care about the date itself, not a specific time of day.

function getPropertyDifferences(obj1, obj2) {
  return Object.entries(obj1).reduce((diff, [key, value]) => {
    // Check if the property exists in obj2.
    
    if (obj2.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
      const val = obj2[key];

      // Check if obj1's property's value is different from obj2's.
      if (new Date(val.split(" ").slice(2,5).join(" ")) !== new Date(value.split("T")[0])) {
        return {
          ...diff,
          [key]: val,
        };
      }
    }

    // Otherwise, just return the previous diff object.
    return diff;
  }, {});
}

const a = {
  dateOfBirth: "Wed Jan 06 2021 12:00:05 GMT-0700 (Mexican Pacific Standard Time)",
  name: "test"
};
const b = {
  dateOfBirth: "2021-01-06T12:00:05.357",
  name: "test"
};



console.log(getPropertyDifferences(a, b));

CodePudding user response：

Steps taken:

Check if the property is a date using the isNaN() function, which utilizes the valueOf() function of the Date object.
As you said, you only care about the date without the time; we can use toDateString() extension method of the Date object.

function getPropertyDifferences(obj1, obj2) {
  return Object.entries(obj1).reduce((diff, [key, value]) => {
    // Check if the property exists in obj2.
    if (obj2.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
      const val = obj2[key];

      if (typeof val === "string") {
        const obj1Date = new Date(value);
        const obj2Date = new Date(val);

        // check if the values are valid dates. if not, we go through regular comparison
        if (!isNaN(obj1Date) && !isNaN(obj2Date)) {
          return obj1Date.toDateString() !== obj2Date.toDateString() ? { ...diff,
            [key]: val
          } : diff;
        }

      }

      // Check if obj1's property's value is different from obj2's.
      if (val !== value) {
        return {
          ...diff,
          [key]: val,
        };
      }
    }

    // Otherwise, just return the previous diff object.
    return diff;
  }, {});
}

const a = {
  dateOfBirth: "Wed Jan 06 2021 12:00:05 GMT-0700 (Mexican Pacific Standard Time)",
  name: "test",
  num: 1
};
const b = {
  dateOfBirth: "2021-01-06T12:00:05.357",
  name: "test",
  num: 2
};


console.log(getPropertyDifferences(a, b));