[#6000] fixed autodate interceptors

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## v0.23.4
+
+- Fixed `autodate` fields not refreshing when calling `Save` multiple times on the same `Record` instance ([#6000](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/6000)).
+
+
 ## v0.23.3
 
 - Fixed Gzip middleware not applying when serving static files.

core/field_autodate.go

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ func init() {
 
 const FieldTypeAutodate = "autodate"
 
+// used to keep track of the last set autodate value
+const autodateLastKnownPrefix = internalCustomFieldKeyPrefix + "_last_autodate_"
+
 var (
 	_ Field             = (*AutodateField)(nil)
 	_ SetterFinder      = (*AutodateField)(nil)
@@ -167,24 +170,46 @@ func (f *AutodateField) Intercept(
 	actionFunc func() error,
 ) error {
 	switch actionName {
-	case InterceptorActionCreate:
+	case InterceptorActionCreateExecute:
-		// ignore for custom date manually set with record.SetRaw()
+		// ignore if a date different from the old one was manually set with SetRaw
-		if f.OnCreate && !f.hasBeenManuallyChanged(record) {
+		if f.OnCreate && record.GetDateTime(f.Name).Equal(f.getLastKnownValue(record)) {
-			record.SetRaw(f.Name, types.NowDateTime())
+			now := types.NowDateTime()
-		}
+			record.SetRaw(f.Name, now)
-	case InterceptorActionUpdate:
+			record.SetRaw(autodateLastKnownPrefix+f.Name, now) // eagerly set so that it can be renewed on resave after failure
-		// ignore for custom date manually set with record.SetRaw()
-		if f.OnUpdate && !f.hasBeenManuallyChanged(record) {
-			record.SetRaw(f.Name, types.NowDateTime())
-		}
 		}
 
+		if err := actionFunc(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		record.SetRaw(autodateLastKnownPrefix+f.Name, record.GetRaw(f.Name))
+
+		return nil
+	case InterceptorActionUpdateExecute:
+		// ignore if a date different from the old one was manually set with SetRaw
+		if f.OnUpdate && record.GetDateTime(f.Name).Equal(f.getLastKnownValue(record)) {
+			now := types.NowDateTime()
+			record.SetRaw(f.Name, now)
+			record.SetRaw(autodateLastKnownPrefix+f.Name, now) // eagerly set so that it can be renewed on resave after failure
+		}
+
+		if err := actionFunc(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		record.SetRaw(autodateLastKnownPrefix+f.Name, record.GetRaw(f.Name))
+
+		return nil
+	default:
 		return actionFunc()
 	}
-
+}
-func (f *AutodateField) hasBeenManuallyChanged(record *Record) bool {
+
-	vNew, _ := record.GetRaw(f.Name).(types.DateTime)
+func (f *AutodateField) getLastKnownValue(record *Record) types.DateTime {
-	vOld, _ := record.Original().GetRaw(f.Name).(types.DateTime)
+	v := record.GetDateTime(autodateLastKnownPrefix + f.Name)
-
+	if !v.IsZero() {
-	return vNew.String() != vOld.String()
+		return v
+	}
+
+	return record.Original().GetDateTime(f.Name)
 }

core/field_autodate_test.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package core_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/hook"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
 )
 
@@ -226,6 +228,13 @@ func TestAutodateFieldFindSetter(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func cutMilliseconds(datetime string) string {
+	if len(datetime) > 19 {
+		return datetime[:19]
+	}
+	return datetime
+}
+
 func TestAutodateFieldIntercept(t *testing.T) {
 	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
 	defer app.Cleanup()
@@ -341,9 +350,92 @@ func TestAutodateFieldIntercept(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func cutMilliseconds(datetime string) string {
+func TestAutodateRecordResave(t *testing.T) {
-	if len(datetime) > 19 {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
-		return datetime[:19]
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	collection, err := app.FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo2")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	record, err := app.FindRecordById(collection, "llvuca81nly1qls")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	lastUpdated := record.GetDateTime("updated")
+
+	// save with autogenerated date
+	err = app.Save(record)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	newUpdated := record.GetDateTime("updated")
+	if newUpdated.Equal(lastUpdated) {
+		t.Fatalf("[0] Expected updated to change, got %v", newUpdated)
+	}
+	lastUpdated = newUpdated
+
+	// save with custom date
+	manualUpdated := lastUpdated.Add(-1 * time.Minute)
+	record.SetRaw("updated", manualUpdated)
+	err = app.Save(record)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	newUpdated = record.GetDateTime("updated")
+	if !newUpdated.Equal(manualUpdated) {
+		t.Fatalf("[1] Expected updated to be the manual set date %v, got %v", manualUpdated, newUpdated)
+	}
+	lastUpdated = newUpdated
+
+	// save again with autogenerated date
+	err = app.Save(record)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	newUpdated = record.GetDateTime("updated")
+	if newUpdated.Equal(lastUpdated) {
+		t.Fatalf("[2] Expected updated to change, got %v", newUpdated)
+	}
+	lastUpdated = newUpdated
+
+	// simulate save failure
+	app.OnRecordUpdateExecute(collection.Id).Bind(&hook.Handler[*core.RecordEvent]{
+		Id: "test_failure",
+		Func: func(*core.RecordEvent) error {
+			return errors.New("test")
+		},
+		Priority: 9999999999, // as latest as possible
+	})
+
+	// save again with autogenerated date (should fail)
+	err = app.Save(record)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected save failure")
+	}
+
+	// updated should still be set even after save failure
+	newUpdated = record.GetDateTime("updated")
+	if newUpdated.Equal(lastUpdated) {
+		t.Fatalf("[3] Expected updated to change, got %v", newUpdated)
+	}
+	lastUpdated = newUpdated
+
+	// cleanup the error and resave again
+	app.OnRecordUpdateExecute(collection.Id).Unbind("test_failure")
+
+	err = app.Save(record)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	newUpdated = record.GetDateTime("updated")
+	if newUpdated.Equal(lastUpdated) {
+		t.Fatalf("[4] Expected updated to change, got %v", newUpdated)
 	}
-	return datetime
 }