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New Feature: Date Picker

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Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
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Forks
107
Avg merge
2d 12h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Stack Overflow has a few instances of a data picker. The current solutions are all different (jQuery UI) and not very robust.

Describe the solution you'd like
A date picker in Stacks that includes:

  1. A few predefined ranges.
  2. Support for custom date ranges.
  3. Theming support (eg. Enterprise, network sites)

Describe alternatives you've considered
jQuery

Additional context
@UXPiper worked on a few mockups here and here:

screen shot 2018-11-19 at 4 11 07 pm

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the two linked mockups and the requested predefined ranges, custom ranges, and theming support. Then inspect the Stacks project entry points for frontend components to determine where a date picker belongs. Done means implementing the agreed design and all three requested capabilities, with suitable coverage for the resulting behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
design, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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