leanprover-community / leanprover-community/queueboard-core

Show "last updated" time in the local timezone

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prio:medium UX
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Python
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Description

As referenced here.

Apparently, this can be done using javascript, using Date.getTimeZoneOffset() to query the user's local timezone: converting the UTC date to the user's timezone should not be hard.
Trying to format the date in the user's locale is very much not recommended: sticking to the strict current formatting seems possible, though, and shouldn't be too hard to implement in javascript. See this for some inspiration; this answer has a quick-and-dirty implementation.

Bonus points for degrading nicely when the user has javascript disabled. :-)

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Research direction

Start at dashboard.py line 149 and read the linked JavaScript Date documentation and formatting example. Verify how the current UTC timestamp is rendered, then make the displayed “last updated” time use the user's local timezone while preserving the strict current format. Check that the display still degrades acceptably when JavaScript is disabled.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, python
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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