From 2852c0b4507dd7914709c7cf19859bfbb204712d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Freno <michaelt.freno@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:47:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] post fields improvements

---
 src/db/create.ts                   |  5 ++--
 src/db/types.ts                    |  9 ++++---
 src/server/api/routers/database.ts | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/db/create.ts b/src/db/create.ts
index 27b18d6..69fe0a1 100644
--- a/src/db/create.ts
+++ b/src/db/create.ts
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ export const model: { [key: string]: string } = {
       subtitle TEXT,
       body TEXT NOT NULL,
       banner_photo TEXT,
-      date TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now')),
+      date TEXT,
       published INTEGER NOT NULL,
       category TEXT,
       author_id TEXT NOT NULL,
       reads INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-      attachments TEXT
+      attachments TEXT,
+      last_edited_date TEXT
     );
     CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_posts_category ON Post (category);
   `,
diff --git a/src/db/types.ts b/src/db/types.ts
index bba4961..e5c13a2 100644
--- a/src/db/types.ts
+++ b/src/db/types.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ export interface Post {
   subtitle?: string;
   body: string;
   banner_photo?: string;
-  date: string;
+  date?: string | null;
   published: boolean;
   author_id: string;
   reads: number;
   attachments?: string;
+  last_edited_date?: string | null;
 }
 
 export interface PostLike {
@@ -72,13 +73,14 @@ export interface PostWithCommentsAndLikes {
   subtitle: string;
   body: string;
   banner_photo: string;
-  date: string;
+  date?: string | null;
   published: boolean;
   author_id: string;
   reads: number;
   attachments: string;
   total_likes: number;
   total_comments: number;
+  last_edited_date?: string | null;
 }
 export interface PostWithTags {
   id: number;
@@ -87,10 +89,11 @@ export interface PostWithTags {
   subtitle: string;
   body: string;
   banner_photo: string;
-  date: string;
+  date?: string | null;
   published: boolean;
   author_id: string;
   reads: number;
   attachments: string;
   tags: Tag[];
+  last_edited_date?: string | null;
 }
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/database.ts b/src/server/api/routers/database.ts
index efc639d..6ee2442 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/database.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/database.ts
@@ -382,9 +382,12 @@ export const databaseRouter = createTRPCRouter({
           ? env.VITE_AWS_BUCKET_STRING + input.banner_photo
           : null;
 
+        const now = new Date().toISOString();
+        const publishDate = input.published ? now : null;
+
         const query = `
-          INSERT INTO Post (title, category, subtitle, body, banner_photo, published, author_id)
-          VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+          INSERT INTO Post (title, category, subtitle, body, banner_photo, date, published, author_id, last_edited_date)
+          VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
         `;
         const params = [
           input.title,
@@ -392,8 +395,10 @@ export const databaseRouter = createTRPCRouter({
           input.subtitle,
           input.body,
           fullURL,
+          publishDate,
           input.published,
-          input.author_id
+          input.author_id,
+          now
         ];
 
         const results = await conn.execute({ sql: query, args: params });
@@ -436,6 +441,26 @@ export const databaseRouter = createTRPCRouter({
       try {
         const conn = ConnectionFactory();
 
+        // Check if post is being published for the first time
+        let shouldSetPublishDate = false;
+        if (input.published !== undefined && input.published !== null) {
+          const currentPostQuery = await conn.execute({
+            sql: "SELECT published, date FROM Post WHERE id = ?",
+            args: [input.id]
+          });
+          const currentPost = currentPostQuery.rows[0] as any;
+
+          // Set publish date if transitioning from unpublished to published and date is null
+          if (
+            currentPost &&
+            !currentPost.published &&
+            input.published &&
+            !currentPost.date
+          ) {
+            shouldSetPublishDate = true;
+          }
+        }
+
         let query = "UPDATE Post SET ";
         let params: any[] = [];
         let first = true;
@@ -474,6 +499,18 @@ export const databaseRouter = createTRPCRouter({
           first = false;
         }
 
+        // Set date if publishing for the first time
+        if (shouldSetPublishDate) {
+          query += first ? "date = ?" : ", date = ?";
+          params.push(new Date().toISOString());
+          first = false;
+        }
+
+        // Always update last_edited_date
+        query += first ? "last_edited_date = ?" : ", last_edited_date = ?";
+        params.push(new Date().toISOString());
+        first = false;
+
         query += first ? "author_id = ?" : ", author_id = ?";
         params.push(input.author_id);