Format created of transaction with date time value if the created date is the current date

src/libs/DateUtils.ts

@@ -360,12 +360,18 @@ function getMicroseconds(): number {
     return Date.now() * CONST.MICROSECONDS_PER_MS;
 }
 
+function getDBTimeFromDate(date: Date): string {
+    return date.toISOString().replace('T', ' ').replace('Z', '');
+}
+
 /**
- * Returns the current time in milliseconds in the format expected by the database
+ * Convert the given timestamp to the "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" format, as expected by the database
+ *
+ * @param [timestamp] the given timestamp (if omitted, defaults to the current time)
  */
 function getDBTime(timestamp: string | number = ''): string {
     const datetime = timestamp ? new Date(timestamp) : new Date();
-    return datetime.toISOString().replace('T', ' ').replace('Z', '');
+    return getDBTimeFromDate(datetime);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -733,6 +739,15 @@ function formatToSupportedTimezone(timezoneInput: Timezone): Timezone {
     };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return the date with full format if the created date is the current date.
+ * Otherwise return the created date.
+ */
+function enrichMoneyRequestTimestamp(created: string): string {
+    const now = new Date();
+    const createdDate = parse(created, CONST.DATE.FNS_FORMAT_STRING, now);
+    return isSameDay(createdDate, now) ? getDBTimeFromDate(now) : created;
+}
 /**
  * Returns the last business day of given date month
  *
@@ -796,6 +811,7 @@ const DateUtils = {
     getWeekEndsOn,
     isTimeAtLeastOneMinuteInFuture,
     formatToSupportedTimezone,
+    enrichMoneyRequestTimestamp,
     getLastBusinessDayOfMonth,
 };
 

src/libs/actions/IOU.js

@@ -870,6 +870,7 @@ function createDistanceRequest(report, participant, comment, created, category,
     // If the report is an iou or expense report, we should get the linked chat report to be passed to the getMoneyRequestInformation function
     const isMoneyRequestReport = ReportUtils.isMoneyRequestReport(report);
     const currentChatReport = isMoneyRequestReport ? ReportUtils.getReport(report.chatReportID) : report;
+    const currentCreated = DateUtils.enrichMoneyRequestTimestamp(created);
 
     const optimisticReceipt = {
         source: ReceiptGeneric,
@@ -881,7 +882,7 @@ function createDistanceRequest(report, participant, comment, created, category,
         comment,
         amount,
         currency,
-        created,
+        currentCreated,
         merchant,
         userAccountID,
         currentUserEmail,
@@ -906,7 +907,7 @@ function createDistanceRequest(report, participant, comment, created, category,
             createdIOUReportActionID,
             reportPreviewReportActionID: reportPreviewAction.reportActionID,
             waypoints: JSON.stringify(validWaypoints),
-            created,
+            created: currentCreated,
             category,
             tag,
             billable,
@@ -1290,14 +1291,15 @@ function requestMoney(
     // If the report is iou or expense report, we should get the linked chat report to be passed to the getMoneyRequestInformation function
     const isMoneyRequestReport = ReportUtils.isMoneyRequestReport(report);
     const currentChatReport = isMoneyRequestReport ? ReportUtils.getReport(report.chatReportID) : report;
+    const currentCreated = DateUtils.enrichMoneyRequestTimestamp(created);
     const {payerAccountID, payerEmail, iouReport, chatReport, transaction, iouAction, createdChatReportActionID, createdIOUReportActionID, reportPreviewAction, onyxData} =
         getMoneyRequestInformation(
             currentChatReport,
             participant,
             comment,
             amount,
             currency,
-            created,
+            currentCreated,
             merchant,
             payeeAccountID,
             payeeEmail,
@@ -1320,7 +1322,7 @@ function requestMoney(
             amount,
             currency,
             comment,
-            created,
+            created: currentCreated,
             merchant,
             iouReportID: iouReport.reportID,
             chatReportID: chatReport.reportID,