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

src/libs/DateUtils.ts

@@ -730,6 +730,23 @@ function formatToSupportedTimezone(timezoneInput: Timezone): Timezone {
     };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the time in milliseconds of a date in the format expected by the database
+ */
+function getDBTimeFromDate(date: Date): string {
+    return date.toISOString().replace('T', ' ').replace('Z', '');
+}
+
+/**
+ * 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;
+}
+
 const DateUtils = {
     formatToDayOfWeek,
     formatToLongDateWithWeekday,
@@ -774,6 +791,7 @@ const DateUtils = {
     getWeekEndsOn,
     isTimeAtLeastOneMinuteInFuture,
     formatToSupportedTimezone,
+    enrichMoneyRequestTimestamp,
 };
 
 export default DateUtils;

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,
@@ -1275,14 +1276,15 @@ 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,
@@ -1305,7 +1307,7 @@ function requestMoney(
             amount,
             currency,
             comment,
-            created,
+            created: currentCreated,
             merchant,
             iouReportID: iouReport.reportID,
             chatReportID: chatReport.reportID,