Refactor getIterationPeriod() to support locale dateformat (!174408) · Merge requests · GitLab.org / GitLab

Sascha Eggenberger requested to merge date-iteration-perid-refactor into master Dec 02, 2024

What does this MR do and why?

Refactor getIterationPeriod() to support locale dateformat function

Problem

Localization is currently not provided. There are language and regional differences how the date format is to be expected, e.g.:

Language	Format
US English	`mm-dd-yyyy`
UK English	`dd–mm–yyyy`
German	`dd.mm.yyyy`

to just name a few.

Solution

Leverage our localization functions instead of customizing date formats. This MR refactors the dates used to add support for locale date formats:

Omits year if it's the current year
Omits the month for the start date if it's the same as the due date
Shows year if it's not the current year or different between start and due date

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