Learnpath: Improve validations of item prerequisites dates - refs BT#20369

main/inc/lib/extra_field.lib.php

@@ -1239,7 +1239,10 @@ class ExtraField extends Model
                             $field_details['display_text']
                         );
 
-                        $defaults['extra_'.$field_details['variable']] = (EntityExtraField::LP_ITEM_FIELD_TYPE == $field_details['extra_field_type'] ? '' : api_get_local_time());
+                        $defaults = [];
+                        if (EntityExtraField::LP_ITEM_FIELD_TYPE !== (int) $field_details['extra_field_type']) {
+                            $defaults['extra_'.$field_details['variable']] = api_get_local_time();
+                        }
                         if (!isset($form->_defaultValues['extra_'.$field_details['variable']])) {
                             $form->setDefaults($defaults);
                         }

main/inc/lib/extra_field_value.lib.php

@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ class ExtraFieldValue extends Model
                 case ExtraField::FIELD_TYPE_DATETIME:
                     $d = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i', $value);
                     $valid = $d && $d->format('Y-m-d H:i') === $value;
+                    if (!$valid && EntityExtraField::LP_ITEM_FIELD_TYPE === (int) $extraFieldInfo['extra_field_type']) {
+                        $valid = empty($value);
+                    }
                     if ($valid) {
                         $newParams = [
                             'item_id' => $params['item_id'],

main/lp/learnpath.class.php

@@ -4464,24 +4464,24 @@ class learnpath
             );
 
             $now = time();
-            $start = 0;
+            $start = !empty($startDate['value']) ? api_strtotime($startDate['value']) : 0;
-            $end = 0;
+            $end = !empty($endDate['value']) ? api_strtotime($endDate['value']) : 0;
-            $result = true;
+            $result = false;
-            if (
+
-                !empty($startDate) && isset($startDate['value']) && !empty($startDate['value']) &&
+            if (($start == 0 && $end == 0) ||
-                !empty($endDate) && isset($endDate['value']) && !empty($endDate['value'])
+                (($start > 0 && $end == 0) && $now > $start) ||
+                (($start == 0 && $end > 0) && $now < $end) ||
+                (($start > 0 && $end > 0) && ($now > $start && $now < $end))
             ) {
-                $start = api_strtotime($startDate['value']);
+                $result = true;
-                $end = api_strtotime($endDate['value']);
-                $result = ($now > $start && $now < $end);
             }
 
             if (!$result) {
                 $errMsg = get_lang('ItemCanNotBeAccessedPrerequisiteDates');
-                if ($start > $now) {
+                if ($start > 0 && $start > $now) {
                     $errMsg = get_lang('AccessibleFrom').' '.api_format_date($start, DATE_TIME_FORMAT_LONG);
                 }
-                if ($end < $now) {
+                if ($end > 0 && $end < $now) {
                     $errMsg = get_lang('NoMoreAccessible');
                 }
                 $this->set_error_msg($errMsg);

main/lp/lp_controller.php

@@ -911,10 +911,15 @@ switch ($action) {
                 $error = false;
                 $errMsg = '';
                 if (true === api_get_configuration_value('lp_item_prerequisite_dates')) {
-                    $extraStartDate = $_POST['extra_start_date'] ?? '';
+                    if (!isset($_POST['extra_start_date'])) {
-                    $extraEndDate = $_POST['extra_end_date'] ?? '';
+                        $_POST['extra_start_date'] = 0;
-                    $error = ((!empty($extraStartDate) && empty($extraEndDate)) || (empty($extraStartDate) && !empty($extraEndDate)));
+                    }
-                    if (!$error) {
+                    if (!isset($_POST['extra_end_date'])) {
+                        $_POST['extra_end_date'] = 0;
+                    }
+                    $extraStartDate = $_POST['extra_start_date'];
+                    $extraEndDate = $_POST['extra_end_date'];
+                    if (!empty($extraStartDate) && !empty($extraEndDate)) {
                         $error = !(strtotime($extraEndDate) >= strtotime($extraStartDate));
                     }
                     if ($error) {