Function toGitDate

packages/web/src/features/git/dateUtils.ts:164–186

(dateStr: string | undefined)

 * @returns Git-compatible date string or undefined
 */
export function toGitDate(dateStr: string | undefined): string | undefined {
    if (!dateStr) {
        return undefined;
    }

    // Git natively understands these formats, so preserve them
    const gitNativeFormats = [
        /^\d+\s+(second|minute|hour|day|week|month|year)s?\s+ago$/i,
        /^yesterday$/i,
        /^last\s+(week|month|year)$/i,
        /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/,  // ISO date
        /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T/,  // ISO datetime
    ];

    for (const pattern of gitNativeFormats) {
        if (pattern.test(dateStr)) {
            return dateStr; // Git can handle this directly
        }
    }

    // Otherwise, parse and convert to ISO
    return parseTemporalDate(dateStr);
}