Experimental feature to enter a custom creation date

mod/item.php

@@ -36,14 +36,12 @@ use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 use Friendica\Core\Session;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
-use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Attach;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Conversation;
 use Friendica\Model\FileTag;
-use Friendica\Model\Group;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\ItemURI;
 use Friendica\Model\Notification;
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@ use Friendica\Protocol\Activity;
 use Friendica\Security\Security;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\ParseUrl;
-use Friendica\Worker\Delivery;
 
 function item_post(App $a) {
 	if (!Session::isAuthenticated()) {
@@ -544,11 +541,11 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 	$datarray['author-link']   = $author['url'];
 	$datarray['author-avatar'] = $author['thumb'];
 	$datarray['author-id']     = Contact::getIdForURL($datarray['author-link']);
-	$datarray['created']       = DateTimeFormat::utcNow();
-	$datarray['edited']        = DateTimeFormat::utcNow();
-	$datarray['commented']     = DateTimeFormat::utcNow();
+	$datarray['created']       = empty($_REQUEST['created_at']) ? DateTimeFormat::utcNow() : $_REQUEST['created_at'];
+	$datarray['edited']        = $datarray['created'];
+	$datarray['commented']     = $datarray['created'];
+	$datarray['changed']       = $datarray['created'];
 	$datarray['received']      = DateTimeFormat::utcNow();
-	$datarray['changed']       = DateTimeFormat::utcNow();
 	$datarray['extid']         = $extid;
 	$datarray['guid']          = $guid;
 	$datarray['uri']           = $uri;

src/Content/Conversation.php

@@ -316,6 +316,18 @@ class Conversation
 		$jotplugins = '';
 		Hook::callAll('jot_tool', $jotplugins);
 
+		if ($this->config->get('system', 'set_creation_date')) {
+			$created_at = Temporal::getDateTimeField(
+				new \DateTime(DBA::NULL_DATETIME),
+				new \DateTime('now'),
+				null,
+				$this->l10n->t('Created at'),
+				'created_at'
+			);
+		} else {
+			$created_at = '';
+		}
+
 		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate("jot.tpl");
 
 		$o .= Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
@@ -352,6 +364,7 @@ class Conversation
 				$this->l10n->t('Scheduled at'),
 				'scheduled_at'
 			),
+			'$created_at'   => $created_at,
 			'$wait'         => $this->l10n->t('Please wait'),
 			'$permset'      => $this->l10n->t('Permission settings'),
 			'$shortpermset' => $this->l10n->t('Permissions'),

src/Model/Item.php

@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ class Item
 		$item["contact-id"] = self::contactId($item);
 
 		if (!empty($item['direction']) && in_array($item['direction'], [Conversation::PUSH, Conversation::RELAY]) &&
-			self::isTooOld($item)) {
+			empty($item['origin']) &&self::isTooOld($item)) {
 			Logger::info('Item is too old', ['item' => $item]);
 			return 0;
 		}

src/Module/Item/Compose.php

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\ACL;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\Theme;
+use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Module\Security\Login;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\NotImplementedException;
 use Friendica\Util\Crypto;
-use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 
 class Compose extends BaseModule
@@ -135,6 +135,18 @@ class Compose extends BaseModule
 
 		$contact = Contact::getById($a->getContactId());
 
+		if ($this->config->get(local_user(), 'system', 'set_creation_date')) {
+			$created_at = Temporal::getDateTimeField(
+				new \DateTime(DBA::NULL_DATETIME),
+				new \DateTime('now'),
+				null,
+				$this->l10n->t('Created at'),
+				'created_at'
+			);
+		} else {
+			$created_at = '';
+		}
+
 		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('item/compose.tpl');
 		return Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 			'$compose_title'=> $compose_title,
@@ -172,7 +184,7 @@ class Compose extends BaseModule
 				DI::l10n()->t('Scheduled at'),
 				'scheduled_at'
 			),
-
+			'$created_at'   => $created_at,
 			'$title'        => $title,
 			'$category'     => $category,
 			'$body'         => $body,

src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php

@@ -1229,6 +1229,7 @@ class Transmitter
 
 		if (in_array($data['type'], ['Create', 'Update', 'Delete'])) {
 			$data['object'] = $object ?? self::createNote($item);
+			$data['published'] = DateTimeFormat::utcNow(DateTimeFormat::ATOM);
 		} elseif ($data['type'] == 'Add') {
 			$data = self::createAddTag($item, $data);
 		} elseif ($data['type'] == 'Announce') {

static/defaults.config.php

@@ -505,6 +505,10 @@ return [
 		// Set to false if your non-sendmail agent is incompatible, or to restore old behavior of using the host address.
 		'sendmail_params' => true,
 
+		// set_creation_date (Boolean)
+		// When enabled, the user can enter a creation date when composing a post.
+		'set_creation_date' => false,
+
 		// show_global_community_hint (Boolean)
 		// When the global community page is enabled, use this option to display a hint above the stream, that this is a collection of all public top-level postings that arrive on your node.
 		'show_global_community_hint' => false,

view/templates/item/compose.tpl

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 			</div>
 
 			{{if $scheduled_at}}{{$scheduled_at nofilter}}{{/if}}
+			{{if $created_at}}{{$created_at nofilter}}{{/if}}
 {{else}}
 			<input type="hidden" name="group_allow" value="{{$group_allow}}"/>
 			<input type="hidden" name="contact_allow" value="{{$contact_allow}}"/>

view/templates/jot.tpl

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 		<div id="profile-jot-acl-wrapper" style="width:auto;height:auto;overflow:auto;">
 			{{$acl nofilter}}
 			{{if $scheduled_at}}{{$scheduled_at nofilter}}{{/if}}
+			{{if $created_at}}{{$created_at nofilter}}{{/if}}
 		</div>
 	</div>
 

view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl

@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 				<div id="profile-jot-acl-wrapper" class="minimize" aria-labelledby="jot-perms-lnk" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="true">
 					{{$acl nofilter}}
 					{{if $scheduled_at}}{{$scheduled_at nofilter}}{{/if}}
+					{{if $created_at}}{{$created_at nofilter}}{{/if}}
 				</div>
 
 				<div id="jot-preview-content" class="minimize" aria-labelledby="jot-preview-lnk" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="true"></div>

view/theme/quattro/templates/jot.tpl

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 		<div id="profile-jot-acl-wrapper" style="width:auto;height:auto;overflow:auto;">
 			{{$acl nofilter}}
 			{{if $scheduled_at}}{{$scheduled_at nofilter}}{{/if}}
+			{{if $created_at}}{{$created_at nofilter}}{{/if}}
 		</div>
 	</div>
 

view/theme/smoothly/templates/jot.tpl

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
                 {{$acl nofilter}}
                 {{$jotnets nofilter}}
                 {{if $scheduled_at}}{{$scheduled_at nofilter}}{{/if}}
+                {{if $created_at}}{{$created_at nofilter}}{{/if}}
             </div>
         </div>