pretty_date(None) now returns None

pillar/web/nodes/custom/comments.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import warnings
 
-import flask
 from flask import current_app
 from flask import request
 from flask import jsonify
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ import werkzeug.exceptions as wz_exceptions
 from pillar.web import subquery
 from pillar.web.nodes.routes import blueprint
 from pillar.web.utils import gravatar
-from pillar.web.utils import pretty_date
+from pillar.web.utils import pretty_date, datetime_now
 from pillar.web.utils import system_util
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ def format_comment(comment, is_reply=False, is_team=False, replies=None):
 
     return dict(_id=comment._id,
                 gravatar=gravatar(comment.user.email, size=32),
-                time_published=pretty_date(comment._created, detail=True),
+                time_published=pretty_date(comment._created or datetime_now(), detail=True),
                 rating=comment.properties.rating_positive - comment.properties.rating_negative,
                 author=comment.user.full_name,
                 author_username=comment.user.username,

pillar/web/utils/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import datetime
 import hashlib
 import urllib
 import logging
@@ -53,19 +54,24 @@ def gravatar(email, size=64):
         "?" + urllib.urlencode(parameters)
 
 
-def pretty_date(time=None, detail=False, now=None):
+def datetime_now():
+    """Returns a datetime.datetime that represents 'now' in UTC."""
+
+    return datetime.datetime.now(tz=pillarsdk.utils.utc)
+
+
+def pretty_date(time, detail=False, now=None):
     """Get a datetime object or a int() Epoch timestamp and return a
     pretty string like 'an hour ago', 'Yesterday', '3 months ago',
     'just now', etc
     """
 
-    import datetime
+    if time is None:
+        return None
 
     # Normalize the 'time' parameter so it's always a datetime.
     if type(time) is int:
         time = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(time, tz=pillarsdk.utils.utc)
-    elif time is None:
-        time = now
 
     now = now or datetime.datetime.now(tz=time.tzinfo)
     diff = now - time  # TODO: flip the sign, so that future = positive and past = negative.

tests/test_web/test_utils.py

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ class IsValidIdTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class PrettyDateTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_none(self):
+        from pillar.web.utils import pretty_date
+
+        self.assertIsNone(pretty_date(None))
+
     def test_past(self):
         from pillar.web.utils import pretty_date