Make block searching on dates useful by using a range of the whole day

packages/client/src/components/app/blocks/CardsBlock.svelte

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   import BlockComponent from "components/BlockComponent.svelte"
   import { Heading } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { makePropSafe as safe } from "@budibase/string-templates"
+  import { enrichSearchColumns, enrichFilter } from "utils/blocks.js"
 
   export let title
   export let dataSource
@@ -33,14 +34,6 @@
   const { fetchDatasourceSchema, styleable } = getContext("sdk")
   const context = getContext("context")
   const component = getContext("component")
-  const schemaComponentMap = {
-    string: "stringfield",
-    options: "optionsfield",
-    number: "numberfield",
-    datetime: "datetimefield",
-    boolean: "booleanfield",
-    formula: "stringfield",
-  }
 
   let formId
   let dataProviderId
@@ -68,39 +61,6 @@
     },
   ]
 
-  // Enrich the default filter with the specified search fields
-  const enrichFilter = (filter, columns, formId) => {
-    let enrichedFilter = [...(filter || [])]
-    columns?.forEach(column => {
-      const safePath = column.name.split(".").map(safe).join(".")
-      enrichedFilter.push({
-        field: column.name,
-        operator: column.type === "string" ? "string" : "equal",
-        type: column.type,
-        valueType: "Binding",
-        value: `{{ ${safe(formId)}.${safePath} }}`,
-      })
-    })
-    return enrichedFilter
-  }
-
-  // Determine data types for search fields and only use those that are valid
-  const enrichSearchColumns = (searchColumns, schema) => {
-    let enrichedColumns = []
-    searchColumns?.forEach(column => {
-      const schemaType = schema?.[column]?.type
-      const componentType = schemaComponentMap[schemaType]
-      if (componentType) {
-        enrichedColumns.push({
-          name: column,
-          componentType,
-          type: schemaType,
-        })
-      }
-    })
-    return enrichedColumns.slice(0, 5)
-  }
-
   // Builds a full details page URL for the card title
   const buildFullCardUrl = (link, url, repeaterId, linkColumn) => {
     if (!link || !url || !repeaterId) {

packages/client/src/components/app/blocks/TableBlock.svelte

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   import BlockComponent from "components/BlockComponent.svelte"
   import { Heading } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { makePropSafe as safe } from "@budibase/string-templates"
+  import { enrichSearchColumns, enrichFilter } from "utils/blocks.js"
 
   export let title
   export let dataSource
@@ -31,14 +32,6 @@
   const { fetchDatasourceSchema, styleable } = getContext("sdk")
   const context = getContext("context")
   const component = getContext("component")
-  const schemaComponentMap = {
-    string: "stringfield",
-    options: "optionsfield",
-    number: "numberfield",
-    datetime: "datetimefield",
-    boolean: "booleanfield",
-    formula: "stringfield",
-  }
 
   let formId
   let dataProviderId
@@ -58,40 +51,6 @@
     },
   ]
 
-  // Enrich the default filter with the specified search fields
-  const enrichFilter = (filter, columns, formId) => {
-    let enrichedFilter = [...(filter || [])]
-    columns?.forEach(column => {
-      const safePath = column.name.split(".").map(safe).join(".")
-      const stringType = column.type === "string" || column.type === "formula"
-      enrichedFilter.push({
-        field: column.name,
-        type: column.type,
-        operator: stringType ? "string" : "equal",
-        valueType: "Binding",
-        value: `{{ ${safe(formId)}.${safePath} }}`,
-      })
-    })
-    return enrichedFilter
-  }
-
-  // Determine data types for search fields and only use those that are valid
-  const enrichSearchColumns = (searchColumns, schema) => {
-    let enrichedColumns = []
-    searchColumns?.forEach(column => {
-      const schemaType = schema?.[column]?.type
-      const componentType = schemaComponentMap[schemaType]
-      if (componentType) {
-        enrichedColumns.push({
-          name: column,
-          componentType,
-          type: schemaType,
-        })
-      }
-    })
-    return enrichedColumns.slice(0, 5)
-  }
-
   // Load the datasource schema so we can determine column types
   const fetchSchema = async dataSource => {
     if (dataSource) {
@@ -109,7 +68,7 @@
       <BlockComponent
         type="form"
         bind:id={formId}
-        props={{ dataSource, disableValidation: true }}
+        props={{ dataSource, disableValidation: true, editAutoColumns: true }}
       >
         {#if title || enrichedSearchColumns?.length || showTitleButton}
           <div class="header" class:mobile={$context.device.mobile}>

packages/client/src/components/app/forms/Form.svelte

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
   // for fields rendered in things like search blocks.
   export let disableValidation = false
 
+  // Not exposed as a builder setting. Used internally to allow searching on
+  // auto columns.
+  export let editAutoColumns = false
+
   const context = getContext("context")
   const { API, fetchDatasourceSchema } = getContext("sdk")
 
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@
       {table}
       {initialValues}
       {disableValidation}
+      {editAutoColumns}
     >
       <slot />
     </InnerForm>

packages/client/src/components/app/forms/InnerForm.svelte

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   export let schema
   export let table
   export let disableValidation = false
+  export let editAutoColumns = false
 
   const component = getContext("component")
   const { styleable, Provider, ActionTypes } = getContext("sdk")
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@
           fieldId,
           value: initialValue,
           error: initialError,
-          disabled: disabled || fieldDisabled || isAutoColumn,
+          disabled:
+            disabled || fieldDisabled || (isAutoColumn && !editAutoColumns),
           defaultValue,
           validator,
           lastUpdate: Date.now(),

packages/client/src/utils/blocks.js

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { makePropSafe as safe } from "@budibase/string-templates"
+
+// Map of data types to component types for search fields inside blocks
+const schemaComponentMap = {
+  string: "stringfield",
+  options: "optionsfield",
+  number: "numberfield",
+  datetime: "datetimefield",
+  boolean: "booleanfield",
+  formula: "stringfield",
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determine data types for search fields and only use those that are valid
+ * @param searchColumns the search columns to use
+ * @param schema the data source schema
+ */
+export const enrichSearchColumns = (searchColumns, schema) => {
+  let enrichedColumns = []
+  searchColumns?.forEach(column => {
+    const schemaType = schema?.[column]?.type
+    const componentType = schemaComponentMap[schemaType]
+    if (componentType) {
+      enrichedColumns.push({
+        name: column,
+        componentType,
+        type: schemaType,
+      })
+    }
+  })
+  return enrichedColumns.slice(0, 5)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Enriches a normal datasource filter with bindings representing the additional
+ * search fields configured as part of a searchable block. These bindings are
+ * fields inside a form used as part of the block.
+ * @param filter the normal data provider filter
+ * @param columns the enriched search column structure
+ * @param formId the ID of the form containing the search fields
+ */
+export const enrichFilter = (filter, columns, formId) => {
+  let enrichedFilter = [...(filter || [])]
+  columns?.forEach(column => {
+    const safePath = column.name.split(".").map(safe).join(".")
+    const stringType = column.type === "string" || column.type === "formula"
+    const dateType = column.type === "datetime"
+    const binding = `${safe(formId)}.${safePath}`
+
+    // For dates, use a range of the entire day selected
+    if (dateType) {
+      enrichedFilter.push({
+        field: column.name,
+        type: column.type,
+        operator: "rangeLow",
+        valueType: "Binding",
+        value: `{{ ${binding} }}`,
+      })
+      const format = "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ"
+      enrichedFilter.push({
+        field: column.name,
+        type: column.type,
+        operator: "rangeHigh",
+        valueType: "Binding",
+        value: `{{ date (add (date ${binding} "x") 86399999) "${format}" }}`,
+      })
+    }
+
+    // For other fields, do an exact match
+    else {
+      enrichedFilter.push({
+        field: column.name,
+        type: column.type,
+        operator: stringType ? "string" : "equal",
+        valueType: "Binding",
+        value: `{{ ${binding} }}`,
+      })
+    }
+  })
+  return enrichedFilter
+}

packages/frontend-core/src/utils/lucene.js

@@ -99,8 +99,16 @@ export const buildLuceneQuery = filter => {
     filter.forEach(expression => {
       let { operator, field, type, value, externalType } = expression
       // Parse all values into correct types
-      if (type === "datetime" && value) {
-        value = new Date(value).toISOString()
+      if (type === "datetime") {
+        // Ensure date value is a valid date and parse into correct format
+        if (!value) {
+          return
+        }
+        try {
+          value = new Date(value).toISOString()
+        } catch (error) {
+          return
+        }
       }
       if (type === "number" && !Array.isArray(value)) {
         if (operator === "oneOf") {