Fix: Mini Calendar opens correct daily note in all timezones (#857) (#876)

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[Bug]: Mini Calendar opens previous day

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* fix: Mini Calendar opens correct daily note in all timezones (#857)

Fixes issue where clicking a day in the Mini Calendar would open the
previous day's daily note for users in negative UTC offset timezones.

Root cause: UTC-anchored dates were passed directly to moment(), which
interprets them in the local timezone, causing off-by-one day errors.

Solution: Convert UTC-anchored dates to local calendar dates using
convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate() before passing to moment().

Affected methods:
- navigateToDailyNote() in main.ts
- getDailyNotePath() in MiniCalendarView.ts

Impact: Fixes click, double-click, Ctrl/Cmd+click, Enter key navigation,
and hover preview for all timezones.
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## Fixed
- (#857) Fixed Mini Calendar opening previous day's daily note when clicked
- Affects users in negative UTC offset timezones (Americas, Pacific)
- Convert UTC-anchored dates to local calendar dates before passing to moment.js
- Fixes click, double-click, Ctrl/Cmd+click, Enter key, and hover preview
- Thanks to @tsweezy for reporting
- (#871) Fixed Bases Kanban drag-and-drop updating wrong property when grouped by custom fields
- Fixed groupBy configuration retrieval to access `controller.query.views` internal structure
- Added support for both Bases 1.10.0+ format (`{property: string, direction: string}`) and legacy string format
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# Issue #857 Analysis: Mini Calendar Opens Previous Day
## Problem Understanding
### User Report
Issue #857 reports that clicking on a day in the Mini Calendar opens the previous day's daily note. This is a regression or continuation of issue #822, which fixed the tooltips to show the correct date but did not fix the click handler.
**Example from the issue:**
- User in US Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
- Clicks on a date in the Mini Calendar
- The tooltip shows the **correct** date (fixed in #822)
- But clicking opens the **previous day's** daily note
### Root Cause
The bug occurs because **UTC-anchored dates** are passed directly to `moment()`, which interprets them in the **local timezone**.
#### How the Bug Happens
1. **Mini Calendar creates UTC-anchored dates** for internal consistency:
```typescript
const dayDate = new Date(Date.UTC(2025, 9, 2, 0, 0, 0)); // Oct 2, 2025 00:00 UTC
// ISO: "2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z"
```
2. **Click handler passes this to `navigateToDailyNote(dayDate)`**
3. **`navigateToDailyNote` passes it to moment()**:
```typescript
const moment = window.moment(date); // Bug is here!
```
4. **moment() interprets the Date in the local timezone**:
- In Pacific (UTC-7): `2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z` → Oct 1, 5:00 PM
- In Eastern (UTC-4): `2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z` → Oct 1, 8:00 PM
- In UTC: `2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z` → Oct 2, 12:00 AM (correct)
5. **Daily Notes API looks up Oct 1 instead of Oct 2**
#### Why Issue #822 Fixed Tooltips But Not Clicks
Issue #822 fixed tooltips by using `convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate()` before formatting:
```typescript
// Fixed in #822 (line 605, 658, 703):
"aria-label": format(convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(dayDate), "EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy")
```
However, the click handler code was not updated:
```typescript
// Still buggy (line 1475-1481, 1485-1490):
void this.plugin.navigateToDailyNote(dayDate); // Passes UTC-anchored date
```
## Test File Location
**Test file**: `tests/unit/issues/issue-857-mini-calendar-click-off-by-one.test.ts`
This test demonstrates:
1. How the bug occurs when passing UTC-anchored dates to moment()
2. How the fix works using `convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate()`
3. Concrete examples with different dates
### How to Run the Test
```bash
npm test -- issue-857-mini-calendar-click-off-by-one.test.ts
```
## Relevant Code Locations
### Primary Bug Location
**main.ts:1728** - `navigateToDailyNote()` method:
```typescript
async navigateToDailyNote(date: Date) {
// ...
// Convert date to moment for the API
const moment = (window as Window & { moment: (date: Date) => any }).moment(date);
// ^^^ Bug: Passes UTC-anchored date directly to moment()
const allDailyNotes = getAllDailyNotes();
let dailyNote = getDailyNote(moment, allDailyNotes);
// ...
}
```
### Secondary Bug Location
**MiniCalendarView.ts:1392** - `getDailyNotePath()` helper:
```typescript
private getDailyNotePath(date: Date): string | null {
try {
const moment = (window as any).moment(date);
// ^^^ Same bug: Passes UTC-anchored date directly to moment()
const allDailyNotes = getAllDailyNotes();
const dailyNote = getDailyNote(moment, allDailyNotes);
return dailyNote ? dailyNote.path : null;
} catch (error) {
return null;
}
}
```
### Click Handler Locations (Pass UTC-anchored dates)
**MiniCalendarView.ts:1475-1481** - `setupDayInteractionEvents()` click handler:
```typescript
dayEl.addEventListener("click", (event: MouseEvent) => {
this.plugin.setSelectedDate(dayDate);
if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) {
event.preventDefault();
event.stopPropagation();
void this.plugin.navigateToDailyNote(dayDate); // Passes UTC-anchored date
}
});
```
**MiniCalendarView.ts:1485-1490** - Double-click handler:
```typescript
dayEl.addEventListener("dblclick", (event: MouseEvent) => {
event.preventDefault();
event.stopPropagation();
this.plugin.setSelectedDate(dayDate);
void this.plugin.navigateToDailyNote(dayDate); // Passes UTC-anchored date
});
```
**MiniCalendarView.ts:286** - Keyboard Enter handler:
```typescript
case "Enter":
e.preventDefault();
this.plugin.navigateToDailyNote(currentDate); // Passes UTC-anchored date
return;
```
**MiniCalendarView.ts:1367-1372** - Hover preview:
```typescript
private showDayPreview(event: MouseEvent, date: Date, targetEl: HTMLElement) {
const dailyNotePath = this.getDailyNotePath(date); // Calls buggy helper
// ...
}
```
### Existing Helper Function (Already Available!)
**dateUtils.ts:448-453** - `convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate()`:
```typescript
/**
* Converts a UTC-anchored Date object back to a local Date object
* representing the same calendar day, for display purposes.
* @param utcDate - A UTC-anchored Date object (e.g., from selectedDate)
* @returns A local Date object (e.g., for formatting with date-fns)
*/
export function convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(utcDate: Date): Date {
const year = utcDate.getUTCFullYear();
const month = utcDate.getUTCMonth();
const day = utcDate.getUTCDate();
return new Date(year, month, day);
}
```
## Proposed Solutions
### Solution 1: Use `convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate()` Before moment() (RECOMMENDED)
**Pros:**
- Uses existing, well-tested helper function
- Consistent with the fix for issue #822
- Clear intent and maintainable
- Minimal code changes
- Already imported in MiniCalendarView.ts
**Cons:**
- Requires importing the function in main.ts
- One additional function call (negligible performance impact)
**Implementation:**
```typescript
// main.ts - Add import
import { convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate } from "./utils/dateUtils";
// main.ts:1717-1728 - Fix navigateToDailyNote
async navigateToDailyNote(date: Date) {
try {
if (!appHasDailyNotesPluginLoaded()) {
new Notice("Daily Notes core plugin is not enabled...");
return;
}
// FIX: Convert UTC-anchored date to local calendar date before passing to moment
const localDate = convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(date);
const moment = (window as Window & { moment: (date: Date) => any }).moment(localDate);
// ... rest of the function
}
}
// MiniCalendarView.ts:1390-1400 - Fix getDailyNotePath
private getDailyNotePath(date: Date): string | null {
try {
// FIX: Convert UTC-anchored date to local calendar date before passing to moment
const localDate = convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(date);
const moment = (window as any).moment(localDate);
const allDailyNotes = getAllDailyNotes();
const dailyNote = getDailyNote(moment, allDailyNotes);
return dailyNote ? dailyNote.path : null;
} catch (error) {
return null;
}
}
```
### Solution 2: Extract UTC Components Inline
**Pros:**
- No additional imports needed
- Direct and explicit
- Self-documenting
**Cons:**
- Repetitive code
- Harder to maintain
- Inconsistent with existing patterns
- Duplicates logic that already exists in dateUtils
**Implementation:**
```typescript
// Inline extraction
const localDate = new Date(
date.getUTCFullYear(),
date.getUTCMonth(),
date.getUTCDate()
);
const moment = window.moment(localDate);
```
### Solution 3: Use UTC Methods on moment()
**Pros:**
- Could work if moment.js has UTC-aware methods
- Might preserve timezone information
**Cons:**
- Requires understanding moment.js internals
- May not work with Daily Notes API expectations
- More complex and error-prone
- Inconsistent with codebase patterns
**Implementation:**
```typescript
// This approach is NOT recommended and may not work correctly
const moment = window.moment.utc(date.toISOString()).local();
```
## Recommended Approach
**Use Solution 1**: Convert UTC-anchored dates to local calendar dates using `convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate()` before passing to moment().
### Rationale:
1. **Consistency**: This is exactly how issue #822 was fixed for tooltips
2. **Existing infrastructure**: The helper function already exists and is well-tested
3. **Clear intent**: Function name explicitly states what it does
4. **Maintainable**: Single source of truth for this conversion
5. **Type-safe**: Pure TypeScript function with clear types
6. **Proven**: Already successfully used in 8 places in MiniCalendarView.ts
### Implementation Steps:
1. **Import the helper in main.ts**:
```typescript
import { convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate } from "./utils/dateUtils";
```
2. **Update `navigateToDailyNote()` in main.ts:1728**:
```typescript
const localDate = convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(date);
const moment = window.moment(localDate);
```
3. **Update `getDailyNotePath()` in MiniCalendarView.ts:1392**:
```typescript
const localDate = convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(date);
const moment = (window as any).moment(localDate);
```
4. **Add comments** explaining why this conversion is necessary
## Impact Analysis
### Affected Users
- **All users in negative UTC offset timezones** (Americas, Pacific)
- More noticeable in timezones further from UTC (UTC-7 to UTC-12)
- Does NOT affect users in UTC+0 or positive offset timezones
- Severity increases the earlier in the day the user is interacting with the calendar
### Severity
- **High**: Core calendar functionality is broken
- Users cannot reliably navigate to the correct daily note
- Creates confusion and erodes trust in the application
- Particularly problematic for users who rely on daily notes for planning
### User Experience Impact
**Before Fix:**
1. User sees correct date in tooltip (thanks to #822)
2. User clicks on the date
3. Wrong daily note opens (previous day)
4. User is confused by the mismatch
**After Fix:**
1. User sees correct date in tooltip ✓
2. User clicks on the date ✓
3. Correct daily note opens ✓
4. Consistent, predictable behavior ✓
### Related Issues
This is part of a broader timezone bug pattern in the codebase:
- **Issue #822**: Mini Calendar tooltips off by one day (FIXED - partial)
- **Issue #857**: Mini Calendar clicks open wrong day (THIS ISSUE)
- **Issue #327**: Recurring task wrong day
- **Issue #322**: Completion calendar timezone bug
- **Issue #314**: Complete instances timezone bug
- **Issue #160**: Off-by-one completions
**Common root cause**: UTC-anchored dates passed to functions expecting local dates or formatted with local timezone methods.
## Testing Strategy
### 1. Unit Tests (Created)
**File**: `tests/unit/issues/issue-857-mini-calendar-click-off-by-one.test.ts`
Tests cover:
- Bug reproduction with UTC-anchored dates
- Fix verification using `convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate()`
- Multiple date scenarios
- Clear documentation of the problem
### 2. Manual Testing
**Test in different timezones:**
1. **Pacific (UTC-7):**
- Click Oct 2 in mini calendar
- Should open Oct 2 daily note (not Oct 1)
- Test with Ctrl/Cmd+Click and double-click
2. **Eastern (UTC-4):**
- Same test as above
- Verify correct day opens
3. **UTC:**
- Verify no regression
- Should work correctly (already does)
4. **Test edge cases:**
- First day of month (Oct 1)
- Last day of month (Oct 31)
- Across year boundaries (Dec 31 → Jan 1)
### 3. Integration Testing
**Scenarios to test:**
1. **Click on calendar day** → Opens correct daily note
2. **Ctrl/Cmd + Click** → Opens correct daily note
3. **Double-click** → Opens correct daily note
4. **Press Enter on selected day** → Opens correct daily note
5. **Hover over day** → Preview shows correct daily note
6. **Tooltip** → Shows correct date (already fixed in #822)
### 4. Regression Testing
**Ensure no breakage:**
1. Daily note creation still works
2. Month navigation works correctly
3. Keyboard navigation works
4. Drag-and-drop task scheduling works
5. Calendar colorization works
## Additional Notes
### Why UTC Anchoring?
The codebase uses UTC-anchored dates (e.g., `2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z`) for internal consistency:
- **Prevents DST issues**: No ambiguous or duplicate hours
- **Consistent comparisons**: Same date = same timestamp across timezones
- **Standardized storage**: All dates stored in same format
This is the **correct approach**, but requires **proper conversion when interfacing with timezone-aware APIs** like moment.js.
### What is a UTC-Anchored Date?
A UTC-anchored date is a JavaScript Date object where:
- The **UTC components** represent the calendar date (year, month, day)
- The **time** is always midnight UTC (00:00:00.000Z)
- Example: Oct 2, 2025 → `new Date(Date.UTC(2025, 9, 2))``2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z`
### Why moment() Needs Local Dates
The moment.js library and Obsidian's Daily Notes API expect dates in the **local timezone**:
- `moment(date)` interprets the Date object's local time components
- To get the correct day, we must pass a Date whose **local components** match the calendar day
### The Conversion Pattern
```typescript
// UTC-anchored date (internal representation)
const utcDate = new Date(Date.UTC(2025, 9, 2)); // 2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
// Convert to local calendar date (for external APIs)
const localDate = convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(utcDate);
// Creates: new Date(2025, 9, 2) - represents Oct 2 in local timezone
// Now safe to use with moment()
const moment = window.moment(localDate); // Correctly interprets as Oct 2
```
### Code Pattern Summary
**When formatting for display:**
```typescript
const displayString = format(convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(utcDate), "MMMM d, yyyy");
```
**When passing to moment():**
```typescript
const moment = window.moment(convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(utcDate));
```
**When comparing dates:**
```typescript
const isSame = isSameDay(utcDate1, utcDate2); // Use UTC-aware comparison
```
## Files to Modify
1. **src/main.ts**
- Line 1-10: Add import for `convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate`
- Line 1728: Convert date before passing to moment()
2. **src/views/MiniCalendarView.ts**
- Line 1392: Convert date before passing to moment() in `getDailyNotePath()`
## Success Criteria
✅ Clicking a calendar day opens the correct daily note in all timezones
✅ Ctrl/Cmd+Click opens the correct daily note
✅ Double-click opens the correct daily note
✅ Enter key opens the correct daily note
✅ Hover preview shows the correct daily note
✅ Unit tests pass
✅ No regressions in existing functionality
✅ Consistent behavior across all timezones

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import { TaskSelectorModal } from "./modals/TaskSelectorModal";
import { PomodoroService } from "./services/PomodoroService";
import { formatTime, getActiveTimeEntry } from "./utils/helpers";
import { convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate } from "./utils/dateUtils";
import { MinimalNativeCache } from "./utils/MinimalNativeCache";
import { RequestDeduplicator, PredictivePrefetcher } from "./utils/RequestDeduplicator";
import { DOMReconciler, UIStateManager } from "./utils/DOMReconciler";
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}
// Convert date to moment for the API
const moment = (window as Window & { moment: (date: Date) => any }).moment(date);
// Fix for issue #857: Convert UTC-anchored date to local calendar date
// before passing to moment() to ensure correct day is used
const localDate = convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(date);
const moment = (window as Window & { moment: (date: Date) => any }).moment(localDate);
// Get all daily notes to check if one exists for this date
const allDailyNotes = getAllDailyNotes();

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// Helper method to get daily note path for a date
private getDailyNotePath(date: Date): string | null {
try {
const moment = (window as any).moment(date);
// Fix for issue #857: Convert UTC-anchored date to local calendar date
// before passing to moment() to ensure correct day is used
const localDate = convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(date);
const moment = (window as any).moment(localDate);
const allDailyNotes = getAllDailyNotes();
const dailyNote = getDailyNote(moment, allDailyNotes);
return dailyNote ? dailyNote.path : null;

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/**
* Issue #857: Mini Calendar opens previous day when clicked
*
* Related to issue #822 which fixed tooltips. The tooltips now show the correct date,
* but clicking on a calendar day still opens the previous day's note.
*
* Root cause: navigateToDailyNote() receives UTC-anchored dates but passes them
* directly to moment(date), which interprets them in the local timezone.
*
* Example in Pacific (UTC-7):
* - User clicks "Oct 2" in calendar
* - Calendar passes UTC-anchored date: 2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
* - moment(date) interprets this as Oct 1, 5:00 PM in Pacific time
* - Opens Oct 1's daily note instead of Oct 2
*/
import { convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate } from '../../../src/utils/dateUtils';
// Mock moment.js
const mockMoment = jest.fn();
(window as any).moment = mockMoment;
describe('Issue #857 - Mini Calendar Click Opens Previous Day', () => {
beforeEach(() => {
mockMoment.mockClear();
});
test('Bug reproduction: clicking Oct 2 in calendar opens Oct 1 note (Pacific timezone)', () => {
// Simulate clicking on October 2 in the mini calendar
// The calendar creates a UTC-anchored date for Oct 2
const clickedDate = new Date(Date.UTC(2025, 9, 2, 0, 0, 0)); // Oct 2, 2025 00:00 UTC
console.log('User clicked date:', 'October 2, 2025');
console.log('UTC-anchored date:', clickedDate.toISOString());
// Bug: navigateToDailyNote passes this directly to moment()
// moment() interprets Date objects in the local timezone
mockMoment.mockImplementation((date: Date) => {
// In Pacific timezone (UTC-7), this Date object is interpreted as:
// Oct 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM PDT (17:00)
const localDate = new Date(date);
console.log('moment() receives Date:', localDate.toISOString());
console.log('moment() interprets as local:', localDate.toString());
// Simulate moment returning the date it interpreted
return {
format: (fmt: string) => {
if (fmt === 'YYYY-MM-DD') {
// In Pacific, this returns "2025-10-01" instead of "2025-10-02"
const year = localDate.getFullYear();
const month = String(localDate.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
const day = String(localDate.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
return `${year}-${month}-${day}`;
}
return localDate.toString();
}
};
});
// Current buggy behavior
const momentObj = mockMoment(clickedDate);
const formattedDate = momentObj.format('YYYY-MM-DD');
console.log('Daily note that opens:', formattedDate);
// In Pacific timezone, this would be "2025-10-01" (wrong!)
// We can't actually test timezone-specific behavior in Jest,
// but we can demonstrate the concept
expect(mockMoment).toHaveBeenCalledWith(clickedDate);
});
test('Fix: convert UTC-anchored date to local calendar date before passing to moment', () => {
// User clicks October 2 in the mini calendar
const clickedDate = new Date(Date.UTC(2025, 9, 2, 0, 0, 0)); // Oct 2, 2025 00:00 UTC
console.log('User clicked date:', 'October 2, 2025');
console.log('UTC-anchored date:', clickedDate.toISOString());
// Fix: Convert UTC-anchored date to local calendar date
const localCalendarDate = convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(clickedDate);
console.log('Local calendar date:', localCalendarDate.toString());
console.log('Local calendar date ISO:', localCalendarDate.toISOString());
// Now pass the local calendar date to moment
mockMoment.mockImplementation((date: Date) => {
return {
format: (fmt: string) => {
if (fmt === 'YYYY-MM-DD') {
const year = date.getFullYear();
const month = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
const day = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
return `${year}-${month}-${day}`;
}
return date.toString();
}
};
});
const momentObj = mockMoment(localCalendarDate);
const formattedDate = momentObj.format('YYYY-MM-DD');
console.log('Daily note that opens:', formattedDate);
// This should be "2025-10-02" (correct!)
expect(formattedDate).toBe('2025-10-02');
expect(mockMoment).toHaveBeenCalledWith(localCalendarDate);
});
test('Verify convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate extracts correct calendar date', () => {
// Test various dates
const testCases = [
{
utcDate: new Date(Date.UTC(2025, 9, 2, 0, 0, 0)),
expectedYear: 2025,
expectedMonth: 9, // October (0-indexed)
expectedDay: 2
},
{
utcDate: new Date(Date.UTC(2025, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0)),
expectedYear: 2025,
expectedMonth: 0, // January
expectedDay: 1
},
{
utcDate: new Date(Date.UTC(2025, 11, 31, 0, 0, 0)),
expectedYear: 2025,
expectedMonth: 11, // December
expectedDay: 31
}
];
testCases.forEach(({ utcDate, expectedYear, expectedMonth, expectedDay }) => {
const localDate = convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(utcDate);
expect(localDate.getFullYear()).toBe(expectedYear);
expect(localDate.getMonth()).toBe(expectedMonth);
expect(localDate.getDate()).toBe(expectedDay);
});
});
test('Demonstrates the timezone problem with concrete example', () => {
// This test shows why the bug happens
// UTC-anchored date for October 2, 2025
const utcAnchoredDate = new Date(Date.UTC(2025, 9, 2, 0, 0, 0));
console.log('\n=== UTC-Anchored Date ===');
console.log('ISO String:', utcAnchoredDate.toISOString()); // 2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
console.log('toString():', utcAnchoredDate.toString()); // Depends on system timezone
console.log('\n=== How moment() interprets it ===');
console.log('In Pacific (UTC-7): Oct 1, 5:00 PM');
console.log('In Eastern (UTC-4): Oct 1, 8:00 PM');
console.log('In UTC: Oct 2, 12:00 AM (correct)');
console.log('\n=== The Fix ===');
const localCalendarDate = convertUTCToLocalCalendarDate(utcAnchoredDate);
console.log('Local calendar date:', localCalendarDate.toString());
console.log('This represents Oct 2 in ANY timezone');
// The local calendar date always represents the correct calendar day
expect(localCalendarDate.getFullYear()).toBe(2025);
expect(localCalendarDate.getMonth()).toBe(9); // October
expect(localCalendarDate.getDate()).toBe(2);
});
});