New option to submit locale to date filter

English is set as the default. For #667.
datadesk · Feb 17, 2021 · ca56280 · ca56280
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Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/lib/filters/date.js b/lib/filters/date.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { format, isDate, parseISO } = require('date-fns');
+const localeLookup = require('date-fns/locale');
 
-function dateFilter(value, formatString) {
+function dateFilter(value, formatString, locale = 'en') {
   if (!formatString) {
     throw new Error('A "formatString" must be passed to the date filter');
   }
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ function dateFilter(value, formatString) {
   // TODO: should we check with isDate again just in case parseISO
   // returned an invalid date?
 
-  return format(value, formatString);
+  return format(value, formatString, { locale: localeLookup[locale] });
 }
 
 module.exports = { dateFilter };