add ability to set date field format

lib/submissions/generate_audit_trail.rb

@@ -228,7 +228,10 @@ module Submissions
             elsif field['type'] == 'checkbox'
               composer.formatted_text_box([{ text: value.to_s.titleize }], padding: [0, 0, 10, 0])
             else
-              value = I18n.l(Date.parse(value), format: :long, locale: account.locale) if field['type'] == 'date'
+              if field['type'] == 'date'
+                value = TimeUtils.format_date_string(value, field.dig('preferences', 'format'), account.locale)
+              end
+
               value = value.join(', ') if value.is_a?(Array)
 
               composer.formatted_text_box([{ text: value.to_s.presence || 'n/a' }], padding: [0, 0, 10, 0])

lib/submissions/generate_result_attachments.rb

@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ module Submissions
                                  height - (area['y'] * height))
             end
           else
-            value = I18n.l(Date.parse(value), format: :default, locale: account.locale) if field['type'] == 'date'
+            if field['type'] == 'date'
+              value = TimeUtils.format_date_string(value, field.dig('preferences', 'format'), account.locale)
+            end
 
             text = HexaPDF::Layout::TextFragment.create(Array.wrap(value).join(', '), font: pdf.fonts.add(FONT_NAME),
                                                                                       font_size:)
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@ module Submissions
       Submissions::EnsureResultGenerated.call(latest_submitter) if latest_submitter
 
       documents   = latest_submitter&.documents&.preload(:blob).to_a.presence
-      documents ||= submitter.submission.template.schema_documents.preload(:blob)
+      documents ||= submitter.submission.template_schema_documents.preload(:blob)
 
       documents.to_h do |attachment|
         pdf =

lib/time_utils.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module TimeUtils
+  MONTH_FORMATS = {
+    'M' => '%-m',
+    'MM' => '%m',
+    'MMM' => '%b',
+    'MMMM' => '%B'
+  }.freeze
+
+  DAY_FORMATS = {
+    'D' => '%-d',
+    'DD' => '%d'
+  }.freeze
+
+  YEAR_FORMATS = {
+    'YYYY' => '%Y',
+    'YY' => '%y'
+  }.freeze
+
+  DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT_US = 'MM/DD/YYYY'
+  DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT = 'DD/MM/YYYY'
+
   module_function
 
   def timezone_abbr(timezone, time = Time.current)
@@ -10,4 +30,20 @@ module TimeUtils
 
     tz_info.abbreviation(time)
   end
+
+  def format_date_string(string, format, locale)
+    date = Date.parse(string)
+
+    format ||= locale.to_s.ends_with?('US') ? DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT_US : DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT
+
+    i18n_format = format.sub(/D+/, DAY_FORMATS[format[/D+/]])
+                        .sub(/M+/, MONTH_FORMATS[format[/M+/]])
+                        .sub(/Y+/, YEAR_FORMATS[format[/Y+/]])
+
+    I18n.l(date, format: i18n_format, locale:)
+  rescue Date::Error => e
+    Rollbar.error(e) if defined?(Rollbar)
+
+    string
+  end
 end