Format date helper

client/app/helpers/format-date.coffee

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+`import Ember from 'ember'`
+
+formatDate = (date, options) ->
+  return date unless moment(date).isValid()
+  moment(date).format(options.hash.format || "LL")
+
+FormatDateHelper = Ember.Handlebars.makeBoundHelper formatDate
+
+`export { formatDate }`
+
+`export default FormatDateHelper`

client/app/pods/profile/affiliation-form/template.hbs

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     <div class="profile-affiliation">
       <div class="profile-affiliation-name">{{a.name}}</div>
       <div class="glyphicon glyphicon-remove-circle profile-remove-affiliation" {{action "removeAffiliation" a}}></div>
-      <div>{{a.startDate}} - {{a.displayEndDate}}</div>
+      <div>{{format-date a.startDate}} - {{format-date a.displayEndDate}}</div>
       <div>{{a.email}}</div>
     </div>
   {{/each}}

client/tests/unit/helpers/format-date-test.coffee

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+`import { formatDate } from 'tahi/helpers/format-date'`
+
+module 'FormatDateHelper'
+
+test 'default formatting', ->
+  helper_options = {hash: {}}
+  date = new Date('February 06, 1990')
+  result = formatDate(date, helper_options)
+  equal(result, 'February 6, 1990', 'returns a human readable date')
+
+test 'specify formatting', ->
+  helper_options = {hash: {format: 'l'}}
+  result = formatDate(new Date('February 06, 1990'), helper_options)
+  equal(result, '2/6/1990', 'returns date in a custom format')
+
+test 'format only valid dates', ->
+  helper_options = {hash: {}}
+  result = formatDate('hello world', helper_options)
+  equal(result, 'hello world', 'returns original value sent')