Initial value ignores the format specified

[vitobotta]

Hi! Thanks for this controller. Everything works for me apart from the formatting of the initial value. I am using the controller like this:

        <%= f.text_field :published_at,
          class: "form-text",
          data: {
            controller: "datetime-picker",
            datetime_picker_enable_time: true,
            datetime_picker_alt_format: "D, F j Y at h:i K",
            datetime_picker_date_format: "D, F j Y at h:i K",
            datetime_picker_time_24hr: false,
            datetime_picker_min_date: 10.years.ago
          } %>

When I select a date/time, it is formatted as expected in the text field. However when the flatpikr is first rendered, the current value of published_at is displayed as "2020-01-27 21:06:07 +0200" in the input field. How can I ensure that the initial value is formatted as "D, F j Y at h:i K" too? Thanks!

[abhinaykumar]

I tried reproducing the issue with settings below but I could not. Also, with default setup datetime-picker does not work for me, I'm guessing it requires some package to be installed.

@vitobotta assuming you want to only format the date in a certain format, can you try something like below?

<%= f.text_field :published_at,
          class: "form-text",
          data: {
            controller: "flatpickr",
            flatpickr_enable_time: true,
            flatpickr_date_format: "D, F j Y at h:i K"
          } %>

@adrienpoly not sure if settings with datetime-picker controller are expected to work.