[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38883: Shim post_date_gmt for drafts / empty dates in the REST API

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#38883: Shim post_date_gmt for drafts / empty dates in the REST API
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 Reporter:  joehoyle                  |       Owner:  rmccue
     Type:  defect (bug)              |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  REST API                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-unit-tests has-patch  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by jnylen0):

 * keywords:  needs-patch has-unit-tests => has-unit-tests has-patch


Comment:

 > The expectation is that the date remains a falsy value if it's meant to
 be set to the current time when the post is published.

 This is a silly expectation.  The API should both provide and accept a
 UTC/GMT date.

 Two comments on [attachment:38883.diff]:

 - The comment in the second block should say `For drafts, modified_gmt
 will not be set,` instead of `date_gmt`.
 - Based on the discussion above, updating `post_date_gmt` for a draft will
 probably break things.  If we make this change, we need to make sure that
 after sending a draft on a "round-trip" through the API it still has null
 dates where needed.

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