[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39953: REST API: Do not update date when preparing post if date is known to be "floating"

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#39953: REST API: Do not update date when preparing post if date is known to be
"floating"
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 Reporter:  jnylen0                   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement               |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  5.0
Component:  REST API                  |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests  |     Focuses:  rest-api
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Comment (by kadamwhite):

 To clarify the renaming of the issue: as we can infer date_floating status
 by comparing date and modified values when receiving an API response or
 accepting an API update object, we will use that approach instead of
 adding a date_floating flag. The desired behavior is now present in
 Gutenberg following the merge of
 https://github.com/wordPress/gutenberg/pull/9967 and the latest patch on
 this ticket will ensure that other clients experience the same behavior
 even when passing a full post object back to the server.

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