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Type: Bug
Resolution: Unresolved
Priority: Minor
Fix Version/s: None
Affects Version/s: 4.4.8, 4.5.4, 5.0
Component/s: Assignment
Labels:
- triaged

Affected Branches:
MOODLE_404_STABLE, MOODLE_405_STABLE, MOODLE_500_STABLE
Pull from Repository:
https://github.com/timhunt/moodle.git
Pull 4.5 Branch:
MDL-85416_405
Pull 4.5 Diff URL:
https://github.com/timhunt/moodle/compare/MOODLE_405_STABLE...MDL-85416_405
Pull 5.0 Branch:
MDL-85416_500
Pull 5.0 Diff URL:
https://github.com/timhunt/moodle/compare/MOODLE_500_STABLE...MDL-85416_500
Pull Main Branch:
MDL-85416
Pull Main Diff URL:
https://github.com/timhunt/moodle/compare/main...MDL-85416
Testing Instructions:
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Create a student-like test account using your own email address.

As teacher/admin, create an assignment activity with a due date in the future.

Log in as a student, and submit something.

In the confirmation emain you receive, verify that the date is formatted in the same way as the dates in the assignment UI in the browser.
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Create a student-like test account using your own email address. As teacher/admin, create an assignment activity with a due date in the future. Log in as a student, and submit something. In the confirmation emain you receive, verify that the date is formatted in the same way as the dates in the assignment UI in the browser.
Pre-check results:
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Code verified against automated checks.

Checked MDL-85416 using repository: https://github.com/timhunt/moodle.git

MOODLE_405_STABLE (0 errors / 0 warnings) [branch: MDL-85416_405 | CI Job]

MOODLE_500_STABLE (0 errors / 0 warnings) [branch: MDL-85416_500 | CI Job]

main (0 errors / 0 warnings) [branch: MDL-85416 | CI Job]

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Built on: Fri May 16 09:49:53 UTC 2025
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Code verified against automated checks. Checked MDL-85416 using repository: https://github.com/timhunt/moodle.git MOODLE_405_STABLE (0 errors / 0 warnings) [branch: MDL-85416_405 | CI Job ] MOODLE_500_STABLE (0 errors / 0 warnings) [branch: MDL-85416_500 | CI Job ] main (0 errors / 0 warnings) [branch: MDL-85416 | CI Job ] More information about this report Built on: Fri May 16 09:49:53 UTC 2025
Automated test results:
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Launching automatic jobs for branch MDL-85416_405

https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.02%20-%20Developer-requested%20PHPUnit/19247/ PHPUnit (sqlsrv)

https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65792/ Behat (NonJS - boost and classic)

https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65793/ Behat (Firefox - boost)

Launching automatic jobs for branch MDL-85416_500

https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.02%20-%20Developer-requested%20PHPUnit/19248/ PHPUnit (sqlsrv)

https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65794/ Behat (NonJS - boost and classic)

https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65795/ Behat (Firefox - boost)

Launching automatic jobs for branch MDL-85416

https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.02%20-%20Developer-requested%20PHPUnit/19249/ PHPUnit (sqlsrv)

https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65796/ Behat (NonJS - boost and classic)

https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65797/ Behat (Firefox - boost)

https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65798/ Behat (Firefox - classic)

https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65799/ App tests (stable app version)

Built on: Fri May 9 10:32:03 UTC 2025
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Launching automatic jobs for branch MDL-85416 _405 https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.02%20-%20Developer-requested%20PHPUnit/19247/ PHPUnit (sqlsrv) https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65792/ Behat (NonJS - boost and classic) https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65793/ Behat (Firefox - boost) Launching automatic jobs for branch MDL-85416 _500 https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.02%20-%20Developer-requested%20PHPUnit/19248/ PHPUnit (sqlsrv) https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65794/ Behat (NonJS - boost and classic) https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65795/ Behat (Firefox - boost) Launching automatic jobs for branch MDL-85416 https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.02%20-%20Developer-requested%20PHPUnit/19249/ PHPUnit (sqlsrv) https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65796/ Behat (NonJS - boost and classic) https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65797/ Behat (Firefox - boost) https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65798/ Behat (Firefox - classic) https://ci.moodle.org/view/Testing/job/DEV.01%20-%20Developer-requested%20Behat/65799/ App tests (stable app version) Built on: Fri May 9 10:32:03 UTC 2025

In assignment notification messages, the time is shown abbreviated, like "Wed, 7 Sep 2025, 11:05" (strftimerecentfull).

However, within the text of an email, space is not limited, and so there seems not good reason for this, so we should use the more common opption which is to call userdate() with no particular format specified. That defaults to something most appropriate for the current calendar. For the default Gregorian calendar that is strftimedaydatetime "Wednesday, 7 September 2025, 11:05". Doing that means that the date displayed in the email is the same as the format used in the web pages when dates are shown in the assignment tool.

Also, I imagine that the unabbreviated dates can only be more accessible.

Assignee:: Tim Hunt

Reporter:: Tim Hunt

Peer reviewer:: Sam Marshall

Participants:: Sam Marshall, Tim Hunt

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Created:: 08/May/25 7:25 PM

Updated:: 19/May/25 5:56 PM

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