Result in JavaScript Method

Question

I have the following switch statement function which is returning entries in an API from a set time date:

entries: {
        recent: function(callback) {
            return self.request(rest.get, '/timeentries', { startDate: '2016-02-15' }, function(result) {
                callback(result);
            });
        },

This is working fine, I am getting results back from anything post 2016-02-15.

However, I don't want this to be static. I want to be able to pull a date range from when this is run.

I have the following code which returns the current week:

var curr = new Date; // get current date
var first = curr.getDate() - curr.getDay(); 
var firstDay = new Date(curr.setDate(first)).toUTCString();

firstDay returns the start of the week, which is what I want to put in place of startDate: '2016-02-15'.

Question, how would I put firstDay in here, the following wont work:

entries: {
        recent: function(callback) {
          var curr = new Date; // get current date
          var first = curr.getDate() - curr.getDay(); 
          var firstDay = new Date(curr.setDate(first)).toUTCString();
            return self.request(rest.get, '/timeentries', { firstDate }, function(result) {
                callback(result);
            });
        },

@epascarello it is valid in ES6, as a shorthand object initialization — Paul, Feb 17 '17 at 01:53
Looking at your historial, you only accepted one answer within all your questions. You should catch up and start accepting good answers to show your gratitude for the effort the people put into helping you. — Jorge Fuentes González, Feb 17 '17 at 02:08

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:25

If you look closely the first call and compare it to your second call, your object is bad formed. They have to be a key: value pair having startDate as the key and the date as the value, so:

return self.request(rest.get, '/timeentries', { startDate: firstDate }, function(result) {
    callback(result);
});

In the new ES6 specs { firstDate } is a valid object that will put firstDate as the key, BUT you need startDate as the key instead.

Also, you don't have any variable firstDate anywhere but a firstDay one, hence the object will be { startDate: firstDay } for it to work.

Also, toUTCString returns an entire date string, like this: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 02:01:35 GMT and you need only the YYY-MM-DD format so looking at this answer you will need to do:

var d = new Date(),
    month = '' + (d.getMonth() + 1),
    day = '' + d.getDate(),
    year = d.getFullYear();

if (month.length < 2) month = '0' + month;
if (day.length < 2) day = '0' + day;

var firstDay = [year, month, day].join('-');

Nope. The thing is that the key name is `startDate`, not `firstDate`. Going to edit to clarify it... — Jorge Fuentes González, Feb 17 '17 at 01:56
@JorgeFuentesGonzález Thank you! Yes, I am using ES6, and the firstDate / FirstDay was a type when posting on here. Thank you, this solved my issue! - Should have thought about the format! — Jim Dover, Feb 17 '17 at 02:14

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