Fix timezone issues; add user-friendly due date entry; add client-side auto-update to the table fields

Closes #15 and makes the UI for making and viewing task info quite a bit nicer.

src/dependencies.md

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 - humanize (for generating human-readable timedeltas)
 - nh3 (for markdown and general HTML sanitization)
 - scour (for SVG icon processing)
+- requests
+- markdown
 
 ## Already Included
 - Certain tag definitions from bleach-allowlist, used in markdown sanitization.

src/taskflower/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import datetime
 import logging
-import humanize
 from typing import Any
 from flask import Flask, render_template, url_for
 
@@ -11,6 +9,7 @@ from taskflower.api import APIBase
 from taskflower.db.model.user import User
 from taskflower.sanitize.markdown import SafeHTML, render_and_sanitize
 from taskflower.tools.icons import get_icon, svg_bp
+from taskflower.util.time import render_abstime, render_reltime
 from taskflower.web import web_base
 
 from taskflower.tools.hibp import hibp_bp
@@ -59,21 +58,6 @@ def template_utility_fns():
 			+ ')'
 		)
 
-	def reltime(until: datetime) -> str:
-		''' Turn a timestamp into a human-readable relative value, relative
-		    to the moment this function is called.
-		'''
-		now = datetime.now()
-		delta = now - until
-		if now > until:
-			return humanize.naturaldelta(
-				delta
-			) + ' ago'
-		else:
-			return 'in ' + humanize.naturaldelta(
-				delta
-			)
-
 	def can_generate_sign_up_codes(usr: User) -> bool:
 		match config.sign_up_mode:
 			case SignUpMode.OPEN:
@@ -98,7 +82,8 @@ def template_utility_fns():
 
 	return dict(
 		literal_call=literal_call,
-		reltime=reltime,
+		reltime=render_reltime,
+		abstime=render_abstime,
 		can_generate_sign_up_codes=can_generate_sign_up_codes,
 		render_as_markdown=render_as_markdown,
 		icon=icon

src/taskflower/auth/permission/__init__.py

@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ def _create_user_role(user: User) -> Either[Exception, UserRole]:
 def _gen_user_namespace(user: User) -> Either[Exception, Namespace]:
 	try:
 		new_ns = Namespace(
-			name=f'{user.display_name}\'s Namespace'[:64], # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
+			name=f'{user.display_name}\'s Zone'[:64], # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
-			description='Your default namespace!' # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
+			description='Your default zone!' # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 		)
 
 		db.session.add(new_ns)

src/taskflower/auth/startup.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import timedelta
 import logging
 from secrets import token_hex
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from taskflower.config import SignUpMode, config
 from taskflower.db.model.codes import SignUpCode
 from taskflower.db.model.user import User
 from taskflower.types.either import Either, Left, Right
+from taskflower.util.time import now
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ def _ensure_at_least_one_admin(db: SQLAlchemy) -> Either[Exception, None]:
 			return db.session.query(
 				SignUpCode
 			).filter(
-				SignUpCode.expires > datetime.now()
+				SignUpCode.expires > now()
 			).filter(
 				SignUpCode.grants_admin
 			).filter(
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ def _ensure_at_least_one_admin(db: SQLAlchemy) -> Either[Exception, None]:
 				delete_count = db.session.query(
 					SignUpCode
 				).filter(
-					SignUpCode.expires > datetime.now()
+					SignUpCode.expires > now()
 				).filter(
 					SignUpCode.grants_admin
 				).filter(
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ def _ensure_at_least_one_admin(db: SQLAlchemy) -> Either[Exception, None]:
 		else:
 			code = SignUpCode(
 				code=token_hex(16),                   # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
-				created=datetime.now(),                      # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
+				created=now(),                      # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
-				expires=datetime.now() + timedelta(hours=1), # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
+				expires=now() + timedelta(hours=1), # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 				created_by=-1,                               # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 				grants_admin=True                            # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 			)

src/taskflower/config/__init__.py

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class HIBPLocalCacheMode(EnumFromEnv):
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class ConfigType:
 	# Application secrets
-	db_secret  : str # Secret value used to 'pepper' password hashes. This MUST
+	db_secret  : str = 'potato' # Secret value used to 'pepper' password hashes. This MUST
 	                 # be generated randomly and cryptographically securely.
 					 # For an example of how to do this:
 					 # https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/stable/config/#SECRET_KEY
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class ConfigType:
 					 # In a multi-node environment, this key must be the same
 					 # across all nodes.
 
-	app_secret : str # Secret value used to generate session tokens. This should
+	app_secret : str = 'potato' # Secret value used to generate session tokens. This should
 	                 # ALSO be generated securely, and it should be different from
 					 # ``db_secret``
 

src/taskflower/db/model/codes.py

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from sqlalchemy import Boolean, DateTime, ForeignKey, Integer, String
-from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
 from taskflower.db import db
+from taskflower.util.time import now
 
 class SignUpCode(db.Model):
 	id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, primary_key=True)
 	code: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(32), unique=True)
-	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
+	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=False), default=now)
-	expires: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True))
+	expires: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=False))
 	grants_admin: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=False)
 
-	created_by: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id'))
+	created_by: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))
 
 class NamespaceInviteCode(db.Model):
 	id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, primary_key=True)
 	code: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(32), unique=True)
-	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
+	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=False), default=now)
-	expires: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True))
+	expires: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=False))
 
-	created_by: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id'))
+	created_by: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))
-	for_role: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('namespace_role.id'))
+	for_role: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('namespace_role.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))

src/taskflower/db/model/namespace.py

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from datetime import datetime
-from sqlalchemy import DateTime, ForeignKey, Integer, String, func
+from sqlalchemy import DateTime, ForeignKey, Integer, String
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
 
 from taskflower.db import db
+from taskflower.util.time import now
 
 
 class Namespace(db.Model):
@@ -11,12 +12,12 @@ class Namespace(db.Model):
 	id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, primary_key=True)
 	name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
 	description: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String)
-	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
+	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=False), default=now)
 
 
 class TaskToNamespace(db.Model):
 	__tablename__: str = 'task_to_namespace'
 
 	id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, primary_key=True)
-	namespace: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('namespace.id'))
+	namespace: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('namespace.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))
-	task: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('task.id'))
+	task: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('task.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))

src/taskflower/db/model/role.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from datetime import datetime
-from sqlalchemy import Boolean, DateTime, ForeignKey, Integer, String, func
+from sqlalchemy import Boolean, DateTime, ForeignKey, Integer, String
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
 from taskflower.db import db
+from taskflower.util.time import now
 
 
 class NamespaceRole(db.Model):
@@ -12,15 +13,15 @@ class NamespaceRole(db.Model):
 	permissions: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
 	perms_deny: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
 	priority: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
-	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
+	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=False), default=now)
 	namespace: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('namespace.id'))
 
 class UserToNamespaceRole(db.Model):
 	__tablename__: str = 'user_to_namespace_role'
 
 	id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, primary_key=True)
-	user: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id'))
+	user: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))
-	role: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('namespace_role.id'))
+	role: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('namespace_role.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))
 
 class UserRole(db.Model):
 	__tablename__: str = 'user_role'
@@ -30,12 +31,12 @@ class UserRole(db.Model):
 	permissions: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
 	perms_deny: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
 	priority: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
-	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
+	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=False), default=now)
-	user: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id'))
+	user: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))
 
 class UserToUserRole(db.Model):
 	__tablename__: str = 'user_to_user_role'
 
 	id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, primary_key=True)
-	user: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id'))
+	user: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))
-	role: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user_role.id'))
+	role: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user_role.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))

src/taskflower/db/model/task.py

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from datetime import datetime
-from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
 from sqlalchemy import Boolean, ForeignKey, Integer, String, DateTime
 
 from taskflower.db import db
+from taskflower.util.time import now
 
 class Task(db.Model):
 	__tablename__: str = 'task'
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ class Task(db.Model):
 	id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, primary_key=True)
 	name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
 	description: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String)
-	due: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True))
+	due: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=False))
-	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
+	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=False), default=now)
 	complete: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=False)
-	namespace: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('namespace.id'))
+	namespace: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('namespace.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))
+	owner: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id', ondelete='CASCADE'))

src/taskflower/db/model/user.py

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from typing import override
 from sqlalchemy import Boolean, DateTime, Integer, String
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
-from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 from taskflower.db import db
 
 from flask_login import UserMixin # pyright:ignore[reportMissingTypeStubs]
 
+from taskflower.util.time import now
+
 
 class User(db.Model, UserMixin):
 	__tablename__: str = 'user'
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ class User(db.Model, UserMixin):
 	id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, primary_key=True)
 	username: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(32), unique=True)
 	display_name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(256))
-	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
+	created: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=False), default=now)
 
 	# Status
 	enabled: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean)

src/taskflower/form/task.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+from datetime import timezone
 from typing import override
-from wtforms import DateTimeLocalField, SelectField, StringField, TextAreaField, ValidationError, validators
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
+from wtforms import Field, Form, SelectField, StringField, TextAreaField, ValidationError, validators
 
 from taskflower.auth.permission import NamespacePermissionType
 from taskflower.auth.permission.checks import assert_user_perms_on_namespace, assert_user_perms_on_task
@@ -12,6 +14,35 @@ from taskflower.form import FormCreatesObjectWithUser, FormEditsObjectWithUser
 from taskflower.types import ann
 from taskflower.types.either import Either, Left, Right
 from taskflower.types.option import Option
+from taskflower.util.time import from_sophont_provided_data
+
+def is_valid_iana(_: Form, field: Field):
+	if not isinstance(field.data, str): # pyright:ignore[reportAny]
+		raise ValidationError('Incorrect type')
+	
+	try:
+		ZoneInfo(field.data) # pyright:ignore[reportUnusedCallResult]
+	except Exception:
+		raise ValidationError('Invalid timezone.')
+
+def is_valid_timestamp(form: Form, field: Field):
+	if not isinstance(field.data, str): # pyright:ignore[reportAny]
+		raise ValidationError('Incorrect type')
+
+	if (
+		(not hasattr(form, 'timezone'))
+		or (not isinstance(tzfld:=getattr(form, 'timezone'), Field)) # pyright:ignore[reportAny]
+		or (not isinstance(tzdata:=tzfld.data, str)) # pyright:ignore[reportAny]
+	):
+		raise ValidationError('Invalid timezone.')
+	
+	res = from_sophont_provided_data(
+		field.data,
+		tzdata
+	)
+
+	if isinstance(res, Left):
+		raise ValidationError(f'Parse failure: {res.val!s}')
 
 def task_edit_form_for_task(
 	t: Task
@@ -28,12 +59,20 @@ def task_edit_form_for_task(
 			],
 			default=t.name
 		)
-		due: DateTimeLocalField = DateTimeLocalField(
+		due: StringField = StringField(
 			'Due Date',
 			[
-				validators.DataRequired()
+				validators.Optional(),
+				is_valid_timestamp
 			],
-			default=t.due # pyright:ignore[reportArgumentType]
+			default=None
+		)
+		timezone: StringField = StringField(
+			'Timezone, in IANA format',
+			[
+				is_valid_iana
+			],
+			default='Etc/UTC'
 		)
 		description: TextAreaField = TextAreaField(
 			'Description',
@@ -47,7 +86,15 @@ def task_edit_form_for_task(
 		def edit_object(self, current_user: User, target_object: Task) -> Either[Exception, Task]:
 			def _do_edit(tsk: Task) -> Either[Exception, Task]:
 				tsk.name = ann(self.name.data)
-				tsk.due = ann(self.due.data)
+
+				if self.due.data:
+					# We already check the validity during validation,
+					# so this call should always be Right
+					tsk.due = from_sophont_provided_data(
+						self.due.data,
+						ann(self.timezone.data)
+					).assert_right().val.astimezone(timezone.utc)
+
 				tsk.description = (
 					self.description.data
 				) if self.description.data else ''
@@ -94,12 +141,19 @@ def task_form_for_user(
 				)
 			]
 		)
-		due: DateTimeLocalField = DateTimeLocalField(
+		due: StringField = StringField(
 			'Due Date',
 			[
-				validators.DataRequired()
+				is_valid_timestamp
 			]
 		)
+		timezone: StringField = StringField(
+			'Timezone, in IANA format',
+			[
+				is_valid_iana
+			],
+			default='Etc/UTC'
+		)
 		namespace: SelectField = SelectField(
 			'Select a namespace',
 			[
@@ -121,6 +175,16 @@ def task_form_for_user(
 			current_user: User
 		) -> Either[Exception, Task]:
 			if self.validate():
+				due_date_parsed = from_sophont_provided_data(
+					ann(self.due.data),
+					ann(self.timezone.data)
+				).assert_right().val.astimezone(timezone.utc)
+
+				print(f'Timezone is: {self.timezone.data}')
+				print(f'Time is {due_date_parsed.astimezone(ZoneInfo("America/Chicago"))!s}')
+				print(f'Time (UTC) is {due_date_parsed!s}')
+				print(f'Timestamp is {int(due_date_parsed.timestamp())}')
+
 				return Option[Namespace].encapsulate(
 					db.session.query(
 						Namespace
@@ -140,13 +204,14 @@ def task_form_for_user(
 				).map(
 					lambda ns: Task(
 						name=self.name.data, # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
-						due=self.due.data,   # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
+						due=due_date_parsed, # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 						description=(        # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 							self.description.data
 							if self.description.data
 							else ''
 						),
-						namespace=ns.id       # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
+						namespace=ns.id,      # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
+						owner=current_user.id # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 					)
 				)
 			else:

src/taskflower/form/zone_invite.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import timedelta
 from secrets import token_hex
 from typing import override
 from wtforms import SelectField
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from taskflower.form import FormCreatesObjectWithUserAndNamespace
 from taskflower.types import ann
 from taskflower.types.either import Either, Left, Right, gather_successes
 from taskflower.types.option import Option
+from taskflower.util.time import now
 
 
 def gen_namespace_invite(
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ def gen_namespace_invite(
 			code=token_hex(16), # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 			created_by=creator.id,     # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 			for_role=role.id,          # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
-			expires=datetime.now() + timedelta(days=7) # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
+			expires=now() + timedelta(days=7) # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 		)
 	)
 

src/taskflower/sanitize/task.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Self
 
 import humanize
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ from taskflower.auth.permission.lookups import get_user_perms_on_task
 from taskflower.db.model.task import Task
 from taskflower.db.model.user import User
 from taskflower.types.either import Either
+from taskflower.util.time import ensure_timezone_aware, now
 
 def _due_str(due: datetime) -> str:
-	now = datetime.now()
+	due = ensure_timezone_aware(due)
-	delta = datetime.now() - due
+	cur_dt = now()
-	if now > due:
+	delta = now() - due
+	if cur_dt > due:
 		return humanize.naturaldelta(
 			delta
 		) + ' ago'
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ class TaskForUser:
 				tsk.id,
 				tsk.name,
 				tsk.description,
-				tsk.due,
+				tsk.due.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc),
 				_due_str(tsk.due),
 				tsk.created,
 				tsk.complete,

src/taskflower/static/time-utils.js

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+const months = [
+	'January',
+	'February',
+	'March',
+	'April',
+	'May',
+	'June',
+	'July',
+	'August',
+	'September',
+	'October',
+	'November',
+	'December'
+]
+
+const numbers = [
+	'zero',
+	'one',
+	'two',
+	'three',
+	'four',
+	'five',
+	'six',
+	'seven',
+	'eight',
+	'nine',
+]
+
+function day_suffix(day){
+	switch(day){
+		case 1:
+			return 'st'
+		case 2:
+			return 'nd'
+		case 3:
+			return 'rd'
+		default:
+			if((day % 100) > 20){
+				return day_suffix(day % 10)
+			}else{
+				return 'th'
+			}
+	}
+}
+
+function _pad(v){
+	return `${v}`.padStart(2, '0')
+}
+
+function long_datetime(date){
+	return `${months[date.getMonth()]} ${date.getDay()}${day_suffix(date.getDay())}, ${date.getFullYear()} at ${date.getHours()}:${_pad(date.getMinutes())}`
+}
+
+function short_datetime(date){
+	return `${months[date.getMonth()]} ${date.getDay()}${day_suffix(date.getDay())} at ${date.getHours()}:${_pad(date.getMinutes())}`
+}
+
+function render_abstimes(){
+	Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(
+		'.render-timestamp'
+	)).forEach(
+		(el) => {
+			const el_time = new Date(Number(el.dataset.timestamp)*1000)
+			el.textContent = `${long_datetime(el_time)}`
+			el.classList.remove('render-timestamp') // Timestamps only need to be rendered to the local timezone once.
+		}
+	)
+}
+
+function textize_number(num){
+	switch(num){
+		case 1:
+			return 'one'
+		case 2:
+			return 'two'
+		case 3:
+			return 'three'
+		case 4:
+			return 'four'
+		case 5:
+			return 'five'
+		case 6:
+			return 'six'
+		case 7:
+	}
+}
+
+function sophontize(delta, literal){
+	const isFuture = delta > 0
+	const absDelta = Math.floor(Math.abs(delta) / 1000)
+	const seconds = absDelta % 60
+	const minutes = Math.floor(absDelta/60) % 60
+	const hours = Math.floor(absDelta/(60*60)) % 24
+	const days = Math.floor(absDelta/(60*60*24))
+	const weeks = Math.floor(days/7)
+
+	function _cap(v){
+		return v.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + v.slice(1)
+	}
+
+	function _relative(v){
+		if(isFuture){
+			return `In ${v}`
+		}else{
+			return _cap(`${v} ago`)
+		}
+	}
+
+	function _plur(v){
+		if(v == 1){
+			return ''
+		}else{
+			return 's'
+		}
+	}
+
+	function _num(v){
+		if(v < 3){
+			return numbers[v]
+		}else{
+			return v.toString()
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(days > 365){
+		return long_datetime(literal)
+	}else if(days > 28){
+		return short_datetime(literal)
+	}else if(weeks >= 1){
+		return _relative(`${_num(weeks)} week${_plur(weeks)}`)
+	}else if(days >= 1){
+		return _relative(`${_num(days)} day${_plur(days)}`)
+	}else if(hours >= 1){
+		return _relative(`${_num(hours)} hour${_plur(hours)}`)
+	}else if(minutes >= 5){
+		return _relative(`${_num(minutes)} minute${_plur(minutes)}`)
+	}else if(seconds >= 1 && isFuture){
+		return _relative(`${_pad(minutes)}:${_pad(seconds)}`)
+	}else if(minutes >= 1){
+		return _relative(`${_num(minutes)} minute${_plur(minutes)}`)
+	}else if(seconds >= 1){
+		return _relative(`${_num(seconds)} second${_plur(seconds)}`)
+	}else{
+		return 'Now'
+	}
+}
+
+function update_reltimes(){
+	Array.from(
+		document.querySelectorAll(
+			'.render-delta'
+		)
+	).forEach((el) => {
+		const time = new Date(Number(el.dataset.timestamp)*1000)
+		const delta = time - Date.now()
+		el.textContent = sophontize(delta, time)
+	})
+}
+
+function check_and_fill_timezone(){
+	const el = document.getElementById('timezone')
+	if(el){
+		const tz = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone
+		console.log(`User timezone detected as ${tz}. Filling it in automatically.`)
+		el.value = tz
+		document.getElementById('tz-container').style = 'display: none;'
+	}
+}
+
+render_abstimes()
+update_reltimes()
+check_and_fill_timezone()
+setInterval(update_reltimes, 1000)

src/taskflower/templates/base.html

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	<head>
 		{% block head %}
 		<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css" />
+		<script type="text/javascript" src="/static/time-utils.js" defer></script>
 		<title>{% block raw_title %}{% endblock %}</title>
 		{% block head_extras %}{% endblock %}
 		{% endblock %}

src/taskflower/templates/new_task.html

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 		{{ render_field(form.name) }}
 		{{ render_field(form.due) }}
 		{{ render_field(form.description) }}
+		<div id="tz-container">{{ render_field(form.timezone) }}</div>
 		{{ render_field(form.namespace) }}
 	</dl>
 	<p><button id="submit-form" class="icon-btn green" type="submit">{{icon('add')|safe}}CREATE TASK</button></p>

src/taskflower/templates/task/_shorttask.html

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 		<label for="{{ tlist_cid('check-inner', task.id, list_id) }}">{{ task.name }}</label>
 	</td>
 	<td class="task-due" id="{{ tlist_cid('task-due', task.id, list_id) }}">
-		<p>{{ task.due_rel }}</p>
+		<p>{{ reltime(task.due)|safe }}</p>
 	</td>
 </tr>
 <tr></tr> <!-- placeholder for CSS styling -->
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
 		</div>
 		<p class="small-details">
 		Task ID: {{ task.id }}
-		<br/>Created: {{ task.created }} in namespace {{ task.namespace_id }}
+		<br/>Created: {{ abstime(task.created)|safe }} in namespace {{ task.namespace_id }}
-		<br/>Due: {{ task.due }}
+		<br/>Due: {{ abstime(task.due)|safe }}
 		</p>
 		<hr/>
 		<div class="main-description">{{ render_as_markdown(task.description)|safe }}</div>

src/taskflower/templates/task/edit.html

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 		{{ render_field(form.name) }}
 		{{ render_field(form.due) }}
 		{{ render_field(form.description) }}
+		<div id="tz-container">{{ render_field(form.timezone) }}</div>
 	</dl>
 	<button class="icon-btn green" type="submit" id="submit-form">{{icon('add')|safe}}Edit Task</button>
 </form>

src/taskflower/tools/hibp/__init__.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import timedelta
 import multiprocessing
 from multiprocessing.synchronize import BoundedSemaphore
 import os
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from taskflower.auth import password_breach_count
 from taskflower.db import db
 from taskflower.db.model.hibp import PwnedPassword
 from taskflower.types.either import Either, Left, Right, reduce_either
+from taskflower.util.time import now
 
 API_BASE = 'https://api.pwnedpasswords.com/range'
 HASH_CHARS = '0123456789ABCDEF'
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ def hibp_to_database(
 			print(f'[main] Error while clearing database: {e}. Cancelling.')
 			return
 
-	op_start = datetime.now()
+	op_start = now()
 
 	print(f'[main] Started reading data at {op_start}')
 
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ def hibp_to_database(
 			except Exception as e:
 				print(f'[{fname}] Error while processing file: {e}')
 			finally:
-				cur_time = datetime.now()
+				cur_time = now()
 				elapsed = cur_time - op_start
 				pct_done = (dex+1)/len(fnames_to_read)
 				pct_left = 1.0 - pct_done

src/taskflower/util/time.py

@@ -0,0 +1,689 @@
+from datetime import datetime, time, timedelta, timezone
+import re
+import humanize
+import logging
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
+
+from taskflower.sanitize.markdown import SafeHTML
+from taskflower.types.either import Either, Left, Right
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+TimezoneAwareDatetime = datetime
+TAD = TimezoneAwareDatetime
+TimezoneNaiveDatetime = datetime
+TND = TimezoneNaiveDatetime
+
+def is_timezone_aware(dt: TAD|TND) -> bool:
+	return (
+		(dt.tzinfo is not None)
+		and (dt.tzinfo.utcoffset(dt) is not None)
+	)
+
+def ensure_timezone_aware(dt: TAD|TND) -> TAD:
+	''' Ensures that ``dt`` is timezone-aware, by assuming that timezone-naive
+	    ``datetime``s are in UTC.
+	'''
+	if not is_timezone_aware(dt):
+		log.debug(f'Non-timezone-aware datetime object {dt!s} was passed to `ensure_timezone_aware()`. It will be assumed to be UTC.')
+		return dt.astimezone(timezone.utc)
+	else:
+		return dt
+
+def now():
+	return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+def get_reltime(until: TAD|TND) -> timedelta:
+	return ensure_timezone_aware(until) - now()
+
+def from_local(local: TND, tz: str = 'Etc/UTC') -> TAD:
+	''' Converts a datetime received in a users's local time to one in UTC.
+	    If we don't get any timezone info, assume it's already UTC.
+
+		If ``tz`` is invalid, it is also assumed to be UTC.
+	'''
+	try:
+		local_tz = ZoneInfo(tz)
+	except Exception:
+		local_tz = timezone.utc
+	return local.replace(
+		tzinfo=local_tz
+	).astimezone(
+		timezone.utc
+	)
+
+def render_reltime(dt: TAD) -> SafeHTML:
+	dt_aware =  ensure_timezone_aware(dt)
+	humanized = humanize.naturaltime(dt_aware)
+
+	# Client-side javascript is responsible for updating the timestamp on the
+	# user's end, but we provide a sensible default for non-JS browsers.
+	return f'<span class="render-delta" data-timestamp="{int(dt_aware.astimezone(timezone.utc).timestamp())}">{humanized}</span>'
+
+def render_abstime(dt: TAD) -> SafeHTML:
+	dt_aware = ensure_timezone_aware(dt)
+	user_text = dt_aware.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+
+	# Client-side javascript is responsible for doing timezone conversions on
+	# the user's end, but we provide a sensible default for non-JS browsers.
+	return f'<span class="render-timestamp" data-timestamp="{int(dt_aware.astimezone(timezone.utc).timestamp())}">{user_text} UTC</span>'
+
+WEEKDAYS=[
+	'MONDAY',
+	'TUESDAY',
+	'WEDNESDAY',
+	'THURSDAY',
+	'FRIDAY',
+	'SATURDAY',
+	'SUNDAY'
+]
+
+WEEKDAYS_RE = '|'.join(WEEKDAYS)
+
+TIMESPANS=[
+	'SECOND',
+	'MINUTE',
+	'HOUR',
+	'DAY',
+	'WEEK',
+	'MONTH',
+	'YEAR',
+	'DECADE',
+	'CENTURY',
+	'MILLENNIUM'
+]
+
+TIMESPANS_PLURAL=[
+	'SECONDS',
+	'MINUTES',
+	'HOURS',
+	'DAYS',
+	'WEEKS',
+	'MONTHS',
+	'YEARS',
+	'DECADES',
+	'CENTURIES',
+	'MILLENNIA'
+]
+
+TIMESPANS_SINGULAR_RE = '|'.join(TIMESPANS)
+TIMESPANS_RE = '|'.join(TIMESPANS) + '|' + '|'.join(TIMESPANS_PLURAL)
+
+MONTHS=[
+	'JANUARY',
+	'FEBRUARY',
+	'MARCH',
+	'APRIL',
+	'MAY',
+	'JUNE',
+	'JULY',
+	'AUGUST',
+	'SEPTEMBER',
+	'OCTOBER',
+	'NOVEMBER',
+	'DECEMBER',
+]
+
+MONTHS_RE = '|'.join(MONTHS)
+
+TIME_RE = (
+	'(?P<time_normal>(?P<hours>[0-9]{1,2})'
+	+ '(?::(?P<minutes>[0-9]{2}))?'
+	+ '(?::(?P<seconds>[0-9]{2}))?'
+	+ ' ?(?P<ampm>AM|PM)?)'
+	+ '|(?P<time_special>NOON|MIDNIGHT)'
+)
+
+STRICT_TIME_RE = (
+	'(?P<time_normal>(?P<hours>[0-9]{1,2})'
+	+ '(?::(?P<minutes>[0-9]{2}))'
+	+ '(?::(?P<seconds>[0-9]{2}))?'
+	+ ' ?(?P<ampm>AM|PM)?)'
+	+ '|(?P<time_special>NOON|MIDNIGHT)'
+)
+
+RELATIVE_TIMESTAMP_RE = re.compile(
+	'^('
+	+ '(?P<immediate>YESTERDAY|TODAY|TOMORROW)'
+	+ '|(?P<lastnext_group>'
+	+     f'(?P<lastnext_weekday>{WEEKDAYS_RE})?'
+	+     '(?P<lastnext>LAST |THIS |NEXT )?'
+	+     '(?P<lastnext_target>'
+	+         WEEKDAYS_RE
+	+         '|' + TIMESPANS_SINGULAR_RE
+	+     ')'
+	+ ')|(?P<inago_group>'
+	+     '(?P<in>IN )?'
+	+     '(?P<inago_count>[0-9]+) '
+	+     '(?P<inago_target>'
+		+         TIMESPANS_RE
+	+     ')'
+	+     '(?P<ago> AGO)?'
+	+ f') ?(?P<time_group>{TIME_RE})?'
+	+ ')$'
+)
+
+def days_per_month(month: str|int, year: int) -> int:
+	if isinstance(month, int):
+		month = MONTHS[month]
+
+	month = month.upper()
+
+	if month not in MONTHS:
+		return 0
+	
+	if month == 'FEBRUARY':
+		return (
+			29 if (year % 4 == 0) else 28
+		)
+	
+	if month in [
+		'JANUARY',
+		'MARCH',
+		'MAY',
+		'JULY',
+		'AUGUST',
+		'OCTOBER',
+		'DECEMBER'
+	]:
+		return 31
+	else:
+		return 30
+
+def try_parse_relative_timestamp(
+	data: str,
+	user_tz: ZoneInfo|timezone
+) -> Either[Exception, TAD]:
+	dnorm = re.sub(
+		'\\s+',
+		' ',
+		data # ensure any whitespace is reduced to single spaces
+	).upper().strip().replace(',', '')
+
+	cur_dt = now().astimezone(user_tz)
+
+	err: Left[Exception, TAD] = Left(
+		SyntaxError('Unable to parse relative time-string')
+	)
+
+	m = re.match(
+		RELATIVE_TIMESTAMP_RE,
+		dnorm
+	)
+
+	if not m:
+		return err
+	
+	time_to_use = time(23, 59, 59)
+
+	if m['time_group']:
+		if m['time_normal']:
+			hours = int(m['hours'])
+			minutes = int(m['minutes']) if m['minutes'] else 59
+			seconds = int(m['seconds']) if m['seconds'] else 59
+			if hours > 23 or minutes > 59 or seconds > 59:
+				return err
+			if m['ampm'] == 'AM' and hours > 12:
+				return err
+			if m['ampm'] == 'PM' and hours < 12:
+				hours += 12
+			if m['ampm'] == 'AM' and hours == 12:
+				hours = 0
+			time_to_use = time(hours, minutes, seconds)
+		elif m['time_special']:
+			match m['time_special']:
+				case 'NOON':
+					time_to_use = time(12, 00, 00)
+				case 'MIDNIGHT':
+					time_to_use = time(00, 00, 00)
+				case _:
+					pass
+
+
+	def _from_date(dt: TAD, tz: ZoneInfo|timezone):
+		adj = dt.astimezone(tz)
+		return Right[Exception, datetime](datetime(
+			adj.year,
+			adj.month,
+			adj.day,
+			time_to_use.hour,
+			time_to_use.minute,
+			time_to_use.second,
+			0,
+			tz
+		))
+	def _end_of_month(year: int, month: int, tz: ZoneInfo|timezone):
+		return Right[Exception, datetime](datetime(
+			year,
+			month,
+			days_per_month(MONTHS[month], year),
+			time_to_use.hour,
+			time_to_use.minute,
+			time_to_use.second,
+			0,
+			tz
+		))
+
+	if m['immediate']:
+		match m['immediate']:
+			case 'YESTERDAY':
+				yesterday = cur_dt - timedelta(days=1)
+				return _from_date(yesterday, user_tz)
+			case 'TODAY':
+				return _from_date(cur_dt, user_tz)
+			case 'TOMORROW':
+				tomorrow = cur_dt + timedelta(days=1)
+				return _from_date(tomorrow, user_tz)
+			case _:
+				return err
+		
+	if m['lastnext_group']:
+		target = m['lastnext_target']
+		lastnext = m['lastnext']
+
+		if target in WEEKDAYS:
+			tgt_weekday = WEEKDAYS.index(target)
+			cur_weekday = cur_dt.weekday()
+
+			if m['lastnext_weekday']:
+				# no, "tuesday next wednesday" is NOT a valid timestring.
+				# you absolute BUFFOON.
+				return err
+
+			if lastnext == 'LAST ':
+				days_delta = cur_weekday - tgt_weekday
+				if days_delta <= 0:
+					# if days_delta == 0, that means e.g. today is wednesday and
+					# the query is 'last wednesday', so we want the delta to be
+					# -7 days in that case. if it's negative, that means e.g.
+					# today is wednesday and the query is `last saturday`, so we
+					# want to wrap around the weekdays.
+					days_delta += 7
+				days_delta *= -1
+			elif lastnext == 'NEXT ':
+				# "Next X" is kind of ambiguous. We default to the following:
+				#   - Advance to the next Sunday
+				#   - Advance to the next X
+				#   - If the delta is 3 days or less, (e.g. Next Monday on a
+				#     Friday), then add an extra week.
+				to_next_week_boundary = 7 - cur_weekday
+				days_delta = to_next_week_boundary + tgt_weekday
+				if days_delta <= 3:
+					days_delta += 7
+			elif lastnext == 'THIS ':
+				# "This X" means "the X of this week." can be in the future or
+				# the past.
+				days_delta = tgt_weekday - cur_weekday
+			else:
+				# Just "X" means "the soonest X after today."
+				days_delta = tgt_weekday - cur_weekday
+				if days_delta <= 0:
+					days_delta += 7
+			
+			return _from_date(
+				cur_dt + timedelta(days=days_delta),
+				user_tz
+			)
+		elif target in MONTHS:
+			tgt_month = MONTHS.index(target) + 1 # datetime months are 1-indexed
+			cur_month = cur_dt.month
+			match lastnext:
+				case 'LAST ':
+					if cur_month > tgt_month:
+						return _end_of_month(
+							cur_dt.year,
+							tgt_month,
+							user_tz
+						)
+					else:
+						return _end_of_month(
+							cur_dt.year-1,
+							tgt_month,
+							user_tz
+						)
+				case 'THIS ':
+					return _end_of_month(
+						cur_dt.year,
+						tgt_month,
+						user_tz
+					)
+				case 'NEXT ':
+					return _end_of_month(
+						cur_dt.year+1,
+						tgt_month,
+						user_tz
+					)
+				case _:
+					if cur_month > tgt_month:
+						return _end_of_month(
+							cur_dt.year+1,
+							tgt_month,
+							user_tz
+						)
+					else:
+						return _end_of_month(
+							cur_dt.year,
+							tgt_month,
+							user_tz
+						)
+	
+	if (
+		m['inago_group'] and
+		(
+			m['inago_target'] in TIMESPANS
+			or m['inago_target'] in TIMESPANS_PLURAL
+		)
+	) or (
+		m['lastnext_group'] and
+		(
+			m['lastnext_target'] in TIMESPANS
+			or m['lastnext_target'] in TIMESPANS_PLURAL
+		)
+	):
+		target = (
+			(
+				m['inago_target']
+			) if m['inago_target'] in TIMESPANS else (
+				# Singularize timespans before continuing
+				TIMESPANS[TIMESPANS_PLURAL.index(m['inago_target'])]
+			) if m['inago_target'] in TIMESPANS_PLURAL else (
+				m['lastnext_target']
+			) if m['lastnext_target'] in TIMESPANS else (
+				TIMESPANS[TIMESPANS_PLURAL.index(m['lastnext_target'])]
+			) if m['lastnext_target'] in TIMESPANS_PLURAL else (
+				None
+			)
+		)
+
+		if not isinstance(target, str):
+			return err
+
+		delta_unit = 0
+		
+		if m['lastnext_group']:
+			delta_unit = (
+				1 if m['lastnext'] == 'NEXT ' else
+				-1 if m['lastnext'] == 'LAST ' else
+				0
+			)
+		elif m['inago_group']:
+			try:
+				delta_unit = (
+					(-1 * int(m['inago_count'])) if m['ago']
+					else int(m['inago_count'])
+				)
+			except Exception as e:
+				return Left(e)
+
+		match target:
+			case 'SECOND':
+				return Right(cur_dt + timedelta(
+					seconds=delta_unit
+				))
+			case 'MINUTE':
+				return Right((cur_dt + timedelta(
+					minutes=delta_unit
+				)).replace(
+					second=59
+				))
+			case 'HOUR':
+				return Right((cur_dt + timedelta(
+					hours=delta_unit
+				)).replace(
+					minute=59,
+					second=59
+				))
+			case 'DAY':
+				return _from_date((cur_dt + timedelta(
+					days=delta_unit
+				)), user_tz)
+			case 'WEEK':
+				# default "end of week" is friday.
+				days_until_friday = WEEKDAYS.index('FRIDAY') - cur_dt.weekday()
+				if days_until_friday < 0:
+					days_until_friday += 7
+				days_delta = days_until_friday + 7*delta_unit
+				return _from_date(cur_dt + timedelta(
+					days=days_delta
+				), user_tz)
+			case 'MONTH':
+				final_month = ((cur_dt.month-1) + delta_unit) % 12 + 1
+				final_year = cur_dt.year + ((cur_dt.month + delta_unit) // 12)
+				return _from_date(cur_dt.replace(
+					year=final_year,
+					month=final_month,
+					day=days_per_month(MONTHS[final_month-1], final_year)
+				), user_tz)
+			case 'YEAR':
+				return _from_date(cur_dt.replace(
+					year=cur_dt.year + delta_unit,
+					month=12,
+					day=31
+				), user_tz)
+			case 'DECADE':
+				return _from_date(cur_dt.replace(
+					year=cur_dt.year + 10*delta_unit,
+					month=12,
+					day=31
+				), user_tz)
+			case 'CENTURY':
+				return _from_date(cur_dt.replace(
+					year=cur_dt.year + 100*delta_unit,
+					month=12,
+					day=31
+				), user_tz)
+			case 'MILLENNIUM':
+				return _from_date(cur_dt.replace(
+					year=cur_dt.year + 1000*delta_unit,
+					month=12,
+					day=31
+				), user_tz)
+			case _:
+				return err
+
+	return err
+
+
+ABSOLUTE_TIMESTAMP_RE = re.compile(
+	'^'
+	+ '(?P<year>[0-9][0-9]+)?'
+	+ '(?:[-:\\/\\s]*(?P<month>[0-9]{1,2}))?'
+	+ '(?:[-:\\/\\s]*(?P<day>[0-9]{1,2}))?'
+	+ f' ?(?P<time_group>{TIME_RE})?'
+	+ '$'
+)
+
+JUST_TIME_RE = re.compile(
+	f'^{STRICT_TIME_RE}$'
+)
+
+def from_sophont_provided_data(data: str, user_tz: str = 'Etc/UTC') -> Either[Exception, TAD]:
+	''' Try to parse a 'sophont-friendly' time-string to a timezone-aware
+	    datetime.
+	
+	    This function will process absolute timestamps ('2026-01-01 12:00') as
+	    well as relative ones ('next thursday 11:59PM'). Relative ones will be
+	    processed relative to the user's client-side current time, calculated as
+	    the server-side current time converted to the user's timezone.
+	
+	    If a time is not provided, the time will be assumed to be 11:59PM.
+
+	    Note that user-local timezones will be converted to UTC.
+
+	    >>> from_sophont_provided_data('thursday', 'Etc/UTC')
+	    Right[datetime](datetime(2025, 11, 27, 23, 59, 59, tzinfo=timezone.utc))
+
+		>>> from_sophont_provided_data('2026-01-01', 'America/Chicago')
+		Right[datetime](datetime(2026, 01, 02, 05, 59, 59, tzinfo=timezone.utc))
+	'''
+
+	try:
+		tz = ZoneInfo(user_tz)
+	except Exception as e:
+		return Left(e)
+
+	err: Left[Exception, TAD] = Left(
+		SyntaxError('Unable to parse absolute time-string.')
+	)
+
+	try:
+
+		if m:=JUST_TIME_RE.match(data):
+			# User input *just* a time.
+			time_to_use = time(23, 59, 59)
+			if m['time_normal']:
+				hours = int(m['hours'])
+				minutes = int(m['minutes']) if m['minutes'] else 59
+				seconds = int(m['seconds']) if m['seconds'] else 59
+				if hours > 23 or minutes > 59 or seconds > 59:
+					return err
+				if m['ampm'] == 'AM' and hours > 12:
+					return err
+				if m['ampm'] == 'PM' and hours < 12:
+					hours += 12
+				if m['ampm'] == 'AM' and hours == 12:
+					hours = 0
+				time_to_use = time(hours, minutes, seconds)
+			elif m['time_special']:
+				match m['time_special']:
+					case 'NOON':
+						time_to_use = time(12, 00, 00)
+					case 'MIDNIGHT':
+						time_to_use = time(00, 00, 00)
+					case _:
+						return err
+
+			return Right(datetime.now(tz).replace(
+				hour=time_to_use.hour,
+				minute=time_to_use.minute,
+				second=time_to_use.second
+			))
+
+		if not (m:=ABSOLUTE_TIMESTAMP_RE.match(data)):
+			return try_parse_relative_timestamp(
+				data,
+				tz
+			)
+		
+		time_to_use = time(23, 59, 59)
+
+		if m['time_group']:
+			if m['time_normal']:
+				hours = int(m['hours'])
+				minutes = int(m['minutes']) if m['minutes'] else 59
+				seconds = int(m['seconds']) if m['seconds'] else 59
+				if hours > 23 or minutes > 59 or seconds > 59:
+					return err
+				if m['ampm'] == 'AM' and hours > 12:
+					return err
+				if m['ampm'] == 'PM' and hours < 12:
+					hours += 12
+				if m['ampm'] == 'AM' and hours == 12:
+					hours = 0
+				time_to_use = time(hours, minutes, seconds)
+			elif m['time_special']:
+				match m['time_special']:
+					case 'NOON':
+						time_to_use = time(12, 00, 00)
+					case 'MIDNIGHT':
+						time_to_use = time(00, 00, 00)
+					case _:
+						pass
+		
+		year = int(m['year']) if m['year'] else None
+		year_raw = year
+		if year is not None and year < 100:
+			year += (datetime.now(tz).year // 100)*100 # handle 2-digit years
+		month = int(m['month']) if m['month'] else None
+		day = int(m['day']) if m['day'] else None
+
+		if year and month and day:
+			return Right(datetime(
+				year,
+				month,
+				day,
+				time_to_use.hour,
+				time_to_use.minute,
+				time_to_use.second,
+				tzinfo=tz
+			))
+		
+		if year and month:
+			if year_raw is not None and year_raw < 12:
+				# User input something like "10/25".
+				# Assume that's actually a month and a day, not a year and a month.
+				cur = datetime.now(tz)
+				target = datetime(
+					cur.year,
+					year_raw,
+					month,
+					time_to_use.hour,
+					time_to_use.minute,
+					time_to_use.second,
+					tzinfo=tz
+				)
+
+				if target > cur:
+					# that month and date this year is in the future.
+					return Right(target)
+				else:
+					# that month and date this year would be in the past.
+					# assume they actually want it due on that date *next* year.
+					return Right(target.replace(
+						year=cur.year+1
+					))
+			else:
+				# User input something like "26/11". 
+				# This is probably *actually* a year and a month
+				return Right(
+					datetime(
+						year,
+						month,
+						days_per_month(MONTHS[month-1], year),
+						time_to_use.hour,
+						time_to_use.minute,
+						time_to_use.second,
+						tzinfo=tz
+					)
+				)
+		
+		if month and day:
+			cur = datetime.now(tz)
+			target = datetime(
+				cur.year,
+				month,
+				day,
+				time_to_use.hour,
+				time_to_use.minute,
+				time_to_use.second,
+				tzinfo=tz
+			)
+
+			if target > cur:
+				# that month and date this year is in the future.
+				return Right(target)
+			else:
+				# that month and date this year would be in the past.
+				# assume they actually want it due on that date *next* year.
+				return Right(target.replace(
+					year=cur.year+1
+				))
+
+		if year:
+			return Right(
+				datetime(
+					year,
+					12,
+					31,
+					time_to_use.hour,
+					time_to_use.minute,
+					time_to_use.second,
+					tzinfo=tz
+				)
+			)
+		
+		# User input something bizarre. See if parse_relative() can do anything with it.
+		return try_parse_relative_timestamp(data, tz)
+	except Exception as e:
+		log.error(f'An internal error occured while parsing the time-string {data}: {e!s}')
+		return Left(e)

src/taskflower/web/invite/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import timedelta
 from secrets import token_hex
 from flask import Blueprint, redirect, render_template, request, url_for
 from flask_login import current_user, login_required # pyright:ignore[reportMissingTypeStubs, reportUnknownVariableType]
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from taskflower.sanitize.code import SignUpCodeForUser, ZoneInviteCodeForUser
 from taskflower.types import assert_usr
 from taskflower.types.either import Either, Left, Right, gather_successes
 from taskflower.types.option import Option
+from taskflower.util.time import now
 from taskflower.web.errors import ResponseErrorBadRequest, ResponseErrorForbidden, ResponseErrorNotFound, response_from_exception
 from taskflower.web.utils.request import get_next
 
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ def new_sign_up():
 	try:
 		code = SignUpCode(
 			code=token_hex(16), # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
-			created=datetime.now(),    # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
+			created=now(),             # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
-			expires=datetime.now() + timedelta(weeks=1), # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
+			expires=now() + timedelta(weeks=1), # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 			created_by=cur_usr.id      # pyright:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 		)
 		db.session.add(code)
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ def enter():
 		)
 	).flat_map(
 		lambda code: Either.do_assert(
-			code.expires > datetime.now(),
+			code.expires > now(),
 			'Code expiration date is in the future'
 		).map(
 			lambda _: code