Convert due date to a Date (vs. a string with no year).

cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/subsection.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def i_have_added_a_new_subsection(step):
 def i_have_opened_a_new_subsection(step):
     step.given('I have opened a new course section in Studio')
     step.given('I have added a new subsection')
-    css_click('span.subsection-name-value')
+    world.css_click('span.subsection-name-value')
 
 
 @step('I click the New Subsection link')
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@ def i_see_complete_subsection_name_with_quote_in_editor(step):
 @step('I have set a release date and due date in different years$')
 def test_have_set_dates_in_different_years(step):
     set_date_and_time('input#start_date', '12/25/2013', 'input#start_time', '3:00am')
-    css_click('.set-date')
-    set_date_and_time('input#due_date', '1/2/2014', 'input#due_time', '4:00am')
+    world.css_click('.set-date')
+    set_date_and_time('input#due_date', '01/02/2014', 'input#due_time', '4:00am')
 
 
 @step('I see the correct dates$')
 def i_see_the_correct_dates(step):
-    assert_equal('12/25/2013', css_find('input#start_date').first.value)
-    assert_equal('3:00am', css_find('input#start_time').first.value)
-    assert_equal('1/2/2014', css_find('input#due_date').first.value)
-    assert_equal('4:00am', css_find('input#due_time').first.value)
+    assert_equal('12/25/2013', world.css_find('input#start_date').first.value)
+    assert_equal('3:00am', world.css_find('input#start_time').first.value)
+    assert_equal('01/02/2014', world.css_find('input#due_date').first.value)
+    assert_equal('4:00am', world.css_find('input#due_time').first.value)
 
 
 @step('I mark it as Homework$')

cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py

@@ -147,10 +147,6 @@ def compute_unit_state(unit):
         return UnitState.public
 
 
-def get_date_display(date):
-    return date.strftime("%d %B, %Y at %I:%M %p")
-
-
 def update_item(location, value):
     """
     If value is None, delete the db entry. Otherwise, update it using the correct modulestore.

cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import sys
 import time
 import tarfile
 import shutil
-from datetime import datetime
 from collections import defaultdict
 from uuid import uuid4
 from path import path
@@ -47,12 +46,13 @@ from functools import partial
 
 from xmodule.contentstore.django import contentstore
 from xmodule.contentstore.content import StaticContent
+from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_default_time_display
 
 from auth.authz import is_user_in_course_group_role, get_users_in_course_group_by_role
 from auth.authz import get_user_by_email, add_user_to_course_group, remove_user_from_course_group
 from auth.authz import INSTRUCTOR_ROLE_NAME, STAFF_ROLE_NAME, create_all_course_groups
 from .utils import get_course_location_for_item, get_lms_link_for_item, compute_unit_state, \
-    get_date_display, UnitState, get_course_for_item, get_url_reverse
+    UnitState, get_course_for_item, get_url_reverse
 
 from xmodule.modulestore.xml_importer import import_from_xml
 from contentstore.course_info_model import get_course_updates, \
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@ def edit_subsection(request, location):
             can_view_live = True
             break
 
+    # item.lms.start is a struct_time using GMT
+    # item.lms.due is a String, 'March 20 17:00'
+
+    # edit_subsection.html, due is converted to dateutil.parser.parse(item.lms.due) = {datetime} 2013-03-20 17:00:00
+    #parsed_due_date = dateutil.parser.parse(item.lms.due)
+
     return render_to_response('edit_subsection.html',
         {'subsection': item,
          'context_course': course,
@@ -374,7 +380,7 @@ def edit_unit(request, location):
         'draft_preview_link': preview_lms_link,
         'published_preview_link': lms_link,
         'subsection': containing_subsection,
-        'release_date': get_date_display(datetime.fromtimestamp(time.mktime(containing_subsection.lms.start))) if containing_subsection.lms.start is not None else None,
+        'release_date': get_default_time_display(containing_subsection.lms.start) if containing_subsection.lms.start is not None else None,
         'section': containing_section,
         'create_new_unit_template': Location('i4x', 'edx', 'templates', 'vertical', 'Empty'),
         'unit_state': unit_state,
@@ -830,7 +836,7 @@ def upload_asset(request, org, course, coursename):
     readback = contentstore().find(content.location)
 
     response_payload = {'displayname': content.name,
-        'uploadDate': get_date_display(readback.last_modified_at),
+        'uploadDate': get_default_time_display(readback.last_modified_at.timetuple()),
         'url': StaticContent.get_url_path_from_location(content.location),
         'thumb_url': StaticContent.get_url_path_from_location(thumbnail_location) if thumbnail_content is not None else None,
         'msg': 'Upload completed'
@@ -1402,7 +1408,7 @@ def asset_index(request, org, course, name):
         id = asset['_id']
         display_info = {}
         display_info['displayname'] = asset['displayname']
-        display_info['uploadDate'] = get_date_display(asset['uploadDate'])
+        display_info['uploadDate'] = get_default_time_display(asset['uploadDate'].timetuple())
 
         asset_location = StaticContent.compute_location(id['org'], id['course'], id['name'])
         display_info['url'] = StaticContent.get_url_path_from_location(asset_location)

cms/static/js/base.js

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ var $modalCover;
 var $newComponentItem;
 var $changedInput;
 var $spinner;
+var $newComponentTypePicker;
+var $newComponentTemplatePickers;
+var $newComponentButton;
 
 $(document).ready(function () {
     $body = $('body');
@@ -228,7 +231,7 @@ function syncReleaseDate(e) {
     $("#start_time").val("");
 }
 
-function getEdxTimeFromDateTimeVals(date_val, time_val, format) {
+function getEdxTimeFromDateTimeVals(date_val, time_val) {
     var edxTimeStr = null;
 
     if (date_val != '') {
@@ -237,20 +240,17 @@ function getEdxTimeFromDateTimeVals(date_val, time_val, format) {
 
         // Note, we are using date.js utility which has better parsing abilities than the built in JS date parsing
         var date = Date.parse(date_val + " " + time_val);
-        if (format == null)
-            format = 'yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm';
-
-        edxTimeStr = date.toString(format);
+        edxTimeStr = date.toString('yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm');
     }
 
     return edxTimeStr;
 }
 
-function getEdxTimeFromDateTimeInputs(date_id, time_id, format) {
+function getEdxTimeFromDateTimeInputs(date_id, time_id) {
     var input_date = $('#' + date_id).val();
     var input_time = $('#' + time_id).val();
 
-    return getEdxTimeFromDateTimeVals(input_date, input_time, format);
+    return getEdxTimeFromDateTimeVals(input_date, input_time);
 }
 
 function autosaveInput(e) {
@@ -291,10 +291,8 @@ function saveSubsection() {
     }
 
     // Piece back together the date/time UI elements into one date/time string
-    // NOTE: our various "date/time" metadata elements don't always utilize the same formatting string
-    // so make sure we're passing back the correct format
     metadata['start'] = getEdxTimeFromDateTimeInputs('start_date', 'start_time');
-    metadata['due'] = getEdxTimeFromDateTimeInputs('due_date', 'due_time', 'MMMM dd HH:mm');
+    metadata['due'] = getEdxTimeFromDateTimeInputs('due_date', 'due_time');
 
     $.ajax({
         url: "/save_item",
@@ -316,8 +314,8 @@ function saveSubsection() {
 function createNewUnit(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
 
-    parent = $(this).data('parent');
-    template = $(this).data('template');
+    var parent = $(this).data('parent');
+    var template = $(this).data('template');
 
     $.post('/clone_item',
         {'parent_location': parent,

cms/templates/edit_subsection.html

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
    import dateutil.parser
    import logging
    from datetime import datetime
+   from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_time_struct_display
 %>
 
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
@@ -66,12 +67,8 @@
       <a href="#" class="set-date">Set a due date</a>
       <div class="datepair date-setter">
         <p class="date-description">
-          <%
-              # due date uses it own formatting for stringifying the date. As with capa_module.py, there's a utility module available for us to use
-             due_date = dateutil.parser.parse(subsection.lms.due) if subsection.lms.due else None
-          %>
-          <input type="text" id="due_date" name="due_date" value="${due_date.strftime('%m/%d/%Y') if due_date is not None else ''}" placeholder="MM/DD/YYYY" class="date" size='15' autocomplete="off"/>
-          <input type="text" id="due_time" name="due_time" value="${due_date.strftime('%H:%M') if due_date is not None else ''}" placeholder="HH:MM" class="time" size='10' autocomplete="off"/>
+          <input type="text" id="due_date" name="due_date" value="${get_time_struct_display(subsection.lms.due, '%m/%d/%Y')}" placeholder="MM/DD/YYYY" class="date" size='15' autocomplete="off"/>
+          <input type="text" id="due_time" name="due_time" value="${get_time_struct_display(subsection.lms.due, '%H:%M')}" placeholder="HH:MM" class="time" size='10' autocomplete="off"/>
           <a href="#" class="remove-date">Remove due date</a>
         </p>
       </div>

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py

 import cgi
 import datetime
-import dateutil
-import dateutil.parser
 import hashlib
 import json
 import logging
 import traceback
 import sys
 
-from lxml import etree
 from pkg_resources import resource_string
 
 from capa.capa_problem import LoncapaProblem
@@ -18,8 +15,9 @@ from .progress import Progress
 from xmodule.x_module import XModule
 from xmodule.raw_module import RawDescriptor
 from xmodule.exceptions import NotFoundError
-from xblock.core import Integer, Scope, BlockScope, ModelType, String, Boolean, Object, Float
-from .fields import Timedelta
+from xblock.core import Integer, Scope, String, Boolean, Object, Float
+from .fields import Timedelta, Date
+from xmodule.util.date_utils import time_to_datetime
 
 log = logging.getLogger("mitx.courseware")
 
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ class ComplexEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
 class CapaFields(object):
     attempts = StringyInteger(help="Number of attempts taken by the student on this problem", default=0, scope=Scope.student_state)
     max_attempts = StringyInteger(help="Maximum number of attempts that a student is allowed", scope=Scope.settings)
-    due = String(help="Date that this problem is due by", scope=Scope.settings)
+    due = Date(help="Date that this problem is due by", scope=Scope.settings)
     graceperiod = Timedelta(help="Amount of time after the due date that submissions will be accepted", scope=Scope.settings)
     showanswer = String(help="When to show the problem answer to the student", scope=Scope.settings, default="closed")
     force_save_button = Boolean(help="Whether to force the save button to appear on the page", scope=Scope.settings, default=False)
@@ -124,10 +122,7 @@ class CapaModule(CapaFields, XModule):
     def __init__(self, system, location, descriptor, model_data):
         XModule.__init__(self, system, location, descriptor, model_data)
 
-        if self.due:
-            due_date = dateutil.parser.parse(self.due)
-        else:
-            due_date = None
+        due_date = time_to_datetime(self.due)
 
         if self.graceperiod is not None and due_date:
             self.close_date = due_date + self.graceperiod

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_module.py

-import json
 import logging
 from lxml import etree
 
@@ -6,9 +5,10 @@ from pkg_resources import resource_string
 
 from xmodule.raw_module import RawDescriptor
 from .x_module import XModule
-from xblock.core import Integer, Scope, BlockScope, ModelType, String, Boolean, Object, Float, List
+from xblock.core import Integer, Scope, String, Boolean, List
 from xmodule.open_ended_grading_classes.combined_open_ended_modulev1 import CombinedOpenEndedV1Module, CombinedOpenEndedV1Descriptor
 from collections import namedtuple
+from .fields import Date
 
 log = logging.getLogger("mitx.courseware")
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class CombinedOpenEndedFields(object):
                                  scope=Scope.settings)
     skip_spelling_checks = Boolean(help="Whether or not to skip initial spelling checks.", default=True,
                                    scope=Scope.settings)
-    due = String(help="Date that this problem is due by", default=None, scope=Scope.settings)
+    due = Date(help="Date that this problem is due by", default=None, scope=Scope.settings)
     graceperiod = String(help="Amount of time after the due date that submissions will be accepted", default=None,
                          scope=Scope.settings)
     max_score = Integer(help="Maximum score for the problem.", default=1, scope=Scope.settings)

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from xmodule.seq_module import SequenceDescriptor, SequenceModule
 from xmodule.timeparse import parse_time
 from xmodule.util.decorators import lazyproperty
 from xmodule.graders import grader_from_conf
+from xmodule.util.date_utils import time_to_datetime
 import json
 
 from xblock.core import Scope, List, String, Object, Boolean
@@ -533,19 +534,17 @@ class CourseDescriptor(CourseFields, SequenceDescriptor):
     def _sorting_dates(self):
         # utility function to get datetime objects for dates used to
         # compute the is_new flag and the sorting_score
-        def to_datetime(timestamp):
-            return datetime(*timestamp[:6])
 
         announcement = self.announcement
         if announcement is not None:
-            announcement = to_datetime(announcement)
+            announcement = time_to_datetime(announcement)
 
         try:
             start = dateutil.parser.parse(self.advertised_start)
         except (ValueError, AttributeError):
-            start = to_datetime(self.start)
+            start = time_to_datetime(self.start)
 
-        now = to_datetime(time.gmtime())
+        now = time_to_datetime(time.gmtime())
 
         return announcement, start, now
 

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/foldit_module.py

 import logging
 from lxml import etree
-from dateutil import parser
 
 from pkg_resources import resource_string
 
@@ -8,6 +7,9 @@ from xmodule.editing_module import EditingDescriptor
 from xmodule.x_module import XModule
 from xmodule.xml_module import XmlDescriptor
 from xblock.core import Scope, Integer, String
+from .fields import Date
+from xmodule.util.date_utils import time_to_datetime
+
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ class FolditFields(object):
     # default to what Spring_7012x uses
     required_level = Integer(default=4, scope=Scope.settings)
     required_sublevel = Integer(default=5, scope=Scope.settings)
-    due = String(help="Date that this problem is due by", scope=Scope.settings, default='')
+    due = Date(help="Date that this problem is due by", scope=Scope.settings, default='')
 
     show_basic_score = String(scope=Scope.settings, default='false')
     show_leaderboard = String(scope=Scope.settings, default='false')
@@ -36,17 +38,8 @@ class FolditModule(FolditFields, XModule):
             required_sublevel="3"
             show_leaderboard="false"/>
         """
-        def parse_due_date():
-            """
-            Pull out the date, or None
-            """
-            s = self.due
-            if s:
-                return parser.parse(s)
-            else:
-                return None
 
-        self.due_time = parse_due_date()
+        self.due_time = time_to_datetime(self.due)
 
     def is_complete(self):
         """
@@ -178,8 +171,8 @@ class FolditDescriptor(FolditFields, XmlDescriptor, EditingDescriptor):
 
     @classmethod
     def definition_from_xml(cls, xml_object, system):
-        return ({}, [])
+        return {}, []
 
-    def definition_to_xml(self):
+    def definition_to_xml(self, resource_fs):
         xml_object = etree.Element('foldit')
         return xml_object

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/combined_open_ended_modulev1.py

@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ class CombinedOpenEndedV1Module():
         self.accept_file_upload = self.instance_state.get('accept_file_upload', ACCEPT_FILE_UPLOAD) in TRUE_DICT
         self.skip_basic_checks = self.instance_state.get('skip_spelling_checks', SKIP_BASIC_CHECKS) in TRUE_DICT
 
-        display_due_date_string = self.instance_state.get('due', None)
+        due_date = self.instance_state.get('due', None)
 
         grace_period_string = self.instance_state.get('graceperiod', None)
         try:
-            self.timeinfo = TimeInfo(display_due_date_string, grace_period_string)
+            self.timeinfo = TimeInfo(due_date, grace_period_string)
         except:
             log.error("Error parsing due date information in location {0}".format(location))
             raise

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/peer_grading_module.py

@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ from lxml import etree
 from datetime import datetime
 from pkg_resources import resource_string
 from .capa_module import ComplexEncoder
-from .stringify import stringify_children
 from .x_module import XModule
 from xmodule.raw_module import RawDescriptor
-from xmodule.modulestore import Location
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from .timeinfo import TimeInfo
 from xblock.core import Object, Integer, Boolean, String, Scope
+from .fields import Date
 
 from xmodule.open_ended_grading_classes.peer_grading_service import PeerGradingService, GradingServiceError, MockPeerGradingService
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ class PeerGradingFields(object):
     use_for_single_location = Boolean(help="Whether to use this for a single location or as a panel.", default=USE_FOR_SINGLE_LOCATION, scope=Scope.settings)
     link_to_location = String(help="The location this problem is linked to.", default=LINK_TO_LOCATION, scope=Scope.settings)
     is_graded = Boolean(help="Whether or not this module is scored.",default=IS_GRADED, scope=Scope.settings)
-    display_due_date_string = String(help="Due date that should be displayed.", default=None, scope=Scope.settings)
+    due_date = Date(help="Due date that should be displayed.", default=None, scope=Scope.settings)
     grace_period_string = String(help="Amount of grace to give on the due date.", default=None, scope=Scope.settings)
     max_grade = Integer(help="The maximum grade that a student can receieve for this problem.", default=MAX_SCORE, scope=Scope.settings)
     student_data_for_location = Object(help="Student data for a given peer grading problem.", default=json.dumps({}),scope=Scope.student_state)
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ class PeerGradingModule(PeerGradingFields, XModule):
                 self._model_data['due'] = due_date
 
         try:
-            self.timeinfo = TimeInfo(self.display_due_date_string, self.grace_period_string)
+            self.timeinfo = TimeInfo(self.due_date, self.grace_period_string)
         except:
             log.error("Error parsing due date information in location {0}".format(location))
             raise

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_date_utils.py

+# Tests for xmodule.util.date_utils
+
+from nose.tools import assert_equals
+from xmodule.util import date_utils
+import datetime
+import time
+
+def test_get_time_struct_display():
+    assert_equals("", date_utils.get_time_struct_display(None, ""))
+    test_time = time.struct_time((1992, 3, 12, 15, 3, 30, 1, 71, 0))
+    assert_equals("03/12/1992", date_utils.get_time_struct_display(test_time, '%m/%d/%Y'))
+    assert_equals("15:03", date_utils.get_time_struct_display(test_time, '%H:%M'))
+
+
+def test_get_default_time_display():
+    assert_equals("", date_utils.get_default_time_display(None))
+    test_time = time.struct_time((1992, 3, 12, 15, 3, 30, 1, 71, 0))
+    assert_equals("Mar 12, 1992 at 03:03 PM",
+        date_utils.get_default_time_display(test_time))
+
+
+def test_time_to_datetime():
+    assert_equals(None, date_utils.time_to_datetime(None))
+    test_time = time.struct_time((1992, 3, 12, 15, 3, 30, 1, 71, 0))
+    assert_equals(datetime.datetime(1992, 3, 12, 15, 3, 30),
+        date_utils.time_to_datetime(test_time))

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_import.py

 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-from path import path
 import unittest
 from fs.memoryfs import MemoryFS
 
 from lxml import etree
 from mock import Mock, patch
-from collections import defaultdict
 
-from xmodule.x_module import XMLParsingSystem, XModuleDescriptor
 from xmodule.xml_module import is_pointer_tag
-from xmodule.errortracker import make_error_tracker
 from xmodule.modulestore import Location
 from xmodule.modulestore.xml import ImportSystem, XMLModuleStore
-from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
 from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import compute_inherited_metadata
+from xmodule.fields import Date
 
 from .test_export import DATA_DIR
 
@@ -137,7 +133,7 @@ class ImportTestCase(BaseCourseTestCase):
             - inherited metadata doesn't leak to children.
         """
         system = self.get_system()
-        v = '1 hour'
+        v = 'March 20 17:00'
         url_name = 'test1'
         start_xml = '''
         <course org="{org}" course="{course}"
@@ -150,11 +146,11 @@ class ImportTestCase(BaseCourseTestCase):
         compute_inherited_metadata(descriptor)
 
         print descriptor, descriptor._model_data
-        self.assertEqual(descriptor.lms.due, v)
+        self.assertEqual(descriptor.lms.due, Date().from_json(v))
 
         # Check that the child inherits due correctly
         child = descriptor.get_children()[0]
-        self.assertEqual(child.lms.due, v)
+        self.assertEqual(child.lms.due, Date().from_json(v))
 
         # Now export and check things
         resource_fs = MemoryFS()

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/timeinfo.py

-import dateutil
-import dateutil.parser
-import datetime
 from .timeparse import parse_timedelta
+from xmodule.util.date_utils import time_to_datetime
 
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -9,7 +7,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class TimeInfo(object):
     """
     This is a simple object that calculates and stores datetime information for an XModule
-    based on the due date string and the grace period string
+    based on the due date and the grace period string
 
     So far it parses out three different pieces of time information:
         self.display_due_date - the 'official' due date that gets displayed to students
@@ -17,13 +15,10 @@ class TimeInfo(object):
         self.close_date - the real due date
 
     """
-    def __init__(self, display_due_date_string, grace_period_string):
-        if display_due_date_string is not None:
-            try:
-                self.display_due_date = dateutil.parser.parse(display_due_date_string)
-            except ValueError:
-                log.error("Could not parse due date {0}".format(display_due_date_string))
-                raise
+    def __init__(self, due_date, grace_period_string):
+        if due_date is not None:
+            self.display_due_date = time_to_datetime(due_date)
+
         else:
             self.display_due_date = None
 

common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/util/date_utils.py

+import time
+import datetime
+
+
+def get_default_time_display(time_struct):
+    """
+    Converts a time struct to a string representation. This is the default
+    representation used in Studio and LMS.
+    It is of the form "Apr 09, 2013 at 04:00 PM".
+
+    If None is passed in, an empty string will be returned.
+    """
+    return get_time_struct_display(time_struct, "%b %d, %Y at %I:%M %p")
+
+
+def get_time_struct_display(time_struct, format):
+    """
+    Converts a time struct to a string based on the given format.
+
+    If None is passed in, an empty string will be returned.
+    """
+    return '' if time_struct is None else time.strftime(format, time_struct)
+
+
+def time_to_datetime(time_struct):
+    """
+    Convert a time struct to a datetime.
+
+    If None is passed in, None will be returned.
+    """
+    return datetime.datetime(*time_struct[:6]) if time_struct else None

lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_module_render.py

@@ -124,17 +124,17 @@ class TestTOC(TestCase):
 
         expected = ([{'active': True, 'sections':
                       [{'url_name': 'Toy_Videos', 'display_name': u'Toy Videos', 'graded': True,
-                        'format': u'Lecture Sequence', 'due': '', 'active': False},
+                        'format': u'Lecture Sequence', 'due': None, 'active': False},
                        {'url_name': 'Welcome', 'display_name': u'Welcome', 'graded': True,
-                        'format': '', 'due': '', 'active': False},
+                        'format': '', 'due': None, 'active': False},
                        {'url_name': 'video_123456789012', 'display_name': 'video 123456789012', 'graded': True,
-                        'format': '', 'due': '', 'active': False},
+                        'format': '', 'due': None, 'active': False},
                        {'url_name': 'video_4f66f493ac8f', 'display_name': 'video 4f66f493ac8f', 'graded': True,
-                        'format': '', 'due': '', 'active': False}],
+                        'format': '', 'due': None, 'active': False}],
                       'url_name': 'Overview', 'display_name': u'Overview'},
                      {'active': False, 'sections':
                       [{'url_name': 'toyvideo', 'display_name': 'toyvideo', 'graded': True,
-                        'format': '', 'due': '', 'active': False}],
+                        'format': '', 'due': None, 'active': False}],
                       'url_name': 'secret:magic', 'display_name': 'secret:magic'}])
 
         actual = render.toc_for_course(self.portal_user, request, self.toy_course, chapter, None, model_data_cache)
@@ -151,17 +151,17 @@ class TestTOC(TestCase):
 
         expected = ([{'active': True, 'sections':
                       [{'url_name': 'Toy_Videos', 'display_name': u'Toy Videos', 'graded': True,
-                        'format': u'Lecture Sequence', 'due': '', 'active': False},
+                        'format': u'Lecture Sequence', 'due': None, 'active': False},
                        {'url_name': 'Welcome', 'display_name': u'Welcome', 'graded': True,
-                        'format': '', 'due': '', 'active': True},
+                        'format': '', 'due': None, 'active': True},
                        {'url_name': 'video_123456789012', 'display_name': 'video 123456789012', 'graded': True,
-                        'format': '', 'due': '', 'active': False},
+                        'format': '', 'due': None, 'active': False},
                        {'url_name': 'video_4f66f493ac8f', 'display_name': 'video 4f66f493ac8f', 'graded': True,
-                        'format': '', 'due': '', 'active': False}],
+                        'format': '', 'due': None, 'active': False}],
                       'url_name': 'Overview', 'display_name': u'Overview'},
                      {'active': False, 'sections':
                       [{'url_name': 'toyvideo', 'display_name': 'toyvideo', 'graded': True,
-                        'format': '', 'due': '', 'active': False}],
+                        'format': '', 'due': None, 'active': False}],
                       'url_name': 'secret:magic', 'display_name': 'secret:magic'}])
 
         actual = render.toc_for_course(self.portal_user, request, self.toy_course, chapter, section, model_data_cache)

lms/templates/courseware/accordion.html

 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
+<%! from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_default_time_display %>
 
 <%def name="make_chapter(chapter)">
   <div class="chapter">
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
           <li class="${'active' if 'active' in section and section['active'] else ''} ${'graded'  if 'graded' in section and section['graded'] else ''}">
             <a href="${reverse('courseware_section', args=[course_id, chapter['url_name'], section['url_name']])}">
               <p>${section['display_name']}</p>
-              <p class="subtitle">${section['format']} ${"due " + section['due'] if 'due' in section and section['due'] != '' else ''}</p>
+              <p class="subtitle">${section['format']} ${"due " + get_default_time_display(section['due']) if 'due' in section else ''}</p>
             </a>
           </li>
       % endfor

lms/templates/courseware/progress.html

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 %>
 
+<%! from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_default_time_display %>
+
 <%block name="js_extra">
 <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/flot/jquery.flot.js')}"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/flot/jquery.flot.stack.js')}"></script>
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ ${progress_graph.body(grade_summary, course.grade_cutoffs, "grade-detail-graph",
 
                 %if 'due' in section and section['due']!="":
                   <em>
-                  due ${section['due']}
+                  due ${get_default_time_display(section['due'])}
                   </em>
                 %endif
               </p>

lms/xmodule_namespace.py

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class LmsNamespace(Namespace):
     )
 
     start = Date(help="Start time when this module is visible", scope=Scope.settings)
-    due = String(help="Date that this problem is due by", scope=Scope.settings, default='')
+    due = Date(help="Date that this problem is due by", scope=Scope.settings)
     source_file = String(help="DO NOT USE", scope=Scope.settings)
     xqa_key = String(help="DO NOT USE", scope=Scope.settings)
     ispublic = Boolean(help="Whether this course is open to the public, or only to admins", scope=Scope.settings)