Fix/pre epoch time (#2019)

* Use user timezone to show dates on maps

* Limit timestamps to valid range to prevent database errors when users enter pre-epoch dates.

* Limit timestamps to valid range to prevent database errors when users enter pre-epoch dates.

* Fix tests failing due to new index on stats table

* Fix failing specs

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## Fixed
 
-- Cities visited during a trip are now being calculated correctly. #547
+- Cities visited during a trip are now being calculated correctly. #547 #641
 - Points on the map are now show time in user's timezone. #580
+- Date range inputs now handle pre-epoch dates gracefully by clamping to valid PostgreSQL integer range. #685
 
 
 # [0.36.2] - 2025-12-06

app/controllers/api/v1/countries/visited_cities_controller.rb

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class Api::V1::Countries::VisitedCitiesController < ApiController
+  include SafeTimestampParser
+
   before_action :validate_params
 
   def index
-    start_at = DateTime.parse(params[:start_at]).to_i
+    start_at = safe_timestamp(params[:start_at])
-    end_at = DateTime.parse(params[:end_at]).to_i
+    end_at = safe_timestamp(params[:end_at])
 
     points = current_api_user
              .points

app/controllers/api/v1/points_controller.rb

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class Api::V1::PointsController < ApiController
+  include SafeTimestampParser
+
   before_action :authenticate_active_api_user!, only: %i[create update destroy bulk_destroy]
   before_action :validate_points_limit, only: %i[create]
 
   def index
-    start_at = params[:start_at]&.to_datetime&.to_i
+    start_at = params[:start_at].present? ? safe_timestamp(params[:start_at]) : nil
-    end_at   = params[:end_at]&.to_datetime&.to_i || Time.zone.now.to_i
+    end_at   = params[:end_at].present? ? safe_timestamp(params[:end_at]) : Time.zone.now.to_i
     order    = params[:order] || 'desc'
 
     points = current_api_user

app/controllers/concerns/safe_timestamp_parser.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module SafeTimestampParser
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  private
+
+  def safe_timestamp(date_string)
+    return Time.zone.now.to_i if date_string.blank?
+
+    parsed_time = Time.zone.parse(date_string)
+
+    # Time.zone.parse returns epoch time (2000-01-01) for unparseable strings
+    # Check if it's a valid parse by seeing if year is suspiciously at epoch
+    return Time.zone.now.to_i if parsed_time.nil? || (parsed_time.year == 2000 && !date_string.include?('2000'))
+
+    min_timestamp = Time.zone.parse('1970-01-01').to_i
+    max_timestamp = Time.zone.parse('2100-01-01').to_i
+
+    parsed_time.to_i.clamp(min_timestamp, max_timestamp)
+  rescue ArgumentError, TypeError
+    Time.zone.now.to_i
+  end
+end

app/controllers/map/leaflet_controller.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class Map::LeafletController < ApplicationController
+  include SafeTimestampParser
+
   before_action :authenticate_user!
   layout 'map', only: :index
 
@@ -71,14 +73,14 @@ class Map::LeafletController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def start_at
-    return Time.zone.parse(params[:start_at]).to_i if params[:start_at].present?
+    return safe_timestamp(params[:start_at]) if params[:start_at].present?
     return Time.zone.at(points.last.timestamp).beginning_of_day.to_i if points.any?
 
     Time.zone.today.beginning_of_day.to_i
   end
 
   def end_at
-    return Time.zone.parse(params[:end_at]).to_i if params[:end_at].present?
+    return safe_timestamp(params[:end_at]) if params[:end_at].present?
     return Time.zone.at(points.last.timestamp).end_of_day.to_i if points.any?
 
     Time.zone.today.end_of_day.to_i

app/controllers/map/maplibre_controller.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module Map
   class MaplibreController < ApplicationController
+    include SafeTimestampParser
+
     before_action :authenticate_user!
     layout 'map'
 
@@ -11,13 +13,13 @@ module Map
     private
 
     def start_at
-      return Time.zone.parse(params[:start_at]).to_i if params[:start_at].present?
+      return safe_timestamp(params[:start_at]) if params[:start_at].present?
 
       Time.zone.today.beginning_of_day.to_i
     end
 
     def end_at
-      return Time.zone.parse(params[:end_at]).to_i if params[:end_at].present?
+      return safe_timestamp(params[:end_at]) if params[:end_at].present?
 
       Time.zone.today.end_of_day.to_i
     end

app/controllers/points_controller.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class PointsController < ApplicationController
+  include SafeTimestampParser
+
   before_action :authenticate_user!
 
   def index
@@ -40,13 +42,13 @@ class PointsController < ApplicationController
   def start_at
     return 1.month.ago.beginning_of_day.to_i if params[:start_at].nil?
 
-    Time.zone.parse(params[:start_at]).to_i
+    safe_timestamp(params[:start_at])
   end
 
   def end_at
     return Time.zone.today.end_of_day.to_i if params[:end_at].nil?
 
-    Time.zone.parse(params[:end_at]).to_i
+    safe_timestamp(params[:end_at])
   end
 
   def points

lib/timestamps.rb

@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@
 
 module Timestamps
   def self.parse_timestamp(timestamp)
-    begin
+    min_timestamp = Time.zone.parse('1970-01-01').to_i
-      # if the timestamp is in ISO 8601 format, try to parse it
+    max_timestamp = Time.zone.parse('2100-01-01').to_i
-      DateTime.parse(timestamp).to_time.to_i
+
-    rescue
+    parsed = DateTime.parse(timestamp).to_time.to_i
+
+    parsed.clamp(min_timestamp, max_timestamp)
+  rescue StandardError
+    result =
       if timestamp.to_s.length > 10
-        # If the timestamp is in milliseconds, convert to seconds
         timestamp.to_i / 1000
       else
-        # If the timestamp is in seconds, return it without change
         timestamp.to_i
       end
-    end
+
+    result.clamp(min_timestamp, max_timestamp)
   end
 end

spec/controllers/concerns/safe_timestamp_parser_spec.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe SafeTimestampParser, type: :controller do
+  include ActiveSupport::Testing::TimeHelpers
+
+  controller(ActionController::Base) do
+    include SafeTimestampParser
+
+    def index
+      render plain: safe_timestamp(params[:date]).to_s
+    end
+  end
+
+  before do
+    routes.draw { get 'index' => 'anonymous#index' }
+  end
+
+  describe '#safe_timestamp' do
+    context 'with valid dates within range' do
+      it 'returns correct timestamp for 2020-01-01' do
+        get :index, params: { date: '2020-01-01' }
+        expected = Time.zone.parse('2020-01-01').to_i
+        expect(response.body).to eq(expected.to_s)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns correct timestamp for 1980-06-15' do
+        get :index, params: { date: '1980-06-15' }
+        expected = Time.zone.parse('1980-06-15').to_i
+        expect(response.body).to eq(expected.to_s)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with dates before valid range' do
+      it 'clamps year 1000 to minimum timestamp (1970-01-01)' do
+        get :index, params: { date: '1000-01-30' }
+        min_timestamp = Time.zone.parse('1970-01-01').to_i
+        expect(response.body).to eq(min_timestamp.to_s)
+      end
+
+      it 'clamps year 1900 to minimum timestamp (1970-01-01)' do
+        get :index, params: { date: '1900-12-25' }
+        min_timestamp = Time.zone.parse('1970-01-01').to_i
+        expect(response.body).to eq(min_timestamp.to_s)
+      end
+
+      it 'clamps year 1969 to minimum timestamp (1970-01-01)' do
+        get :index, params: { date: '1969-07-20' }
+        min_timestamp = Time.zone.parse('1970-01-01').to_i
+        expect(response.body).to eq(min_timestamp.to_s)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with dates after valid range' do
+      it 'clamps year 2150 to maximum timestamp (2100-01-01)' do
+        get :index, params: { date: '2150-01-01' }
+        max_timestamp = Time.zone.parse('2100-01-01').to_i
+        expect(response.body).to eq(max_timestamp.to_s)
+      end
+
+      it 'clamps year 3000 to maximum timestamp (2100-01-01)' do
+        get :index, params: { date: '3000-12-31' }
+        max_timestamp = Time.zone.parse('2100-01-01').to_i
+        expect(response.body).to eq(max_timestamp.to_s)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with invalid date strings' do
+      it 'returns current time for unparseable date' do
+        travel_to Time.zone.parse('2023-06-15 12:00:00') do
+          get :index, params: { date: 'not-a-date' }
+          expected = Time.zone.now.to_i
+          expect(response.body).to eq(expected.to_s)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'returns current time for empty string' do
+        travel_to Time.zone.parse('2023-06-15 12:00:00') do
+          get :index, params: { date: '' }
+          expected = Time.zone.now.to_i
+          expect(response.body).to eq(expected.to_s)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'edge cases' do
+      it 'handles Unix epoch exactly (1970-01-01)' do
+        get :index, params: { date: '1970-01-01' }
+        expected = Time.zone.parse('1970-01-01').to_i
+        expect(response.body).to eq(expected.to_s)
+      end
+
+      it 'handles maximum date exactly (2100-01-01)' do
+        get :index, params: { date: '2100-01-01' }
+        expected = Time.zone.parse('2100-01-01').to_i
+        expect(response.body).to eq(expected.to_s)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

spec/models/user_spec.rb

@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
     describe '#total_distance' do
       subject { user.total_distance }
 
-      let!(:stat1) { create(:stat, user:, distance: 10_000) }
+      let!(:stat1) { create(:stat, user:, year: 2020, month: 10, distance: 10_000) }
-      let!(:stat2) { create(:stat, user:, distance: 20_000) }
+      let!(:stat2) { create(:stat, user:, year: 2020, month: 11, distance: 20_000) }
 
       it 'returns sum of distances' do
         expect(subject).to eq(30) # 30 km
@@ -341,14 +341,16 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
 
   describe '.from_omniauth' do
     let(:auth_hash) do
-      OmniAuth::AuthHash.new({
+      OmniAuth::AuthHash.new(
-        provider: 'github',
+        {
-        uid: '123545',
+          provider: 'github',
-        info: {
+          uid: '123545',
-          email: email,
+          info: {
-          name: 'Test User'
+            email: email,
+            name: 'Test User'
+          }
         }
-      })
+      )
     end
 
     context 'when user exists with the same email' do
@@ -394,14 +396,16 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
     context 'when OAuth provider is Google' do
       let(:email) { 'google@example.com' }
       let(:auth_hash) do
-        OmniAuth::AuthHash.new({
+        OmniAuth::AuthHash.new(
-          provider: 'google_oauth2',
+          {
-          uid: '123545',
+            provider: 'google_oauth2',
-          info: {
+            uid: '123545',
-            email: email,
+            info: {
-            name: 'Google User'
+              email: email,
+              name: 'Google User'
+            }
           }
-        })
+        )
       end
 
       it 'creates a user from Google OAuth data' do

spec/requests/api/v1/stats_spec.rb

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 RSpec.describe 'Api::V1::Stats', type: :request do
   describe 'GET /index' do
     let(:user) { create(:user) }
-    let(:stats_in_2020) { create_list(:stat, 12, year: 2020, user:) }
+    let(:stats_in_2020) { (1..12).map { |month| create(:stat, year: 2020, month:, user:) } }
-    let(:stats_in_2021) { create_list(:stat, 12, year: 2021, user:) }
+    let(:stats_in_2021) { (1..12).map { |month| create(:stat, year: 2021, month:, user:) } }
     let(:points_in_2020) do
       (1..85).map do |i|
         create(:point, :with_geodata,
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@ RSpec.describe 'Api::V1::Stats', type: :request do
             totalCitiesVisited: 1,
             monthlyDistanceKm: {
               january: 1,
-              february: 0,
+              february: 1,
-              march: 0,
+              march: 1,
-              april: 0,
+              april: 1,
-              may: 0,
+              may: 1,
-              june: 0,
+              june: 1,
-              july: 0,
+              july: 1,
-              august: 0,
+              august: 1,
-              september: 0,
+              september: 1,
-              october: 0,
+              october: 1,
-              november: 0,
+              november: 1,
-              december: 0
+              december: 1
             }
           },
           {
@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@ RSpec.describe 'Api::V1::Stats', type: :request do
             totalCitiesVisited: 1,
             monthlyDistanceKm: {
               january: 1,
-              february: 0,
+              february: 1,
-              march: 0,
+              march: 1,
-              april: 0,
+              april: 1,
-              may: 0,
+              may: 1,
-              june: 0,
+              june: 1,
-              july: 0,
+              july: 1,
-              august: 0,
+              august: 1,
-              september: 0,
+              september: 1,
-              october: 0,
+              october: 1,
-              november: 0,
+              november: 1,
-              december: 0
+              december: 1
             }
           }
         ]
@@ -100,4 +100,3 @@ RSpec.describe 'Api::V1::Stats', type: :request do
     end
   end
 end
-

spec/serializers/point_serializer_spec.rb

@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ RSpec.describe PointSerializer do
         'track_id' => point.track_id,
         'country_name' => point.read_attribute(:country_name),
         'raw_data_archived' => point.raw_data_archived,
-        'raw_data_archive_id' => point.raw_data_archive_id,
+        'raw_data_archive_id' => point.raw_data_archive_id
-        'timestamp_year' => point.timestamp_year,
-        'timestamp_month' => point.timestamp_month
       }
     end
 

spec/serializers/stats_serializer_spec.rb

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ RSpec.describe StatsSerializer do
     end
 
     context 'when the user has stats' do
-      let!(:stats_in_2020) { create_list(:stat, 12, year: 2020, user:) }
+      let!(:stats_in_2020) { (1..12).map { |month| create(:stat, year: 2020, month:, user:) } }
-      let!(:stats_in_2021) { create_list(:stat, 12, year: 2021, user:) }
+      let!(:stats_in_2021) { (1..12).map { |month| create(:stat, year: 2021, month:, user:) } }
       let!(:points_in_2020) do
         (1..85).map do |i|
           create(:point, :with_geodata,
@@ -63,17 +63,17 @@ RSpec.describe StatsSerializer do
               "totalCitiesVisited": 1,
               "monthlyDistanceKm": {
                 "january": 1,
-                "february": 0,
+                "february": 1,
-                "march": 0,
+                "march": 1,
-                "april": 0,
+                "april": 1,
-                "may": 0,
+                "may": 1,
-                "june": 0,
+                "june": 1,
-                "july": 0,
+                "july": 1,
-                "august": 0,
+                "august": 1,
-                "september": 0,
+                "september": 1,
-                "october": 0,
+                "october": 1,
-                "november": 0,
+                "november": 1,
-                "december": 0
+                "december": 1
               }
             },
             {
@@ -83,17 +83,17 @@ RSpec.describe StatsSerializer do
               "totalCitiesVisited": 1,
               "monthlyDistanceKm": {
                 "january": 1,
-                "february": 0,
+                "february": 1,
-                "march": 0,
+                "march": 1,
-                "april": 0,
+                "april": 1,
-                "may": 0,
+                "may": 1,
-                "june": 0,
+                "june": 1,
-                "july": 0,
+                "july": 1,
-                "august": 0,
+                "august": 1,
-                "september": 0,
+                "september": 1,
-                "october": 0,
+                "october": 1,
-                "november": 0,
+                "november": 1,
-                "december": 0
+                "december": 1
               }
             }
           ]

spec/swagger/api/v1/stats_controller_spec.rb

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ describe 'Stats API', type: :request do
                ]
 
         let!(:user) { create(:user) }
-        let!(:stats_in_2020) { create_list(:stat, 12, year: 2020, user:) }
+        let!(:stats_in_2020) { (1..12).map { |month| create(:stat, year: 2020, month:, user:) } }
-        let!(:stats_in_2021) { create_list(:stat, 12, year: 2021, user:) }
+        let!(:stats_in_2021) { (1..12).map { |month| create(:stat, year: 2021, month:, user:) } }
         let!(:points_in_2020) do
           (1..85).map do |i|
             create(:point, :with_geodata, :reverse_geocoded, timestamp: Time.zone.local(2020, 1, 1).to_i + i.hours,