fix(DatePicker): updated onBlur logic for empty date

packages/react-core/src/components/DatePicker/DatePicker.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ import { KeyTypes } from '../../helpers';
 import { isValidDate } from '../../helpers/datetimeUtils';
 import { HelperText, HelperTextItem } from '../HelperText';
 
+/** Props that customize the requirement of a date */
+export interface DatePickerRequiredObject {
+  /** Flag indicating the date is required. */
+  isRequired?: boolean;
+  /** Error message to display when the text input is empty and the isRequired prop is also passed in. */
+  emptyDateText?: string;
+}
+
 /** The main date picker component. */
 
 export interface DatePickerProps
@@ -32,15 +40,15 @@ export interface DatePickerProps
   className?: string;
   /** How to format the date in the text input. */
   dateFormat?: (date: Date) => string;
-  /** How to format the date in the text input. */
+  /** How to parse the date in the text input. */
   dateParse?: (value: string) => Date;
   /** Helper text to display alongside the date picker. Expects a HelperText component. */
   helperText?: React.ReactNode;
   /** Additional props for the text input. */
   inputProps?: TextInputProps;
   /** Flag indicating the date picker is disabled. */
   isDisabled?: boolean;
-  /** Error message to display when the text input cannot be parsed. */
+  /** Error message to display when the text input contains a non-empty value in an invalid format. */
   invalidFormatText?: string;
   /** Callback called every time the text input loses focus. */
   onBlur?: (event: any, value: string, date?: Date) => void;
@@ -50,6 +58,8 @@ export interface DatePickerProps
   placeholder?: string;
   /** Props to pass to the popover that contains the calendar month component. */
   popoverProps?: Partial<Omit<PopoverProps, 'appendTo'>>;
+  /** Options to customize the requirement of a date */
+  requiredDateOptions?: DatePickerRequiredObject;
   /** Functions that returns an error message if a date is invalid. */
   validators?: ((date: Date) => string)[];
   /** Value of the text input. */
@@ -95,6 +105,7 @@ const DatePickerBase = (
     onChange = (): any => undefined,
     onBlur = (): any => undefined,
     invalidFormatText = 'Invalid date',
+    requiredDateOptions,
     helperText,
     appendTo = 'inline',
     popoverProps,
@@ -122,6 +133,7 @@ const DatePickerBase = (
   const buttonRef = React.useRef<HTMLButtonElement>();
   const datePickerWrapperRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>();
   const triggerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>();
+  const emptyDateText = requiredDateOptions?.emptyDateText || 'Date cannot be blank';
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     setValue(valueProp);
@@ -153,17 +165,22 @@ const DatePickerBase = (
   };
 
   const onInputBlur = (event: any) => {
-    if (pristine) {
-      return;
-    }
     const newValueDate = dateParse(value);
-    if (isValidDate(newValueDate)) {
-      onBlur(event, value, new Date(newValueDate));
+    const dateIsValid = isValidDate(newValueDate);
+    const onBlurDateArg = dateIsValid ? new Date(newValueDate) : undefined;
+    onBlur(event, value, onBlurDateArg);
+
+    if (dateIsValid) {
       setError(newValueDate);
-    } else {
-      onBlur(event, value);
+    }
+
+    if (!dateIsValid && !pristine) {
       setErrorText(invalidFormatText);
     }
+
+    if (!dateIsValid && pristine && requiredDateOptions?.isRequired) {
+      setErrorText(emptyDateText);
+    }
   };
 
   const onDateClick = (_event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement, MouseEvent>, newValueDate: Date) => {
@@ -236,6 +253,10 @@ const DatePickerBase = (
             event.stopPropagation();
             setPopoverOpen(false);
             hideFunction();
+            // If datepicker is required and the popover is opened without the text input
+            // first receiving focus, we want to validate that the text input is not blank upon
+            // closing the popover
+            requiredDateOptions?.isRequired && !value && setErrorText(emptyDateText);
           }
           if (event.key === KeyTypes.Escape && popoverOpen) {
             event.stopPropagation();
@@ -254,6 +275,7 @@ const DatePickerBase = (
             <InputGroupItem isFill>
               <TextInput
                 isDisabled={isDisabled}
+                isRequired={requiredDateOptions?.isRequired}
                 aria-label={ariaLabel}
                 placeholder={placeholder}
                 validated={errorText.trim() ? 'error' : 'default'}

packages/react-core/src/components/DatePicker/__tests__/DatePicker.test.tsx

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ test('Shows helperText instead of "Invalid date" when no error exists', () => {
   expect(screen.getByText('Help me')).toBeVisible();
 });
 
-test('Shows "Invalid date" instead of helperText when an error exists', async () => {
+test('Shows "Invalid date" instead of helperText when text input contains invalid date', async () => {
   const user = userEvent.setup();
 
   render(
@@ -99,3 +99,90 @@ test('Shows "Invalid date" instead of helperText when an error exists', async ()
   expect(screen.queryByText('Help me')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   expect(screen.getByText('Invalid date')).toBeVisible();
 });
+
+test('Does not render text input as invalid when requiredDateOptions.isRequired is false', async () => {
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+
+  render(<DatePicker />);
+
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole('textbox'));
+  await user.click(document.body);
+
+  expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).not.toHaveAttribute('aria-invalid', 'true');
+});
+
+test('Does not render emptyDateText when requiredDateOptions.isRequired is false', async () => {
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+
+  render(<DatePicker />);
+
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole('textbox'));
+  await user.click(document.body);
+
+  expect(screen.queryByText('Date cannot be blank')).not.toBeInTheDocument;
+});
+
+test('Renders text input as invalid on blur when requiredDateOptions.isRequired is true', async () => {
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+
+  render(<DatePicker requiredDateOptions={{ isRequired: true }} />);
+
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole('textbox'));
+  await user.click(document.body);
+
+  expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toHaveAttribute('aria-invalid', 'true');
+});
+
+test('Renders default emptyDateText on blur when requiredDateOptions.isRequired is true', async () => {
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+
+  render(<DatePicker requiredDateOptions={{ isRequired: true }} />);
+
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole('textbox'));
+  await user.click(document.body);
+
+  expect(screen.getByText('Date cannot be blank')).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test('Renders custom emptyDateText when requiredDateOptions.isRequired is true', async () => {
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+
+  render(<DatePicker requiredDateOptions={{ isRequired: true, emptyDateText: 'Required in test' }} />);
+
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole('textbox'));
+  await user.click(document.body);
+
+  expect(screen.getByText('Required in test')).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test('Shows emptyDateText instead of helperText when text input is empty and requiredDateOptions.isRequired is true', async () => {
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+
+  render(
+    <DatePicker
+      requiredDateOptions={{ isRequired: true }}
+      helperText={
+        <HelperText>
+          <HelperTextItem>Help me</HelperTextItem>
+        </HelperText>
+      }
+    />
+  );
+
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole('textbox'));
+  await user.click(document.body);
+
+  expect(screen.queryByText('Help me')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByText('Date cannot be blank')).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test('Renders text input as invalid when requiredDateOptions.isRequired is true and popover is closed without selection', async () => {
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+
+  render(<DatePicker requiredDateOptions={{ isRequired: true }} />);
+
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Toggle date picker' }));
+  await user.click(document.body);
+
+  expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toHaveAttribute('aria-invalid', 'true');
+});

packages/react-core/src/components/DatePicker/examples/DatePicker.md

@@ -3,42 +3,61 @@ id: Date picker
 section: components
 subsection: date-and-time
 cssPrefix: pf-v5-c-date-picker
-propComponents: ['DatePicker', 'CalendarFormat', 'DatePickerRef']
+propComponents: ['DatePicker', 'CalendarFormat', 'DatePickerRef', 'DatePickerRequiredObject']
 ---
 
 ## Examples
 
 ### Basic
 
 ```ts file="./DatePickerBasic.tsx"
+
+```
+
+### Required
+
+To require users to select a date before continuing, use the `requiredDateOptions.isRequired` property.
+
+A required date picker will be invalid when the text input is empty and either the text input loses focus or the date picker popover is closed.
+
+The error message can be customized via the `requiredDateOptions.emptyDateText` property.
+
+```ts file="./DatePickerRequired.tsx"
+
 ```
 
 ### American format
 
 ```ts file="./DatePickerAmerican.tsx"
+
 ```
 
 ### Helper text
 
 ```ts file="./DatePickerHelperText.tsx"
+
 ```
 
 ### Min and max date
 
 ```ts file="./DatePickerMinMax.tsx"
+
 ```
 
 ### French
 
 ```ts file="./DatePickerFrench.tsx"
+
 ```
 
 ### Controlled
 
 ```ts file="./DatePickerControlled.tsx"
+
 ```
 
 ### Controlling the date picker calendar state
 
 ```ts file="./DatePickerControlledCalendar.tsx"
+
 ```

packages/react-core/src/components/DatePicker/examples/DatePickerRequired.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { DatePicker } from '@patternfly/react-core';
+
+export const DatePickerRequired: React.FunctionComponent = () => (
+  <DatePicker requiredDateOptions={{ isRequired: true, emptyDateText: 'Date is required' }} />
+);