WhatsNew: Save build creation time, use as displayed date

Gruntfile.js

@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ module.exports = grunt => {
     grunt.task.requires('gitinfo');
     const gitinfo = grunt.config.get('gitinfo');
     const committed = gitinfo.local.branch.current.lastCommitTime;
-    const time = Date.parse(committed) + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 90;
+    const buildCreation = Date.parse(committed);
+    const buildExpiration = buildCreation + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 90;
     grunt.file.write(
       'config/local-production.json',
-      `${JSON.stringify({ buildExpiration: time })}\n`
+      `${JSON.stringify({ buildCreation, buildExpiration })}\n`
     );
   });
 

config/default.json

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   "updatesEnabled": false,
   "enableCI": false,
   "openDevTools": false,
+  "buildCreation": 0,
   "buildExpiration": 0,
   "certificateAuthority": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nrwLV\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
   "import": false,

main.js

@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ function prepareUrl(
     name: packageJson.productName,
     locale: locale.name,
     version: app.getVersion(),
+    buildCreation: config.get('buildCreation'),
     buildExpiration: config.get('buildExpiration'),
     serverUrl: config.get('serverUrl'),
     storageUrl: config.get('storageUrl'),

preload.js

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ try {
   const semver = require('semver');
   const _ = require('lodash');
   const { strictAssert } = require('./ts/util/assert');
+  const { parseIntWithFallback } = require('./ts/util/parseIntWithFallback');
 
   // It is important to call this as early as possible
   require('./ts/windows/context');
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ try {
   window.getEnvironment = getEnvironment;
   window.getAppInstance = () => config.appInstance;
   window.getVersion = () => config.version;
+  window.getBuildCreation = () => parseIntWithFallback(config.buildCreation, 0);
   window.getExpiration = () => {
     const sixtyDays = 60 * 86400 * 1000;
     const remoteBuildExpiration = window.storage.get('remoteBuildExpiration');

ts/components/WhatsNew.tsx

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const WhatsNew = ({ i18n }: PropsType): JSX.Element => {
 
   const viewReleaseNotes = () => {
     setReleaseNotes({
-      date: new Date('09/02/2021'),
+      date: new Date(window.getBuildCreation?.() || Date.now()),
       version: window.getVersion(),
       features: ['WhatsNew__v5.17--1', 'WhatsNew__v5.17--2'],
     });

ts/window.d.ts

@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ declare global {
     getAccountManager: () => AccountManager;
     getBuiltInImages: () => Promise<Array<string>>;
     getConversations: () => ConversationModelCollectionType;
+    getBuildCreation: () => number;
     getEnvironment: typeof getEnvironment;
     getExpiration: () => string;
     getGuid: () => string;