feat(i18n): custom date formats per locale

see https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/topics/i18n/formatting/#creating-custom-format-files
cal-itp · Apr 26, 2024 · cb42683 · cb42683
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diff --git a/benefits/locale/__init__.py b/benefits/locale/__init__.py
diff --git a/benefits/locale/en/__init__.py b/benefits/locale/en/__init__.py
diff --git a/benefits/locale/en/formats.py b/benefits/locale/en/formats.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/templates/builtins/#date-and-time-formatting-specifiers
+DATE_FORMAT = "F j, Y"
diff --git a/benefits/locale/es/__init__.py b/benefits/locale/es/__init__.py
diff --git a/benefits/locale/es/formats.py b/benefits/locale/es/formats.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Both “d” and “e” are backslash-escaped, because otherwise each is a format string
+# that displays the day and the timezone name, respectively.
+# Instead we want the literal word "de"
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/templates/builtins/#date-and-time-formatting-specifiers
+DATE_FORMAT = r"j \d\e F \d\e Y"
diff --git a/benefits/settings.py b/benefits/settings.py
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ def RUNTIME_ENVIRONMENT():
 TIME_ZONE = "UTC"
 USE_TZ = True
 
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/topics/i18n/formatting/#creating-custom-format-files
+FORMAT_MODULE_PATH = [
+    "benefits.locale",
+]
+
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"