Add a SetIssueUpdateDate() function in services/issue.go

That function is used by some API calls to set the NoAutoDate and
UpdatedUnix fields of an Issue if an updated_at date is provided.

routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go

@@ -774,31 +774,10 @@ func EditIssue(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// In order to be set a specific update time, the DB will be updated
+	err = issue_service.SetIssueUpdateDate(ctx, issue, form.Updated, ctx.Doer)
-	// with NoAutoTime. The 'noAutoTime' bool will be propagated down to the
+	if err != nil {
-	// DB update calls to apply autoupdate or not.
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "SetIssueUpdateDate", err)
-	issue.NoAutoTime = false
+		return
-	if form.Updated != nil {
-		// Check if the poster is allowed to set an update date
-		perm, err := access_model.GetUserRepoPermission(ctx, issue.Repo, ctx.Doer)
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.Status(http.StatusForbidden)
-			return
-		}
-		if !perm.IsAdmin() && !perm.IsOwner() {
-			ctx.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized, "EditIssue", "user needs to have admin or owner right")
-			return
-		}
-
-		// A simple guard against potential inconsistent calls
-		updatedUnix := timeutil.TimeStamp(form.Updated.Unix())
-		if updatedUnix < issue.CreatedUnix || updatedUnix > timeutil.TimeStampNow() {
-			ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "EditIssue", "unallowed update date")
-			return
-		}
-
-		issue.UpdatedUnix = updatedUnix
-		issue.NoAutoTime = true
 	}
 
 	oldTitle := issue.Title

services/issue/issue.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package issue
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	activities_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/activities"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/storage"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 )
 
 // NewIssue creates new issue with labels for repository.
@@ -304,3 +306,40 @@ func deleteIssue(ctx context.Context, issue *issues_model.Issue) error {
 
 	return committer.Commit()
 }
+
+// Set the UpdatedUnix date and the NoAutoTime field of an Issue if a non
+// nil 'updated' time is provided
+//
+// In order to set a specific update time, the DB will be updated with
+// NoAutoTime(). A 'NoAutoTime' boolean field in the Issue struct is used to
+// propagate down to the DB update calls the will to apply autoupdate or not.
+func SetIssueUpdateDate(ctx context.Context, issue *issues_model.Issue, updated *time.Time, doer *user_model.User) error {
+	issue.NoAutoTime = false
+	if updated == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := issue.LoadRepo(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Check if the poster is allowed to set an update date
+	perm, err := access_model.GetUserRepoPermission(ctx, issue.Repo, doer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !perm.IsAdmin() && !perm.IsOwner() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("user needs to have admin or owner right")
+	}
+
+	// A simple guard against potential inconsistent calls
+	updatedUnix := timeutil.TimeStamp(updated.Unix())
+	if updatedUnix < issue.CreatedUnix || updatedUnix > timeutil.TimeStampNow() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unallowed update date")
+	}
+
+	issue.UpdatedUnix = updatedUnix
+	issue.NoAutoTime = true
+
+	return nil
+}