Changed date/time format

Payment options now mandatory

Author: jbarnsley10

package-lock.json

@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ export class PaymentField extends FormComponent {
       : undefined
 
     // When user initially visits the payment page, there is no payment state yet so the amount is read form the form definition.
-    const amount = paymentState?.amount ?? this.options.amount ?? 0
+    const amount = paymentState?.amount ?? this.options.amount
+
     const formattedAmount = amount.toFixed(2)
 
     return {
@@ -205,8 +206,9 @@ export class PaymentField extends FormComponent {
     const uuid = randomUUID()
 
     const reference = state.$$__referenceNumber as string
-    const amount = options.amount ?? 0
-    const description = options.description ?? ''
+    const amount = options.amount
+
+    const description = options.description
 
     const slug = `/${model.basePath}`
 

src/server/plugins/engine/components/PaymentField.ts

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('v1 human formatter', () => {
         isLivePayment: false,
         preAuth: {
           status: 'success',
-          createdAt: '2026-01-02T11:00:04+0000'
+          createdAt: '2026-01-02T11:02:04+0000'
         }
       } as PaymentState
     }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe('v1 human formatter', () => {
 
               ## Date of payment
 
-              2 January 2026 – 11:00:04
+              2 January 2026 11:02am
 
               ---
             `

src/server/plugins/engine/outputFormatters/human/v1.payment.test.ts

@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ export function createPaymentService(isLivePayment, formId) {
 /**
  * Formats a payment date for display
  * @param {string} isoString - ISO date string
- * @returns {string} Formatted date string (e.g., "26 January 2026 – 17:01:29")
+ * @returns {string} Formatted date string (e.g., "26 January 2026 5:01pm")
  */
 export function formatPaymentDate(isoString) {
-  return format(new Date(isoString), 'd MMMM yyyy – HH:mm:ss')
+  return format(new Date(isoString), 'd MMMM yyyy h:mmaaa')
 }
 
 /**

src/server/plugins/payment/helper.js

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('getPaymentApiKey', () => {
 describe('formatPaymentDate', () => {
   it('should format ISO date string to en-GB format', () => {
     const result = formatPaymentDate('2025-11-10T17:01:29.000Z')
-    expect(result).toBe('10 November 2025 – 17:01:29')
+    expect(result).toBe('10 November 2025 5:01pm')
   })
 })