# Project Date Picker Enhancement Test

## Enhancement Summary

The project creation form has been enhanced with the following features:

- ✅ Default start date set to today
- ✅ Default end date set to 1 month from today
- ✅ shadcn-vue DatePicker components for better UX
- ✅ Calendar popup with month/year navigation
- ✅ Date range validation (end date must be after start date)
- ✅ Auto-update end date when start date changes (for new projects)
- ✅ Helpful text descriptions for date fields
- ✅ Consistent styling with shadcn-vue design system

## Files Modified/Created

- `frontend/src/views/ProjectsView.vue` - Enhanced project form with shadcn-vue date picker
- `frontend/src/components/ui/date-picker/DatePicker.vue` - Custom DatePicker component
- `frontend/src/components/ui/date-picker/index.ts` - DatePicker exports
- `frontend/src/components/ui/calendar/*` - Calendar components (installed via shadcn-vue)

## New Features Added

### 1. Default Date Values

When creating a new project:

- Start date defaults to today's date
- End date defaults to 1 month from today

### 2. Date Validation

Form validation ensures:

- End date cannot be before start date
- Submit button is disabled when validation fails
- Clear error message displayed for invalid date ranges

### 3. Smart Date Updates

For new projects (not editing):

- When start date changes, end date automatically updates to 1 month later
- This maintains the default 1-month project duration

### 4. User Experience Improvements

- shadcn-vue DatePicker with calendar popup for better date selection
- Consistent styling with the rest of the application
- Month/year navigation in calendar popup
- Helpful descriptive text under each date field
- Proper form reset when creating new projects vs editing
- Better accessibility with keyboard navigation

## Testing Instructions

1. Navigate to the Projects page
2. Click "New Project" button
3. Verify start date is set to today
4. Verify end date is set to 1 month from today
5. Change the start date and verify end date updates automatically
6. Try setting end date before start date and verify validation error
7. Verify submit button is disabled when dates are invalid
8. Test editing an existing project to ensure dates don't auto-update