theonedev/onedev · error · NotAcceptableException

Unrecognized date: ${value}

Error message

Unrecognized date: ${value}

What it means

QueryUtils.getDateValue parses a date string using DateUtils.parseRelaxed, which accepts many common formats but not everything. If parsing returns null, a NotAcceptableException 'Unrecognized date' is thrown. This happens when query/criteria values contain date literals in an unsupported format.

Source

Thrown at server-core/src/main/java/io/onedev/server/util/QueryUtils.java:121

		Project project = OneDev.getInstance(ProjectService.class).findByPath(projectPath);
		if (project == null)
			throw new NotFoundException("Unable to find project '" + projectPath + "'");
		return project;
	}
	
	public static boolean getBooleanValue(String value) {
		if (value.equals("true"))
			return true;
		else if (value.equals("false"))
			return false;
		else
			throw new NotAcceptableException("Invalid boolean: " + value);
	}
	
	public static Date getDateValue(String value) {
		Date dateValue = DateUtils.parseRelaxed(value);
		if (dateValue == null)
			throw new NotAcceptableException("Unrecognized date: " + value);
		return dateValue;
	}

	public static ProjectScopedCommit getCommitId(@Nullable Project project, String value) {
		if (project != null && !value.contains(":"))
			value = project.getPath() + ":" + value;
		ProjectScopedCommit commitId = ProjectScopedCommit.from(value);
		if (commitId != null && commitId.getCommitId() != null)
			return commitId;
		else
			throw new NotFoundException("Unable to find revision: " + value);
	}

	public static ProjectScopedRevision getRevision(@Nullable Project project, String value) {
		if (project != null && !value.contains(":"))
			value = project.getPath() + ":" + value;
		ProjectScopedRevision revision = ProjectScopedRevision.from(value);
		if (revision != null)

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Solutions

1. Use a widely accepted format like ISO 8601: '2026-09-06' or '2026-09-06T12:00:00Z'
2. If the query syntax supports relative dates, use supported relative expressions (e.g. '1w ago' style) instead of free-form text
3. Pre-validate the string with java.time parsing (LocalDate.parse with a DateTimeFormatter) before calling the utility
4. Catch NotAcceptableException and show the supported date formats in the error message

Example fix

// before
Date d = QueryUtils.getDateValue("06.09.2026");
// after
Date d = QueryUtils.getDateValue("2026-09-06");

try {
    java.time.LocalDate.parse(value);
} catch (java.time.format.DateTimeParseException e) {
    throw new UserException("Unsupported date format: " + value + ", use ISO 8601 like 2026-09-06");
}

boolean isParsableDate(String s) {
    return DateUtils.parseRelaxed(s) != null;
}

try {
    Date d = QueryUtils.getDateValue(value);
} catch (NotAcceptableException e) {
    // show supported formats to the user
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling QueryUtils.getDateValue with a string DateUtils.parseRelaxed cannot interpret — e.g. '2026/13/45' (invalid parts), 'March 3rd', locale-specific formats like '03.03.2026', or epoch milliseconds as a bare number if unsupported.

Common situations: Users typing dates in their locale's format (DD.MM.YYYY vs MM/DD/YYYY); misspelled relative expressions (e.g. 'last week' vs supported relative syntax like '1w'); ISO strings with unexpected timezone suffixes; typos in the date value.

Related errors

• Invalid number: ${value}
• Invalid boolean: ${value}
• State is required
• Issue ${issueReference} is not in current project
• Pull request submitter cannot be reviewer

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