proof of concept for time travel

package-lock.json

@@ -9705,19 +9705,6 @@
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-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "optional": true,
-      "os": [
-        "darwin"
-      ],
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/function-bind": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.2.tgz",

website/client/package-lock.json

@@ -6982,19 +6982,6 @@
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-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "optional": true,
-      "os": [
-        "darwin"
-      ],
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/function-bind": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.2.tgz",

website/client/src/components/appFooter.vue

@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@
         >
           Toggle Debug Menu
         </button>
+        <div>
+          Today is {{ new Date() }}
+        </div>
         <div
           v-if="debugMenuShown"
           class="debug-toggle debug-group"

website/client/src/main.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 import BootstrapVue from 'bootstrap-vue';
 import Fragment from 'vue-fragment';
 import AppComponent from './app';
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import './filters/registerGlobals';
 import i18n from './libs/i18n';
 import 'smartbanner.js/dist/smartbanner';
 
+let jumped = false;
 const IS_PRODUCTION = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'; // eslint-disable-line no-process-env
 
 // Configure Vue global options, see https://vuejs.org/v2/api/#Global-Config
@@ -35,6 +37,21 @@ setUpLogging();
 setupAnalytics(); // just create queues for analytics, no scripts loaded at this time
 const store = getStore();
 
+const time = new Date(2024, 2, 18);
+const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers({
+  now: time,
+  shouldAdvanceTime: true,
+});
+
+setInterval(() => {
+  if (jumped) {
+    jumped = false;
+    return;
+  }
+  jumped = true;
+  clock.jump(36000);
+}, 1000);
+
 const vueInstance = new Vue({
   el: '#app',
   router,

website/server/server.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import nconf from 'nconf';
 import express from 'express';
 import http from 'http';
 import logger from './libs/logger';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 
 // Setup translations
 // Must come before attach middlewares so Mongoose validations can use translations
@@ -25,6 +26,23 @@ app.set('port', nconf.get('PORT'));
 
 attachMiddlewares(app, server);
 
+const time = new Date(2024, 2, 18);
+const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers({
+  now: time,
+  shouldAdvanceTime: true,
+});
+
+var jumped = false;
+setInterval(() => {
+  if (jumped) {
+    jumped = false;
+    return;
+  }
+  jumped = true;
+  console.log('Jumping time');
+  clock.jump(36000);
+}, 1000);
+
 server.on('request', app);
 server.listen(app.get('port'), () => {
   logger.info(`Express server listening on port ${app.get('port')}`);