From 60771c5ba165ffd9bfda805552df319b1a8da428 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Idem <stidem@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:23:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix(journals): robust date sorting in journal and entry
 processors

---
 src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts       | 5 +++--
 src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal_entry.ts | 7 ++++---
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
index 48d8c3eb..457ce590 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_li__journal({
     hidden?: 'hidden' | 'all' | 'not_hidden' | undefined; // all, hidden, not_hidden
     limit?: number;
     offset?: number;
-    order_by_li?: key_val;
+    order_by_li?: key_val; // Order by fields for the journal entries
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
@@ -859,9 +859,10 @@ export async function process_ae_obj__journal_props({
             obj.cfg_json = obj.cfg_json ?? {};
             obj.data_json = obj.data_json ?? {};
 
+            const updated = obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on ?? new Date(0).toISOString();
             obj.tmp_sort_3 = `${obj.group ?? '0'}_${obj.priority ? 1 : 0}_${obj.sort ?? '0'}_${
                 obj.name
-            }_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`;
+            }_${updated}`;
             obj.combined_passcode = `${obj.passcode ?? ''}:${obj.private_passcode ?? ''}`;
 
             return obj;
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal_entry.ts b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal_entry.ts
index 2b4ca368..d529307e 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal_entry.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal_entry.ts
@@ -1027,15 +1027,16 @@ export async function process_ae_obj__journal_entry_props({
 
             // Journal entry-specific computed sort fields, overriding generic ones if needed
             const sort_val = (obj.sort ?? 0).toString().padStart(3, '0');
+            const updated = obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on ?? new Date(0).toISOString();
             obj.tmp_sort_1 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
                 sort_val
-            }_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`;
+            }_${updated}`;
             obj.tmp_sort_2 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
                 sort_val
-            }_${obj.name ?? ''}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`;
+            }_${obj.name ?? ''}_${updated}`;
             obj.tmp_sort_3 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
                 sort_val
-            }_${obj.name ?? ''}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`;
+            }_${obj.name ?? ''}_${updated}`;
 
             return obj;
         }