fix: updates since api returns error for android client if invalid date is supplied

packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   TypeaheadSearchSuccess,
   UpdateReason,
   UpdatesSinceError,
+  UpdatesSinceErrorCode,
   UpdatesSinceSuccess,
 } from '../../generated/graphql'
 import { getColumns } from '../../repository'
@@ -702,7 +703,12 @@ export const updatesSinceResolver = authorized<
 
   const startCursor = after || ''
   const size = first || 10
-  const startDate = new Date(since)
+  let startDate = new Date(since)
+  if (isNaN(startDate.getTime())) {
+    // for android app compatibility
+    startDate = new Date(0)
+  }
+
   const { libraryItems, count } = await searchLibraryItems(
     {
       from: Number(startCursor),

packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts

@@ -1670,6 +1670,21 @@ describe('Article API', () => {
         UpdateReason.Deleted
       )
     })
+
+    context('when since is -1000000000-01-01T00:00:00Z from android app', () => {
+      before(() => {
+        since = '-1000000000-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+      })
+
+      it('returns all', async () => {
+        const res = await graphqlRequest(
+          updatesSinceQuery(since),
+          authToken
+        ).expect(200)
+
+        expect(res.body.data.updatesSince.edges.length).to.eql(5)
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('BulkAction API', () => {