From 5fd3da1381f43b1feb3ec4d803faa15ade80be91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claudio Carnino <claudio@tugulab.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 15:57:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] handle missing dateOfLaunch by displaying dash
 placeholder [Fixes #16305]

---
 app/[locale]/apps/[application]/page.tsx | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/app/[locale]/apps/[application]/page.tsx b/app/[locale]/apps/[application]/page.tsx
index 07b79cb6ea9..b935fb93447 100644
--- a/app/[locale]/apps/[application]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[locale]/apps/[application]/page.tsx
@@ -327,7 +327,9 @@ const Page = async ({
                   {t("page-apps-info-founded")}
                 </p>
                 <p className="text-sm">
-                  {new Date(app.dateOfLaunch).getFullYear()}
+                  {app.dateOfLaunch
+                    ? new Date(app.dateOfLaunch).getFullYear()
+                    : "—"}
                 </p>
               </div>
               <div>

From b1f39df451873512569769ec37ad4c0928618581 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claudio Carnino <claudio@tugulab.org>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 16:52:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Refactored fix to use isValidDate helper

---
 app/[locale]/apps/[application]/page.tsx | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/[locale]/apps/[application]/page.tsx b/app/[locale]/apps/[application]/page.tsx
index b935fb93447..b01482de762 100644
--- a/app/[locale]/apps/[application]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[locale]/apps/[application]/page.tsx
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ const Page = async ({
     return t("page-apps-days-ago", { days: diffInDays })
   }
 
+  const getDisplayYear = (dateString: string) => {
+    if (!isValidDate(dateString)) return "—"
+    return new Date(app.dateOfLaunch).getFullYear()
+  }
+
   const commitHistoryCache: CommitHistory = {}
   const { contributors } = await getAppPageContributorInfo(
     "apps/[application]",
@@ -326,11 +331,7 @@ const Page = async ({
                 <p className="text-sm text-body-medium">
                   {t("page-apps-info-founded")}
                 </p>
-                <p className="text-sm">
-                  {app.dateOfLaunch
-                    ? new Date(app.dateOfLaunch).getFullYear()
-                    : "—"}
-                </p>
+                <p className="text-sm">{getDisplayYear(app.dateOfLaunch)}</p>
               </div>
               <div>
                 <p className="text-sm text-body-medium">