Custom date picker field

- Prevents picker from being "required" by the form

InvenTree/InvenTree/fields.py

@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from .validators import allowable_url_schemes
 
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+
 from django.forms.fields import URLField as FormURLField
 from django.db import models as models
 from django.core import validators
 from django import forms
+
 from decimal import Decimal
 
 import InvenTree.helpers
@@ -31,6 +34,32 @@ class InvenTreeURLField(models.URLField):
         })
 
 
+class InvenTreeDatePickerFormField(forms.DateField):
+    """
+    Custom date-picker field
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+
+        help_text = kwargs.get('help_text', _('Enter date'))
+        required = kwargs.get('required', False)
+        initial = kwargs.get('initial', None)
+
+        widget = forms.DateInput(
+            attrs={
+                'type': 'date',
+            }
+        )
+
+        forms.DateField.__init__(
+            self,
+            required=required,
+            initial=initial,
+            help_text=help_text,
+            widget=widget
+        )
+
+
 def round_decimal(value, places):
     """
     Round value to the specified number of places.

InvenTree/build/forms.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from django import forms
 
 from InvenTree.forms import HelperForm
 from InvenTree.fields import RoundingDecimalFormField
+from InvenTree.fields import InvenTreeDatePickerFormField
 
 from .models import Build, BuildItem, BuildOrderAttachment
 
@@ -26,18 +27,16 @@ class EditBuildForm(HelperForm):
         'batch': 'fa-layer-group',
         'serial-numbers': 'fa-hashtag',
         'location': 'fa-map-marker-alt',
+        'target_date': 'fa-calendar-alt',
     }
 
     field_placeholder = {
-        'reference': _('Build Order reference')
+        'reference': _('Build Order reference'),
+        'target_date': _('Order target date'),
     }
 
-    # TODO: Make this a more "presentable" date picker
+    target_date = InvenTreeDatePickerFormField(
-    # TODO: Currently does not render super nicely with crispy forms
+        help_text=_('Target date for build completion. Build will be overdue after this date.')
-    target_date = forms.DateField(
-        widget=forms.DateInput(
-            attrs={'type': 'date'}
-        )
     )
 
     class Meta: