Cast file fieldtype date attributes to carbon instances

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 - Default url for ExpressionEngine Control Panel is now `admin` instead of `admin.php`.  This can be changed in `config/coilpack.php`.
 - TemplateOutput now implements the [Stringable](https://www.php.net/manual/en/class.stringable.php) interface
 - GraphQL query signature for the Range Slider Fieldtype to support querying `value`, `from`, and `to` fields
+- Cast File fieldtype's date attributes to Carbon instances for easier manipulation and display
 
 ## [1.4.3] - 2024-10-17
 

src/Fieldtypes/File.php

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ public function apply(FieldContent $content, array $parameters = [])
             $string = $handler->_wrap_it($data, $parameters['wrap'], $data['path'].$data['filename'].'.'.$data['extension']);
         }
 
+        $dates = ['upload_date', 'modified_date'];
+
+        foreach($dates as $date) {
+            $data[$date] = (is_int($data[$date])) ? \Carbon\Carbon::createFromTimestamp($data[$date]) : $data[$date];
+        }
+
         return FieldtypeOutput::for($this)->value($data)->string($string);
     }