Date Range Picker

Date range pickers allow users to select a range dates and times from a pop up calendar.

Example

from deephaven import ui

my_date_range_picker_basic = ui.date_range_picker(label="Date range")

Date Range Picker Basic Example

Date types

A date range picker can be used to select a range of dates.

The range is a dictionary with a start date and an end date. e.g. { "start": "2024-01-02", "end": "2024-01-05" }

The date range picker accepts the following date types as inputs:

None
LocalDate
ZoneDateTime
Instant
int
str
datetime.datetime
numpy.datetime64
pandas.Timestamp

The start and end dates should be the same type.

The input will be converted to one of three Java date types:

LocalDate: in the ISO-8601 system, a LocalDate is a date without a time zone, such as “2007-12-03” or “2057-01-28”. This will create a date range picker with a granularity of days.
Instant: An Instant represents an unambiguous specific point on the timeline, such as 2021-04-12T14:13:07 UTC. This will create a date range picker with a granularity of seconds in UTC. The time zone will be rendered as the time zone in user settings.
ZonedDateTime: A ZonedDateTime represents an unambiguous specific point on the timeline with an associated time zone, such as 2021-04-12T14:13:07 America/New_York. This will create a date range picker with a granularity of seconds in the specified time zone. The time zone will be rendered as the specified time zone.

The start and end inputs are converted according to the following rules:

If the input is one of the three Java date types, use that type.
A date string such as “2007-12-03” will parse to a LocalDate.
A string with a date, time, and time zone such as “2021-04-12T14:13:07 America/New_York” will parse to a ZonedDateTime
All other types will attempt to convert in this order: Instant, ZonedDateTime, LocalDate

The format of the date range picker and the type of the value passed to the on_change handler are determined by the type of the following props in order of precedence:

value
default_value
placeholder_value

If none of these are provided, the on_change handler will be passed a range of Instant.

from deephaven import ui
from deephaven.time import to_j_local_date, dh_today, to_j_instant, to_j_zdt


@ui.component
def date_range_picker_example(start, end):
    dates, set_dates = ui.use_state({"start": start, "end": end})
    return [ui.date_range_picker(on_change=set_dates, value=dates), ui.text(str(dates))]


zdt_start = to_j_zdt("1995-03-22T11:11:11.23142 America/New_York")
zdt_end = to_j_zdt("1995-03-25T11:11:11.23142 America/New_York")
instant_start = to_j_instant("2022-01-01T00:00:00 ET")
instant_end = to_j_instant("2022-01-05T00:00:00 ET")
local_start = to_j_local_date("2024-05-06")
local_end = to_j_local_date("2024-05-10")

my_zoned_example = date_range_picker_example(zdt_start, zdt_end)
my_instant_example = date_range_picker_example(instant_start, instant_end)
my_local_example = date_range_picker_example(local_start, local_end)

Value

A date range picker displays a placeholder by default. An initial, uncontrolled value can be provided to the date range picker using the defaultValue prop. Alternatively, a controlled value can be provided using the value prop.

from deephaven import ui


@ui.component
def example():
    value, set_value = ui.use_state({"start": "2020-02-03", "end": "2020-02-08"})
    return ui.flex(
        ui.date_range_picker(
            label="Date range (uncontrolled)",
            default_value={"start": "2020-02-03", "end": "2020-02-08"},
        ),
        ui.date_range_picker(
            label="Date range (controlled)", value=value, on_change=set_value
        ),
        gap="size-150",
        wrap=True,
    )


my_example = example()

Time zones

Date range picker is time zone aware when ZonedDateTime or Instant objects are provided as the value. In this case, the time zone abbreviation is displayed, and time zone concerns such as daylight saving time are taken into account when the value is manipulated.

In most cases, your data will come from and be sent to a server as an ISO 8601 formatted string.

For ZonedDateTime objects, the date range picker will display the specified time zone.

For Instant objects, the date range picker will display the time zone from the user settings.

from deephaven import ui
from deephaven.time import to_j_instant

my_zoned_date_time = ui.date_range_picker(
    label="Date range",
    default_value={
        "start": "2022-11-07T00:45 America/Los_Angeles",
        "end": "2022-11-08T11:15 America/Los_Angeles",
    },
)

my_instant = ui.date_range_picker(
    label="Date range",
    default_value={
        "start": to_j_instant("2022-11-07T00:45Z"),
        "end": to_j_instant("2022-11-08T11:15Z"),
    },
)

Granularity

The granularity prop allows you to control the smallest unit that is displayed by a date range picker. By default, LocalDate values are displayed with “DAY” granularity (year, month, and day), and ZonedDateTime and Instant values are displayed with “SECOND” granularity.

In addition, when a value with a time is provided but you wish to display only the date, you can set the granularity to “DAY”. This has no effect on the actual value (it still has a time component), only on what fields are displayed. In the following example, two date range pickers are synchronized with the same value but display different granularities.

from deephaven import ui


@ui.component
def granularity_example():
    value, set_value = ui.use_state(
        {"start": "2021-04-07T18:45:22 UTC", "end": "2021-04-08T20:00:00 UTC"}
    )
    return ui.flex(
        ui.date_range_picker(
            label="Date range and time range",
            granularity="SECOND",
            value=value,
            on_change=set_value,
        ),
        ui.date_range_picker(
            label="Date range", granularity="DAY", value=value, on_change=set_value
        ),
        gap="size-150",
        wrap=True,
    )


my_granularity_example = granularity_example()

HTML forms

Date range picker supports the start_name and end_name props for integration with HTML forms. The values will be submitted to the server as ISO 8601 formatted strings according to the granularity of the value. For example, if the date range picker allows selecting only dates, then strings such as “2023-02-03” will be submitted, and if it allows selecting times, then strings such as “2023-02-03T08:45:00”

from deephaven import ui

my_date_range_picker_forms = ui.form(
    ui.date_range_picker(
        label="Trip dates", start_name="startDate", end_name="endDate"
    ),
    ui.button("Submit", type="submit"),
    on_submit=print,
)

Labeling

A visual label should be provided for the date range picker using the label prop. If the date range picker is required, the is_required and necessity_indicator props can be used to show a required state.

from deephaven import ui

my_date_range_picker_labeling = ui.flex(
    ui.date_range_picker(label="Date range"),
    ui.date_range_picker(
        label="Date range", is_required=True, necessity_indicator="icon"
    ),
    ui.date_range_picker(
        label="Date range", is_required=True, necessity_indicator="label"
    ),
    ui.date_range_picker(label="Date range", necessity_indicator="label"),
)

Events

Date range pickers support selection through mouse, keyboard, and touch inputs via the on_change prop, which receives the value as an argument.

from deephaven import ui


@ui.component
def event_example():
    value, set_value = ui.use_state({"start": "2020-02-03", "end": "2020-02-08"})
    return ui.date_range_picker(
        label="Date range (controlled)", value=value, on_change=set_value
    )


my_event_example = event_example()

Validation

The is_required prop ensures that the user selects a date range. The related validation_behaviour prop allows the user to specify aria or native verification.

When the prop is set to “native”, the validation errors block form submission and are displayed as help text automatically.

from deephaven import ui


@ui.component
def date_range_picker_validation_behaviour_example():
    return ui.form(
        ui.date_range_picker(
            validation_behavior="native",
            is_required=True,
        )
    )


my_date_range_picker_validation_behaviour_example = (
    date_range_picker_validation_behaviour_example()
)

Minimum and maximum values

The min_value and max_value props can also be used to ensure the value is within a specific range. Date range picker also validates that the end date is after the start date.

from deephaven import ui

my_date_range_picker_basic = ui.date_range_picker(
    label="Date range",
    min_value="2024-01-01",
    default_value={"start": "2022-02-03", "end": "2022-05-03"},
)

Label position

By default, the position of a date range picker’s label is above the date range picker, but it can be moved to the side using the label_position prop.

from deephaven import ui


@ui.component
def date_range_picker_label_position_examples():
    return [
        ui.date_range_picker(
            label="Test Label",
        ),
        ui.date_range_picker(
            label="Test Label",
            label_position="side",
        ),
    ]


my_date_range_picker_label_position_examples = (
    date_range_picker_label_position_examples()
)

Quiet state

The is_quiet prop makes a date range picker “quiet”. This can be useful when the picker and its corresponding styling should not distract users from surrounding content.

from deephaven import ui


my_date_range_picker_is_quiet_example = ui.date_range_picker(
    is_quiet=True,
)

Disabled state

The is_disabled prop disables a picker to prevent user interaction. This is useful when the date range picker should be visible but not available for selection.

from deephaven import ui


my_date_range_picker_is_disabled_example = ui.date_range_picker(
    is_disabled=True,
)

Help text

A date range picker can have both a description and an error_message. Use the error message to offer specific guidance on how to correct the input.

The validation_state prop can be used to set whether the current date range picker state is valid or invalid.

from deephaven import ui


@ui.component
def date_range_picker_help_text_examples():
    return [
        ui.date_range_picker(
            label="Sample Label",
            description="Enter a date range.",
        ),
        ui.date_range_picker(
            label="Sample Label",
            validation_state="valid",
            error_message="Sample invalid error message.",
        ),
        ui.date_range_picker(
            label="Sample Label",
            validation_state="invalid",
            error_message="Sample invalid error message.",
        ),
    ]


my_date_range_picker_help_text_examples = date_range_picker_help_text_examples()

Contextual help

Using the contextual_help prop, a ui.contextual_help can be placed next to the label to provide additional information about the date range picker.

from deephaven import ui


date_range_picker_contextual_help_example = ui.date_range_picker(
    label="Sample Label",
    contextual_help=ui.contextual_help(ui.heading("Content tips")),
)

Custom width

The width prop adjusts the width of a date range picker, and the max_width prop enforces a maximum width.

from deephaven import ui


@ui.component
def date_range_picker_width_examples():
    return [
        ui.date_range_picker(
            width="size-6000",
        ),
        ui.date_range_picker(
            width="size-6000",
            max_width="100%",
        ),
    ]


my_date_range_picker_width_examples = date_range_picker_width_examples()

Maximum visible months

By default, the calendar popover displays a single month. The max_visible_months prop allows displaying up to 3 months at a time, if screen space permits.

from deephaven import ui


date_range_picker_months_example = ui.date_range_picker(
    label="Date range", max_visible_months=3
)

Page behavior

By default, when pressing the next or previous buttons, pagination advances by the max_visible_months value. This behavior can be changed to page by single months by setting page_behavior to single.

from deephaven import ui


date_range_picker_page_example = ui.date_range_picker(
    label="Date range", max_visible_months=3, page_behavior="single"
)

Hide time zone

The time zone can be hidden using the hide_time_zone option.

from deephaven import ui

my_hide_time_zone_example = ui.date_range_picker(
    label="Date range",
    default_value={
        "start": "2022-11-07T00:45 America/Los_Angeles",
        "end": "2022-11-08T11:15 America/Los_Angeles",
    },
    hide_time_zone=True,
)

Hour cycle

By default, date range picker displays times in either a 12 or 24 hour format depending on the user’s locale. However, this can be overridden using the hour_cycle prop.

from deephaven import ui


date_range_picker_hour_cycle_example = ui.date_range_picker(
    label="Date range", hour_cycle=24
)

Time table filtering

Date range pickers can be used to filter tables with time columns.

from deephaven.time import dh_now
from deephaven import time_table, ui


@ui.component
def date_table_filter(table, start_date, end_date, time_col="Timestamp"):
    dates, set_dates = ui.use_state({"start": start_date, "end": end_date})
    start = dates["start"]
    end = dates["end"]
    return [
        ui.date_range_picker(label="Dates", value=dates, on_change=set_dates),
        table.where(f"{time_col} >= start && {time_col} < end"),
    ]


SECONDS_IN_DAY = 86400
today = dh_now()
_table = time_table("PT1s").update_view(
    ["Timestamp=today.plusSeconds(SECONDS_IN_DAY*i)", "Row=i"]
)
date_filter = date_table_filter(_table, today, today.plusSeconds(SECONDS_IN_DAY * 10))

API Reference

A date range picker allows the user to select a range of dates.

Returns: Element The date range picker element.

Parameters	Type	Default	Description
placeholder_value	DType \| None \| str \| date \| datetime \| datetime64 \| Timestamp \| int	None	A placeholder date that influences the format of the placeholder shown when no value is selected. Defaults to today at midnight in the user's timezone.
value	DateRange \| None \| UndefinedType	<deephaven.ui.types.types.UndefinedType object>	The current value (controlled).
default_value	DateRange \| None \| UndefinedType	<deephaven.ui.types.types.UndefinedType object>	The default value (uncontrolled).
min_value	DType \| None \| str \| date \| datetime \| datetime64 \| Timestamp \| int	None	The minimum allowed date that a user may select.
max_value	DType \| None \| str \| date \| datetime \| datetime64 \| Timestamp \| int	None	The maximum allowed date that a user may select.
granularity	Literal['DAY', 'HOUR', 'MINUTE', 'SECOND'] \| None	None	Determines the smallest unit that is displayed in the date picker. By default, this is "DAY" for LocalDate, and "SECOND" otherwise.
page_behavior	Literal['single', 'visible'] \| None	None	Controls the behavior of paging. Pagination either works by advancing the visible page by visibleDuration (default) or one unit of visibleDuration.
hour_cycle	Literal[12, 24] \| None	None	Whether to display the time in 12 or 24 hour format. By default, this is determined by the user's locale.
hide_time_zone	bool	False	Whether to hide the time zone abbreviation.
should_force_leading_zeros	bool \| None	None	Whether to always show leading zeros in the month, day, and hour fields. By default, this is determined by the user's locale.
is_disabled	bool \| None	None	Whether the input is disabled.
is_read_only	bool \| None	None	Whether the input can be selected but not changed by the user.
is_required	bool \| None	None	Whether user input is required on the input before form submission.
validation_behavior	Literal['aria', 'native'] \| None	None	Whether to use native HTML form validation to prevent form submission when the value is missing or invalid, or mark the field as required or invalid via ARIA.
auto_focus	bool \| None	None	Whether the element should receive focus on render.
label	None \| bool \| int \| str \| Element \| List[NodeType]	None	The content to display as the label.
description	Element \| None	None	A description for the field. Provides a hint such as specific requirements for what to choose.
error_message	Element \| None	None	An error message for the field.
is_open	bool \| None	None	Whether the overlay is open by default (controlled).
default_open	bool \| None	None	Whether the overlay is open by default (uncontrolled).
allows_non_contiguous_ranges	bool \| None	None	When combined with unavailable_values, determines whether non-contiguous ranges, i.e. ranges containing unavailable dates, may be selected.
start_name	str \| None	None	The name of the start date input element, used when submitting an HTML form.
end_name	str \| None	None	The name of the end date input element, used when submitting an HTML form.
max_visible_months	int \| None	None	The maximum number of months to display at once in the calendar popover, if screen space permits.
should_flip	bool \| None	None	Whether the calendar popover should automatically flip direction when space is limited.
is_quiet	bool \| None	None	Whether the date picker should be displayed with a quiet style.
show_format_help_text	bool \| None	None	Whether to show the localized date format as help text below the field.
label_position	Literal['top', 'side'] \| None	None	The label's overall position relative to the element it is labeling.
label_align	Literal['start', 'end'] \| None	None	The label's horizontal alignment relative to the element it is labeling.
necessity_indicator	Literal['icon', 'label'] \| None	None	Whether the required state should be shown as an icon or text.
contextual_help	Element \| None	None	A ContextualHelp element to place next to the label.
validation_state	Literal['valid', 'invalid'] \| None	None	Whether the input should display its "valid" or "invalid" visual styling.
key	str \| None	None	A unique identifier used by React to render elements in a list.