ISTWCMS-4212: adding function to get correct short month name

src/Service/UWService.php

@@ -117,10 +117,17 @@ class UWService implements UWServiceInterface {
           // field_uw_<content_type>_date.
           $field_name = 'field_uw_' . trim($teaser_type) . '_date';
 
-          // Set the date variable, once returned to the calling function, they
-          // can change the date format as required (i.e. change it to long-date
-          // or date-time).
-          $variables['date'] = $node->$field_name->getString();
+          if (trim($teaser_type) == 'event') {
+            $variables['date'] = $node->$field_name->getValue();
+          }
+          else {
+
+            // Set the date variable, once returned to the calling function, they
+            // can change the date format as required (i.e. change it to long-date
+            // or date-time).
+            $variables['date'] = $node->$field_name->getString();
+          }
+
           break;
 
         case 'author':
@@ -368,4 +375,31 @@ class UWService implements UWServiceInterface {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   */
+  public function uwMonthNameShort(int $month = NULL) {
+
+    static $months = [
+      1 => 'Jan.',
+      2 => 'Feb.',
+      3 => 'Mar.',
+      4 => 'Apr.',
+      5 => 'May',
+      6 => 'June',
+      7 => 'July',
+      8 => 'Aug.',
+      9 => 'Sep.',
+      10 => 'Oct.',
+      11 => 'Nov.',
+      12 => 'Dec.',
+    ];
+    if ($month) {
+      return $months[$month];
+    }
+    else {
+      return $months;
+    }
+  }
+
 }

src/Service/UWServiceInterface.php

@@ -147,4 +147,16 @@ interface UWServiceInterface {
    */
   public function uwCountMenuItems(array $menu, int &$menu_items_count): void;
 
+  /**
+   * A function to return the month short name.
+   *
+   * @param int $month
+   *   An integer of the month.
+   *
+   * @return mixed
+   *   A mixed variable that will either be a string of the short
+   *   month with a period or array of all short months.
+   */
+  public function uwMonthNameShort(int $month = NULL);
+
 }