From 5cbf1ec6533c118b0c1692c95b5b10cfe105e03d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Arvis=20L=C4=81cis?= <arvis.lacis@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:12:45 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Store system first boot date in the database explicitly
 (#639)

The first plugin version record is unreliable, especially as plugins are added and removed; so this commit stores the first boot date in the database explicitly by using a database migration.
---
 ...000026_Db_System_Add_App_Birthday_Date.php | 30 +++++++++++++++++++
 modules/system/reportwidgets/Status.php       |  4 +--
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 modules/system/database/migrations/2022_08_06_000026_Db_System_Add_App_Birthday_Date.php

diff --git a/modules/system/database/migrations/2022_08_06_000026_Db_System_Add_App_Birthday_Date.php b/modules/system/database/migrations/2022_08_06_000026_Db_System_Add_App_Birthday_Date.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25aaf9b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/system/database/migrations/2022_08_06_000026_Db_System_Add_App_Birthday_Date.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+use Winter\Storm\Database\Updates\Migration;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use System\Models\Parameter;
+use System\Models\PluginVersion;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up()
+    {
+        $appBirthday = Parameter::get('system::app.birthday');
+        if ($appBirthday) {
+            // Return early if the birthday has already been set
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $firstPluginCreated = PluginVersion::orderBy('created_at')
+            ->first()
+            ?->created_at;
+
+        $appBirthday = $firstPluginCreated ?: Carbon::now();
+
+        Parameter::set('system::app.birthday', $appBirthday);
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+    }
+};
diff --git a/modules/system/reportwidgets/Status.php b/modules/system/reportwidgets/Status.php
index 4950dc10c..678cfcb12 100644
--- a/modules/system/reportwidgets/Status.php
+++ b/modules/system/reportwidgets/Status.php
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use Backend\Classes\ReportWidgetBase;
 use Backend\Models\User;
 use System\Models\EventLog;
 use System\Models\RequestLog;
-use System\Models\PluginVersion;
 use Exception;
 
 /**
@@ -69,8 +68,7 @@ class Status extends ReportWidgetBase
         $this->vars['requestLog']    = RequestLog::count();
         $this->vars['requestLogMsg'] = LogSetting::get('log_requests', false) ? false : true;
 
-        // TODO: Store system boot date in `Parameter`
-        $this->vars['appBirthday'] = PluginVersion::orderBy('created_at')->first()?->created_at;
+        $this->vars['appBirthday'] = Parameter::get('system::app.birthday');
     }
 
     public function onLoadWarningsForm()