From 19b5a5762bd22af25ce64a367bf32176bb09d5c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Carter <john@johncarter.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 13:55:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure hydrate date string is a Carbon instance

---
 src/Synthesizers/EntryCollectionSynthesizer.php | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Synthesizers/EntryCollectionSynthesizer.php b/src/Synthesizers/EntryCollectionSynthesizer.php
index 49b5855..21610ab 100644
--- a/src/Synthesizers/EntryCollectionSynthesizer.php
+++ b/src/Synthesizers/EntryCollectionSynthesizer.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Livewire\Mechanisms\HandleComponents\Synthesizers\Synth;
 use Statamic\Entries\Entry;
 use Statamic\Entries\EntryCollection as StatamicEntryCollection;
+use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 
 class EntryCollectionSynthesizer extends Synth
 {
@@ -44,7 +45,13 @@ public function hydrate($values)
                 ->data($value['data']);
 
             if ($value['date']) {
-                $entry->date($value['date'] ?? null);
+                $date = $value['date'];
+
+                if (!$date instanceof \Carbon\CarbonInterface) {
+                    $date = Carbon::parse($date);
+                }
+            
+                $entry->date($date ?? null);
             }
 
             $items[] = $entry;