1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/backend/models/form_response.py b/backend/models/form_response.py
index f3296cd..0da7b15 100644
--- a/backend/models/form_response.py
+++ b/backend/models/form_response.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import datetime
 import typing as t
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, validator
 
 from .antispam import AntiSpam
 from .discord_user import DiscordUser
@@ -14,6 +15,18 @@ class FormResponse(BaseModel):
     antispam: t.Optional[AntiSpam]
     response: dict[str, t.Any]
     form_id: str
+    timestamp: str
+
+    @validator("timestamp", pre=True)
+    def set_timestamp(cls, iso_string: t.Optional[str]) -> t.Optional[str]:
+        if iso_string is None:
+            return datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc).isoformat()
+
+        elif not isinstance(iso_string, str):
+            raise ValueError("Submission timestamp must be a string.")
+
+        # Convert to datetime and back to ensure string is valid
+        return datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(iso_string).isoformat()
 
     class Config:
         allow_population_by_field_name = True