Put JSON null in changes happened when value is null

api/src/com/todoroo/andlib/utility/DateUtilities.java

@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public class DateUtilities {
 
     public static String timeToIso8601(long time, boolean includeTime) {
         if (time == 0)
-            return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
+            return null;
         Date date = new Date(time);
         String formatString = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ"; //$NON-NLS-1$
         if (!includeTime)

astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/ChangesHappened.java

@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ public class ChangesHappened<TYPE extends RemoteModel, OE extends OutstandingEnt
                     if (!validateValue(localProperty, value))
                         return null;
 
+                    if (value == null)
+                        changeJson.put("value", JSONObject.NULL);
+                    else
                         changeJson.put("value", value);
                 }
 
@@ -261,14 +264,17 @@ public class ChangesHappened<TYPE extends RemoteModel, OE extends OutstandingEnt
             String value = getAsString(data);
             if (RemoteModel.NO_UUID.equals(value) && property.checkFlag(Property.PROP_FLAG_USER_ID))
                 return ActFmPreferenceService.userId();
-            if (property.checkFlag(Property.PROP_FLAG_JSON))
+            if (property.checkFlag(Property.PROP_FLAG_JSON)) {
+                if (TextUtils.isEmpty(value))
+                    return null;
                 try {
                     if (value != null && value.startsWith("["))
                         return new JSONArray(value);
                     else
                         return new JSONObject(value);
                 } catch (JSONException e) {
-                    //
+                    return null;
+                }
             }
             return value;
         }