get_trade_dates
Retrieve trading dates for China's A-share market within a specified date range, returning results as a table showing trading and non-trading days.
Instructions
Fetch trading dates within a specified range.
Args:
start_date: Optional. Start date in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format. Defaults to 2015-01-01 if None.
end_date: Optional. End date in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format. Defaults to the current date if None.
Returns:
Markdown table with 'is_trading_day' (1=trading, 0=non-trading).
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| start_date | No | ||
| end_date | No | ||
| limit | No | ||
| format | No | markdown |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools/market_overview.py:30-46 (handler)The primary handler for the 'get_trade_dates' MCP tool. It defines the input schema via type hints and docstring, registers the tool via @app.tool(), logs usage, and delegates execution to the fetch_trade_dates helper wrapped in error handling.@app.tool() def get_trade_dates(start_date: Optional[str] = None, end_date: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 250, format: str = "markdown") -> str: """ Fetch trading dates within a specified range. Args: start_date: Optional. Start date in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format. Defaults to 2015-01-01 if None. end_date: Optional. End date in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format. Defaults to the current date if None. Returns: Markdown table with 'is_trading_day' (1=trading, 0=non-trading). """ logger.info(f"Tool 'get_trade_dates' called for range {start_date or 'default'} to {end_date or 'default'}") return run_tool_with_handling( lambda: fetch_trade_dates(active_data_source, start_date=start_date, end_date=end_date, limit=limit, format=format), context="get_trade_dates", )
- mcp_server.py:54-54 (registration)Top-level registration call that invokes the registration of market overview tools, including 'get_trade_dates', passing the FastMCP app instance and active data source.register_market_overview_tools(app, active_data_source)
- Core helper function that fetches trade dates from the data source interface, applies output format validation, and formats the result as a table.def fetch_trade_dates(data_source: FinancialDataSource, *, start_date: Optional[str], end_date: Optional[str], limit: int, format: str) -> str: validate_output_format(format) df = data_source.get_trade_dates(start_date=start_date, end_date=end_date) meta = {"start_date": start_date or "default", "end_date": end_date or "default"} return format_table_output(df, format=format, max_rows=limit, meta=meta)
- src/tools/market_overview.py:31-46 (schema)Input/output schema defined by function signature type hints and detailed docstring describing parameters and return value.def get_trade_dates(start_date: Optional[str] = None, end_date: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 250, format: str = "markdown") -> str: """ Fetch trading dates within a specified range. Args: start_date: Optional. Start date in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format. Defaults to 2015-01-01 if None. end_date: Optional. End date in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format. Defaults to the current date if None. Returns: Markdown table with 'is_trading_day' (1=trading, 0=non-trading). """ logger.info(f"Tool 'get_trade_dates' called for range {start_date or 'default'} to {end_date or 'default'}") return run_tool_with_handling( lambda: fetch_trade_dates(active_data_source, start_date=start_date, end_date=end_date, limit=limit, format=format), context="get_trade_dates", )