economicIndicators_retailSales
Access US retail sales data in JSON or CSV format using the MCP Avantage server, enabling analysis of economic indicators for informed decision-making.
Instructions
Retrieves US retail sales data.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| datatype | No | Data format for the response. | json |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"additionalProperties": false,
"description": "Common parameter schema accepting only datatype.",
"properties": {
"datatype": {
"default": "json",
"description": "Data format for the response.",
"enum": [
"json",
"csv"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
}
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:644-658 (registration)Registers the 'economicIndicators_retailSales' MCP tool with server.addTool. Specifies the tool name, description, input schema (EconomicIndicatorsDataTypeParamSchema), and an execute handler that uses the generic executeAvantageTool function to call the AVantage library's economicIndicators.retailSales method.server.addTool({ name: "economicIndicators_retailSales", description: "Retrieves US retail sales data.", parameters: schemas.EconomicIndicatorsDataTypeParamSchema, execute: ( args, context // Let type be inferred ) => executeAvantageTool( "economicIndicators_retailSales", args, context, (av, params) => av.economicIndicators.retailSales(params) ), });
- src/schemas.ts:124-126 (schema)Defines the Zod input validation schema for the economicIndicators_retailSales tool. It accepts an optional 'datatype' parameter (json or csv). This schema is referenced in the tool registration.export const EconomicIndicatorsDataTypeParamSchema = z.object({ datatype: DatatypeSchema.default('json').optional(), }).describe('Common parameter schema accepting only datatype.')
- src/index.ts:38-115 (helper)Generic helper function that implements the core execution logic for all AVantage-based MCP tools, including economicIndicators_retailSales. Manages API key resolution, AVantage instance via resourceManager, executes the library method, handles errors, and returns JSON-stringified data.async function executeAvantageTool<TArgs, TResult>( toolName: string, args: TArgs, context: Context<Record<string, unknown> | undefined>, // Use the imported Context type directly avantageMethod: ( av: AVantage, args: TArgs ) => Promise<{ error?: boolean; reason?: string; data?: TResult }> ): Promise<string> { logger.info(`Executing '${toolName}' tool for request ID: ${context}`); logger.debug(`Args for ${toolName}: ${JSON.stringify(args)}`); // --- Authentication & Resource Management --- // Access extraArgs safely - it might be null or undefined const extraArgsApiKey = context.extraArgs?.apiKey as string | undefined; const apiKey = extraArgsApiKey || config.apiKey; if (!apiKey) { logger.error(`'${toolName}' failed: Alpha Vantage API key missing.`); throw new UserError(apiKeyErrorMessage); } logger.debug( `Using AV API key (source: ${extraArgsApiKey ? "extraArgs" : "environment"}) for ${toolName}` ); try { // Get or create AVantage instance managed by ResourceManager const av = await resourceManager.getResource<AVantage>( apiKey, // Cache key is the resolved API key "avantage_client", // Type identifier for logging async (key) => { // Factory Function logger.info( `Creating new AVantage instance for key ending ...${key.slice(-4)}` ); // AVantage library reads AV_PREMIUM from process.env internally return new AVantage(key); }, async (avInstance) => { // Cleanup Function (no-op needed for AVantage) logger.debug(`Destroying AVantage instance (no-op)`); } ); // --- Library Call --- const result = await avantageMethod(av, args); // --- Response Handling --- if (result.error) { logger.warn( `'${toolName}' failed. Reason from avantage: ${result.reason}` ); throw new UserError(result.reason || `Tool '${toolName}' failed.`); } if (result.data === undefined || result.data === null) { logger.warn(`'${toolName}' completed successfully but returned no data.`); return "null"; // Return string "null" for empty data } logger.info(`'${toolName}' completed successfully.`); // Stringify the data part of the response return JSON.stringify(result.data); } catch (error: any) { logger.error( `Error during execution of '${toolName}': ${error.message}`, error ); // If it's already a UserError, rethrow it if (error instanceof UserError) { throw error; } // Otherwise, wrap it in a UserError throw new UserError( `An unexpected error occurred while executing tool '${toolName}': ${error.message}` ); } }