Bear MCP Server
by bart6114
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/**
* Utility functions for the Bear MCP server
*/
/**
* Formats a Bear timestamp (seconds since January 1, 2001) to a human-readable date string
* @param timestamp Bear timestamp (seconds since January 1, 2001)
* @returns Formatted date string
*/
export function formatBearDate(timestamp: number): string {
// Bear uses Core Data timestamps, which are seconds since January 1, 2001
const referenceDate = new Date('2001-01-01T00:00:00Z');
const date = new Date(referenceDate.getTime() + (timestamp * 1000));
// Format the date as a human-readable string
return date.toLocaleString();
}
/**
* Converts a JavaScript object to a comma-separated list of tags
* @param tags Array of tags or comma-separated string
* @returns Comma-separated string of tags
*/
export function formatTags(tags: string | string[]): string {
if (Array.isArray(tags)) {
return tags.join(',');
}
return tags;
}
/**
* Validates that a value is a non-empty string
* @param value The value to validate
* @param name The name of the parameter (for error messages)
* @throws Error if the value is not a non-empty string
*/
export function validateNonEmptyString(value: any, name: string): void {
if (typeof value !== 'string' || value.trim() === '') {
throw new Error(`${name} must be a non-empty string`);
}
}
/**
* Validates that a value is a boolean or a string 'yes' or 'no'
* @param value The value to validate
* @param name The name of the parameter (for error messages)
* @returns 'yes' or 'no'
* @throws Error if the value is not a boolean or 'yes'/'no'
*/
export function validateAndFormatBoolean(value: any, name: string): 'yes' | 'no' {
if (typeof value === 'boolean') {
return value ? 'yes' : 'no';
}
if (value === 'yes' || value === 'no') {
return value;
}
throw new Error(`${name} must be a boolean or 'yes'/'no'`);
}