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import { Tool } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js'; import { z } from 'zod'; import { getAuthenticatedClient } from '../utils/google-auth.js'; import { handleError } from '../utils/error-handler.js'; import { formatToolResponse } from '../utils/formatters.js'; import { ToolResponse } from '../types/tools.js'; const insertDateInputSchema = z.object({ spreadsheetId: z.string().min(1, 'Spreadsheet ID is required'), range: z.string().min(1, 'Range is required'), date: z.string().min(1, 'Date is required'), format: z.enum(['locale', 'iso', 'us', 'eu']).default('locale'), autoDetect: z.boolean().default(true), useEUFormat: z.boolean().default(true), }); export type InsertDateInput = z.infer<typeof insertDateInputSchema>; export const insertDateTool: Tool = { name: 'sheets_insert_date', description: 'Insert properly formatted dates in Google Sheets with locale support and automatic detection', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { spreadsheetId: { type: 'string', description: 'The ID of the spreadsheet (found in the URL after /d/)', }, range: { type: 'string', description: 'The A1 notation range to insert the date (e.g., "Sheet1!A1")', }, date: { type: 'string', description: 'Date to insert (supports various formats: YYYY-MM-DD, DD.MM.YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY, or relative dates like "today", "tomorrow")', }, format: { type: 'string', enum: ['locale', 'iso', 'us', 'eu'], description: 'Date format preference (locale=spreadsheet locale, iso=YYYY-MM-DD, us=MM/DD/YYYY, eu=DD.MM.YYYY)', default: 'locale', }, autoDetect: { type: 'boolean', description: 'Automatically detect and parse date format (default: true)', default: true, }, useEUFormat: { type: 'boolean', description: 'Use semicolon separator for EU locale sheets (auto-detected from user language/context if not specified)', default: true, }, }, required: ['spreadsheetId', 'range', 'date'], }, }; function parseDate(dateInput: string): Date { // Handle relative dates if (dateInput.toLowerCase() === 'today') { return new Date(); } if (dateInput.toLowerCase() === 'tomorrow') { const tomorrow = new Date(); tomorrow.setDate(tomorrow.getDate() + 1); return tomorrow; } if (dateInput.toLowerCase() === 'yesterday') { const yesterday = new Date(); yesterday.setDate(yesterday.getDate() - 1); return yesterday; } // Try parsing various formats const isoFormat = /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/; const euFormat = /^\d{1,2}\.\d{1,2}\.\d{4}$/; const usFormat = /^\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{4}$/; if (isoFormat.test(dateInput)) { return new Date(dateInput + 'T00:00:00'); } if (euFormat.test(dateInput)) { const parts = dateInput.split('.'); const day = parts[0] || '1'; const month = parts[1] || '1'; const year = parts[2] || '1970'; return new Date(parseInt(year), parseInt(month) - 1, parseInt(day)); } if (usFormat.test(dateInput)) { const parts = dateInput.split('/'); const month = parts[0] || '1'; const day = parts[1] || '1'; const year = parts[2] || '1970'; return new Date(parseInt(year), parseInt(month) - 1, parseInt(day)); } // Try standard Date parsing const parsed = new Date(dateInput); if (isNaN(parsed.getTime())) { throw new Error(`Unable to parse date: ${dateInput}`); } return parsed; } function formatDateForSheets(date: Date, format: string): string { switch (format) { case 'iso': return date.toISOString().split('T')[0] || ''; case 'us': return `${(date.getMonth() + 1).toString()}/${date.getDate().toString()}/${date.getFullYear().toString()}`; case 'eu': return `${date.getDate().toString()}.${(date.getMonth() + 1).toString()}.${date.getFullYear().toString()}`; case 'locale': default: // Return in a format that Google Sheets will recognize as a date return date.toISOString().split('T')[0] || ''; } } export async function handleInsertDate(input: any): Promise<ToolResponse> { try { const validatedInput = insertDateInputSchema.parse(input); const sheets = await getAuthenticatedClient(); // Parse the input date const parsedDate = parseDate(validatedInput.date); // Format the date according to preference const formattedDate = formatDateForSheets(parsedDate, validatedInput.format); // Update the cell with the formatted date const updateResponse = await sheets.spreadsheets.values.update({ spreadsheetId: validatedInput.spreadsheetId, range: validatedInput.range, valueInputOption: 'USER_ENTERED', // This allows Google Sheets to auto-detect dates requestBody: { values: [[formattedDate]], }, }); // If locale format is requested, apply basic date formatting to the cell if (validatedInput.format === 'locale') { try { // Use EU pattern for EU format, US pattern otherwise const pattern = validatedInput.useEUFormat ? 'd.M.yyyy' : 'M/d/yyyy'; // Apply date number format based on useEUFormat await sheets.spreadsheets.batchUpdate({ spreadsheetId: validatedInput.spreadsheetId, requestBody: { requests: [ { repeatCell: { range: { sheetId: 0, // Will need to determine actual sheet ID startRowIndex: 0, endRowIndex: 1, startColumnIndex: 0, endColumnIndex: 1, }, cell: { userEnteredFormat: { numberFormat: { type: 'DATE', pattern: pattern, }, }, }, fields: 'userEnteredFormat.numberFormat', }, }, ], }, }); } catch (formatError) { // Continue if formatting fails, the date was still inserted console.warn('Date formatting failed:', formatError); } } // Use semicolon for EU format, comma for US format const separator = validatedInput.useEUFormat ? ';' : ','; return formatToolResponse(`Successfully inserted date in range ${validatedInput.range}`, { spreadsheetId: validatedInput.spreadsheetId, range: updateResponse.data.updatedRange, originalDate: validatedInput.date, parsedDate: parsedDate.toISOString(), formattedDate, format: validatedInput.format, separator: separator, updatedCells: updateResponse.data.updatedCells || 0, }); } catch (error) { return handleError(error); } }

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