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get_posts_by_date

Retrieve QAnon posts within a specific date range for sociological analysis by providing start and end dates.

Instructions

Get posts/drops within a specific date range.

Args:
    start_date: Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format
    end_date: End date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to start_date if not provided)
    limit: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
start_dateYes
end_dateNo
limitNo

Implementation Reference

  • The primary handler for the 'get_posts_by_date' tool. Decorated with @mcp.tool() for registration. Validates dates, calls helper to fetch posts, limits results, formats output using format_post, and returns a formatted string.
    @mcp.tool()
    def get_posts_by_date(start_date: str, end_date: str = None, limit: int = 10) -> str:
        """
        Get posts/drops within a specific date range.
    
        Args:
            start_date: Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format
            end_date: End date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to start_date if not provided)
            limit: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)
        """
        if not end_date:
            end_date = start_date
    
        try:
            # Validate date format
            datetime.strptime(start_date, "%Y-%m-%d")
            datetime.strptime(end_date, "%Y-%m-%d")
        except ValueError:
            return "Invalid date format. Please use YYYY-MM-DD format."
    
        results = get_posts_by_date_range(start_date, end_date)
    
        if not results:
            return f"No posts found between {start_date} and {end_date}."
    
        total_found = len(results)
        results = results[:limit]
    
        output = f"Found {total_found} posts between {start_date} and {end_date}. Showing top {len(results)} results:\n\n"
    
        for i, post in enumerate(results, 1):
            output += f"Result {i}:\n{format_post(post)}\n\n" + "-" * 40 + "\n\n"
    
        if total_found > limit:
            output += f"... and {total_found - limit} more posts."
    
        return output
  • Core helper function that filters the global 'posts' list by timestamp within the given date range, converting dates to timestamps for comparison.
    def get_posts_by_date_range(start_date: str, end_date: str) -> List[Dict]:
        """Get posts within a date range (YYYY-MM-DD format)."""
        try:
            start_timestamp = int(datetime.strptime(start_date, "%Y-%m-%d").timestamp())
            end_timestamp = (
                int(datetime.strptime(end_date, "%Y-%m-%d").timestamp()) + 86400
            )  # Add a day in seconds
    
            results = []
            for post in posts:
                post_time = post.get("post_metadata", {}).get("time", 0)
                if start_timestamp <= post_time <= end_timestamp:
                    results.append(post)
            return results
        except ValueError:
            return []
  • Utility function used by the handler to format individual posts into a readable string, including metadata, text, images, and referenced posts.
    def format_post(post: Dict) -> str:
        """Format a post for display."""
        metadata = post.get("post_metadata", {})
        post_id = metadata.get("id", "Unknown")
        author = metadata.get("author", "Unknown")
        author_id = metadata.get("author_id", "Unknown")
        tripcode = metadata.get("tripcode", "Unknown")
    
        source = metadata.get("source", {})
        board = source.get("board", "Unknown")
        site = source.get("site", "Unknown")
    
        timestamp = metadata.get("time", 0)
        date_str = (
            datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
            if timestamp
            else "Unknown"
        )
    
        text = post.get("text", "")
        if text:
            # Replace '\n' string literals with actual newlines
            text = text.replace("\\n", "\n")
    
        # Format images
        images_section = ""
        images = post.get("images", [])
        if images:
            images_section = "\nImages:\n"
            for img in images:
                images_section += f"- File: {img.get('file', 'Unknown')}, Name: {img.get('name', 'Unknown')}\n"
    
        # Format referenced posts
        refs_section = ""
        refs = post.get("referenced_posts", [])
        if refs:
            refs_section = "\nReferenced Posts:\n"
            for ref in refs:
                ref_text = ref.get("text", "No text")
                if ref_text:
                    ref_text = ref_text.replace("\\n", "\n")
                ref_author_id = ref.get("author_id", "Unknown")
                refs_section += f"- Reference: {ref.get('reference', 'Unknown')}\n"
                refs_section += f"  Author ID: {ref_author_id}\n"
                refs_section += f"  Text: {ref_text}\n"
    
        # Assemble the formatted post
        formatted = f"""
    Post ID: {post_id}
    Author: {author} (ID: {author_id}, tripcode: {tripcode})
    Source: {board} on {site}
    Date: {date_str}
    Text:
    {text}
    {images_section}
    {refs_section}
    """
        return formatted.strip()
  • Input schema defined in the tool's docstring, describing parameters start_date (str, required), end_date (str, optional), limit (int, optional=10). Output is str.
    """
    Get posts/drops within a specific date range.
    
    Args:
        start_date: Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format
        end_date: End date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to start_date if not provided)
        limit: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)
    """
  • The @mcp.tool() decorator registers this function as an MCP tool named 'get_posts_by_date'.
    @mcp.tool()

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