Function parseNaturalLanguageDate

src/utils/dateParser.ts:21–62

(
	input: string,
	format?: string,
	dateParser: IDateParser = NLDParser,
	aliases?: DateAliasMap,
)

 * @returns ParsedDate object with the result
 */
export function parseNaturalLanguageDate(
	input: string,
	format?: string,
	dateParser: IDateParser = NLDParser,
	aliases?: DateAliasMap,
): ParsedDate {
	if (!input || !input.trim()) {
		return {
			isValid: false,
			error: "Empty input"
		};
	}

	try {
		const aliasMap = aliases ?? settingsStore.getState().dateAliases;
		const normalizedInput = normalizeDateInput(input, aliasMap);
		const parseResult = dateParser.parseDate(normalizedInput);

		if (parseResult?.moment?.isValid()) {
			const isoString = parseResult.moment.toISOString();
			const formatted = format
				? parseResult.moment.format(format)
				: parseResult.moment.format("YYYY-MM-DD");

			return {
				isValid: true,
				isoString,
				formatted
			};
		} else {
			return {
				isValid: false,
				error: "Unable to parse date"
			};
		}
	} catch (error) {
		return {
			isValid: false,
			error: `Parse error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error"}`
		};
	}
}

/**
 * Format an ISO date string using moment.js