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server/src/shared/date_utils.rs

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+// src/shared/date_utils.rs
+use chrono::NaiveDate;
+
+/// Attempts to parse the date string with multiple commonly used formats in Slovakia
+pub fn parse_date_with_multiple_formats(date_str: &str) -> Option<NaiveDate> {
+    // Define common date formats used in Slovakia
+    let formats = [
+        "%d:%m:%Y",    // Original format: 01:01:2023
+        "%d.%m.%Y",    // Standard Slovak format: 01.01.2023
+        "%d-%m-%Y",    // Dash format: 01-01-2023
+        "%d/%m/%Y",    // Slash format: 01/01/2023
+        "%Y-%m-%d",    // ISO format: 2023-01-01
+        "%Y/%m/%d",    // Alternative ISO: 2023/01/01
+        "%Y.%m.%d",    // Dot ISO: 2023.01.01
+        "%d.%m.%y",    // Short year with dot: 01.01.23
+        "%d-%m-%y",    // Short year with dash: 01-01-23
+        "%d/%m/%y",    // Short year with slash: 01/01/23
+    ];
+
+    // Try each format until one works
+    for format in formats {
+        if let Ok(date) = NaiveDate::parse_from_str(date_str, format) {
+            return Some(date);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // If none of the formats worked, try to handle potential whitespace issues
+    let trimmed = date_str.trim();
+    if trimmed != date_str {
+        return parse_date_with_multiple_formats(trimmed);
+    }
+
+    None
+}