1. function sanitizeDateInput(input) {
  2. // Remove leading/trailing whitespace
  3. input = input.trim();
  5. // Check if the input is a valid date string
  6. if (isValidDate(input)) {
  7. return input; // Return as is if it's already valid
  8. }
  10. // Attempt to parse the date using a common format (YYYY-MM-DD)
  11. const parsedDate = new Date(input);
  13. if (!isNaN(parsedDate.getTime())) {
  14. return input; //Return if parsing was successful
  15. }
  18. // If parsing fails, return null or an error message (you can customize this)
  19. return null; // Or return "Invalid date format";
  20. }
  22. function isValidDate(dateString) {
  23. //Basic validation to check if the string can be parsed as a date
  24. try {
  25. new Date(dateString);
  26. return true;
  27. } catch (e) {
  28. return false;
  29. }
  30. }
  32. export default sanitizeDateInput;

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