Date Expressions

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Config

{
  "description": "This example demonstrates how to use date expressions in the configuration.",
  "global": {
    "thread": {
      "match": {
        "query": "-in:trash -in:drafts -in:spam from:{{user.email}} to:{{user.email}} after:{{date.now|formatDate('yyyy-MM-dd')}} is:unread subject:\"[GmailProcessor-Test] dateExpressions\""
      }
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "markProcessedMethod": "mark-read",
    "logSensitiveRedactionMode": "none"
  },
  "threads": [
    {
      "match": {
        "query": ""
      },
      "messages": [
        {
          "match": {
            "body": "US date: (?<usDate>[0-9\\/]+), German date: (?<germanDate>[0-9\\.]+), Short German date: (?<shortGermanDate>[0-9\\.]+), ISO date: (?<isoDate>[0-9-]+)"
          },
          "actions": [
            {
              "name": "global.log",
              "args": {
                "message": "Extracted dates US:{{message.body.match.usDate|parseDate('M/d/yyyy')|formatDate('yyyy-MM-dd')}}, DE:{{message.body.match.germanDate|parseDate('d.M.yyyy')|formatDate('yyyy-MM-dd')}}, DE (short):{{message.body.match.shortGermanDate|parseDate('d.M.yy')|formatDate('yyyy-MM-dd')}}, ISO:{{message.body.match.isoDate|parseDate('yyyy-MM-dd')|formatDate('yyyy-MM-dd')}}"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Script

function dateExpressionsRun() {
  const config = {
    description:
      "This example demonstrates how to use date expressions in the configuration.",
    global: {
      thread: {
        match: {
          query:
            "-in:trash -in:drafts -in:spam from:{{user.email}} to:{{user.email}} after:{{date.now|formatDate('yyyy-MM-dd')}} is:unread subject:\"[GmailProcessor-Test] dateExpressions\"",
        },
      },
    },
    settings: {
      markProcessedMethod: "mark-read",
      logSensitiveRedactionMode: "none",
    },
    threads: [
      {
        match: {
          query: "",
        },
        messages: [
          {
            match: {
              body: "US date: (?<usDate>[0-9\\/]+), German date: (?<germanDate>[0-9\\.]+), Short German date: (?<shortGermanDate>[0-9\\.]+), ISO date: (?<isoDate>[0-9-]+)",
            },
            actions: [
              {
                name: "global.log",
                args: {
                  message:
                    "Extracted dates US:{{message.body.match.usDate|parseDate('M/d/yyyy')|formatDate('yyyy-MM-dd')}}, DE:{{message.body.match.germanDate|parseDate('d.M.yyyy')|formatDate('yyyy-MM-dd')}}, DE (short):{{message.body.match.shortGermanDate|parseDate('d.M.yy')|formatDate('yyyy-MM-dd')}}, ISO:{{message.body.match.isoDate|parseDate('yyyy-MM-dd')|formatDate('yyyy-MM-dd')}}",
                },
              },
            ],
          },
        ],
      },
    ],
  }

  return GmailProcessorLib.run(config, "dry-run")
}

Source: dateExpressions.ts | Issues: #297 #345