chore: basic convertDatesToUnix function added; needs work to not re-write every possible date param

internal/handlers/web/jobs.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"marmic/servicetrade-toolbox/internal/api"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func JobsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -59,19 +60,42 @@ func JobsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "Not Found", http.StatusNotFound)
 	}
 }
-
-func handleJobSearch(r *http.Request, session *api.Session) ([]api.Job, error) {
-	queryParams := r.URL.Query()
+func convertDatesToUnix(params url.Values) url.Values {
 	cleanedParams := url.Values{}
-	log.Printf("Searching jobs with filters: %v", queryParams)
 
-	for key, values := range queryParams {
+	const layout = "2006-01-02"
+
+	if beginDate := params.Get("dueByBegin"); beginDate != "" {
+		if t, err := time.Parse(layout, beginDate); err == nil {
+			cleanedParams.Add("dueByBegin", fmt.Sprintf("%d", t.Unix()))
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("Error parsing dueByBegin: %v\n", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if endDate := params.Get("dueByEnd"); endDate != "" {
+		if t, err := time.Parse(layout, endDate); err == nil {
+			cleanedParams.Add("dueByEnd", fmt.Sprintf("%d", t.Unix()))
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("Error parsing dueByEnd: %v\n", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for key, values := range params {
+		if key != "dueByBegin" && key != "dueByEnd" {
 			for _, value := range values {
 				if value != "" {
 					cleanedParams.Add(key, value)
 				}
 			}
 		}
+	}
+
+	return cleanedParams
+}
+func handleJobSearch(r *http.Request, session *api.Session) ([]api.Job, error) {
+	queryParams := r.URL.Query()
+	cleanedParams := convertDatesToUnix(queryParams)
 
 	jobs, err := session.SearchJobs(cleanedParams)
 	if err != nil {