From 91ce1f5b4dddcc5c9ff1a2d8c9c59157cc7df31a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Backend IM Bot <bot@backend.im>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:19:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add helper functions for Meal

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 helpers/meal_helpers.py | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 75 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 helpers/meal_helpers.py

diff --git a/helpers/meal_helpers.py b/helpers/meal_helpers.py
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+++ b/helpers/meal_helpers.py
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+from typing import List, Optional
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from models.meal import Meal
+
+def get_available_meals(db: Session, category: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Meal]:
+    """
+    Retrieve a list of available meals from the database.
+
+    Args:
+        db (Session): SQLAlchemy database session.
+        category (str, optional): Filter meals by category. Defaults to None.
+
+    Returns:
+        List[Meal]: List of available meal objects.
+    """
+    query = db.query(Meal).filter(Meal.is_available == True)
+    if category:
+        query = query.filter(Meal.category == category)
+    return query.all()
+
+def validate_meal_data(meal_data: dict) -> dict:
+    """
+    Validate meal data dictionary for required fields and data types.
+
+    Args:
+        meal_data (dict): Dictionary containing meal data.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: Validated meal data dictionary.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If required fields are missing or data types are incorrect.
+    """
+    required_fields = ['name', 'price']
+    for field in required_fields:
+        if field not in meal_data:
+            raise ValueError(f"Missing required field: {field}")
+
+    if not isinstance(meal_data['name'], str):
+        raise ValueError("Name must be a string")
+
+    if not isinstance(meal_data['price'], float):
+        raise ValueError("Price must be a float")
+
+    return meal_data
+
+def format_meal_price(price: float) -> str:
+    """
+    Format a meal price as a string with two decimal places.
+
+    Args:
+        price (float): The meal price.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: Formatted price string.
+    """
+    return f"{price:.2f}"
+
+def filter_meals_by_price_range(meals: List[Meal], min_price: Optional[float] = None, max_price: Optional[float] = None) -> List[Meal]:
+    """
+    Filter a list of meals by a specified price range.
+
+    Args:
+        meals (List[Meal]): List of meal objects.
+        min_price (float, optional): Minimum price for filtering. Defaults to None.
+        max_price (float, optional): Maximum price for filtering. Defaults to None.
+
+    Returns:
+        List[Meal]: Filtered list of meal objects.
+    """
+    filtered_meals = []
+    for meal in meals:
+        if (min_price is None or meal.price >= min_price) and (max_price is None or meal.price <= max_price):
+            filtered_meals.append(meal)
+    return filtered_meals
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