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+from typing import List, Dict, Optional, Union, Any
+from datetime import datetime
+import re
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+
+def validate_isbn(isbn: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Validate ISBN format (supports both ISBN-10 and ISBN-13).
+    
+    Args:
+        isbn: ISBN string to validate
+        
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if ISBN format is valid, False otherwise
+    """
+    # Remove hyphens and spaces
+    isbn = isbn.replace('-', '').replace(' ', '')
+    
+    if len(isbn) == 10:
+        # ISBN-10 validation
+        if not isbn[:-1].isdigit():
+            return False
+        check_digit = 'X' if isbn[-1].upper() == 'X' else isbn[-1]
+        if not (check_digit.isdigit() or check_digit == 'X'):
+            return False
+        return True
+    elif len(isbn) == 13:
+        # ISBN-13 validation
+        if not isbn.isdigit():
+            return False
+        return isbn.startswith('978') or isbn.startswith('979')
+    return False
+
+def format_book_price(price: int) -> str:
+    """
+    Format book price from cents to currency string.
+    
+    Args:
+        price: Price in cents
+        
+    Returns:
+        str: Formatted price string
+    """
+    return f"${price/100:.2f}"
+
+def get_books_by_author(db: Session, author: str) -> List[Any]:
+    """
+    Get all books by a specific author.
+    
+    Args:
+        db: Database session
+        author: Author name to search for
+        
+    Returns:
+        List of Book objects by the author
+    """
+    return db.query(Book).filter(Book.author == author).all()
+
+def search_books(
+    db: Session,
+    search_term: str,
+    include_unavailable: bool = False
+) -> List[Any]:
+    """
+    Search books by title, author, or ISBN.
+    
+    Args:
+        db: Database session
+        search_term: Term to search for
+        include_unavailable: Whether to include unavailable books
+        
+    Returns:
+        List of matching Book objects
+    """
+    query = db.query(Book).filter(
+        (Book.title.ilike(f"%{search_term}%")) |
+        (Book.author.ilike(f"%{search_term}%")) |
+        (Book.isbn == search_term)
+    )
+    
+    if not include_unavailable:
+        query = query.filter(Book.is_available == True)
+        
+    return query.all()
+
+def validate_publication_year(year: int) -> bool:
+    """
+    Validate if publication year is within acceptable range.
+    
+    Args:
+        year: Publication year to validate
+        
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if year is valid, False otherwise
+    """
+    current_year = datetime.now().year
+    return 1800 <= year <= current_year + 1
+
+def process_book_data(book_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Process and validate book data before creation/update.
+    
+    Args:
+        book_data: Dictionary containing book data
+        
+    Returns:
+        Dict with processed and validated data
+    """
+    processed_data = book_data.copy()
+    
+    # Validate ISBN
+    if 'isbn' in processed_data and not validate_isbn(processed_data['isbn']):
+        raise ValidationError("Invalid ISBN format")
+        
+    # Validate publication year
+    if 'publication_year' in processed_data:
+        if not validate_publication_year(processed_data['publication_year']):
+            raise ValidationError("Invalid publication year")
+            
+    # Ensure title and author are stripped of whitespace
+    if 'title' in processed_data:
+        processed_data['title'] = processed_data['title'].strip()
+    if 'author' in processed_data:
+        processed_data['author'] = processed_data['author'].strip()
+        
+    return processed_data
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