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+import { GuildMember, User } from "discord.js";
+import Partner, { PartnerCommissionType, PartnerRoleType } from "../database/Partner";
+import { FormatNameOptions } from "./MemberUtil";
+
+export default class Formatters {
+  public static formatStandardDate(date: Date | string | number): string {
+    const resolvedDate = new Date(date);
+    if (!resolvedDate) return "";
+
+    const year = resolvedDate.getFullYear();
+    const month = String(resolvedDate.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0");
+    const day = String(resolvedDate.getDate()).padStart(2, "0");
+    const hours = String(resolvedDate.getHours()).padStart(2, "0");
+    const minutes = String(resolvedDate.getMinutes()).padStart(2, "0");
+    const timeZone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone;
+
+    return `${year}-${month}-${day} @ ${hours}:${minutes} (${timeZone})`;
+  }
+
+  // TODO: comments and extended formatting
+  public static formatName(
+    target: GuildMember | User,
+    partner?: Partner | null
+  ): FormatNameOptions {
+    console.debug(
+      `[MemberUtil] Formatting name for ${target.displayName} at url ${target instanceof GuildMember ? target.user.displayAvatarURL() : target.displayAvatarURL()}`
+    );
+    // if the role type is managerial, add a [k] to the end of the name
+    // if the partner exists, set the iconURL to the organizational logo
+    if (partner?.roleType == PartnerRoleType.MANAGERIAL) {
+      return {
+        text: `${target.displayName} [k]`,
+        iconURL: target.displayAvatarURL(),
+      };
+    } else if (partner?.commissionType == PartnerCommissionType.CONTRACTUAL) {
+      // if the commission type is contractual, add a [c] to the end of the name
+      return {
+        text: `${target.displayName} [c]`,
+        iconURL:
+          target instanceof GuildMember
+            ? target.user.displayAvatarURL()
+            : target.displayAvatarURL(),
+      };
+    } else {
+      // otherwise, just set the author to the member's display name
+      return {
+        text: target.displayName,
+        iconURL:
+          target instanceof GuildMember
+            ? target.user.displayAvatarURL()
+            : target.displayAvatarURL(),
+      };
+    }
+  }
+}