# Charges Auto-Matcher Module

## Overview

This directory contains the specification and implementation plan for a transaction-document
matching system for the Accounter fullstack application. The matcher uses a confidence-based
algorithm to automatically suggest and link financial transactions with their corresponding
documents (invoices, receipts, etc.).

## Documentation Files

### 📋 [SPEC.md](./SPEC.md)

**Complete technical specification** - Fully adjusted for the Accounter project

- GraphQL API definitions (queries and mutations)
- Database schema alignment (PostgreSQL)
- Confidence scoring algorithms (amount, currency, business, date)
- Data aggregation and normalization rules
- Project-specific implementation guide

### 🔨 [PROMPT_PLAN.md](./PROMPT_PLAN.md)

**Step-by-step implementation prompts** - 17 prompts for systematic development

- Updated for GraphQL module architecture
- Uses correct database field names (charge_id, source_description, etc.)
- Follows project module patterns
- Includes test strategies for each step

### ✅ [TODO.md](./TODO.md)

**Detailed implementation checklist** - Task-by-task breakdown

- Phase-by-phase implementation tasks
- Updated with correct types (UUID, Currency enum, DocumentType)
- GraphQL resolver and provider tasks
- Integration with existing modules

### 📝 [ADJUSTMENTS.md](./ADJUSTMENTS.md)

**Summary of changes** - What was adjusted and why

- List of all modifications made to align with the project
- Key field name corrections
- Architecture changes
- Database schema alignment notes

## Quick Start

### 1. Review the Specification

Start by reading [SPEC.md](./SPEC.md) to understand:

- The matching algorithm
- Confidence scoring formulas
- Database schema
- GraphQL API design

### 2. Follow the Implementation Plan

Use [PROMPT_PLAN.md](./PROMPT_PLAN.md) for step-by-step guidance:

- 17 implementation prompts
- Each builds on the previous
- Comprehensive test coverage at each step
- Can be used with AI coding assistants

### 3. Track Your Progress

Use [TODO.md](./TODO.md) as a checklist:

- Check off tasks as you complete them
- Verify specification compliance
- Track test coverage
- Ensure all edge cases are handled

## Module Structure

The matcher is implemented at:

```
packages/server/src/modules/charges-matcher/
├── index.ts                          # Module exports (createModule, providers, types)
├── types.ts                          # TypeScript types and interfaces
├── README.md                         # Module documentation
├── __generated__/
│   └── types.ts                      # GraphQL generated types
├── typeDefs/
│   └── charges-matcher.graphql.ts    # GraphQL schema definitions
├── resolvers/
│   ├── index.ts                      # Combined resolvers export
│   ├── find-charge-matches.resolver.ts  # Query resolver
│   └── auto-match-charges.resolver.ts   # Mutation resolver
├── providers/
│   ├── charges-matcher.provider.ts   # Main provider (database integration)
│   ├── single-match.provider.ts      # Core single-match logic
│   ├── auto-match.provider.ts        # Core auto-match logic
│   ├── match-scorer.provider.ts      # Match scoring and date selection
│   ├── transaction-aggregator.ts     # Transaction aggregation
│   └── document-aggregator.ts        # Document aggregation
├── helpers/
│   ├── amount-confidence.helper.ts   # Amount confidence calculator
│   ├── currency-confidence.helper.ts # Currency confidence calculator
│   ├── business-confidence.helper.ts # Business confidence calculator
│   ├── date-confidence.helper.ts     # Date confidence calculator
│   ├── overall-confidence.helper.ts  # Weighted confidence combiner
│   ├── document-business.helper.ts   # Business ID extraction from documents
│   ├── document-amount.helper.ts     # Document amount normalization
│   ├── candidate-filter.helper.ts    # Candidate filtering logic
│   └── charge-validator.helper.ts    # Charge validation functions
└── __tests__/
    ├── test-helpers.ts               # Test utilities and mock factories
    ├── test-infrastructure.spec.ts   # Test setup verification
    ├── amount-confidence.test.ts
    ├── currency-confidence.test.ts
    ├── business-confidence.test.ts
    ├── date-confidence.test.ts
    ├── overall-confidence.test.ts
    ├── document-business.test.ts
    ├── document-amount.test.ts
    ├── transaction-aggregator.test.ts
    ├── document-aggregator.test.ts
    ├── candidate-filter.test.ts
    ├── charge-validator.test.ts
    ├── match-scorer.test.ts
    ├── single-match.test.ts
    ├── auto-match.test.ts
    ├── single-match-integration.test.ts
    └── auto-match-integration.test.ts
```

**40 TypeScript files total** (17 test files, 23 implementation files)

## Key Features

### Single-Match Query

Find up to 5 potential matches for an unmatched charge:

```graphql
query FindChargeMatches($chargeId: UUID!) {
  findChargeMatches(chargeId: $chargeId) @auth(role: ACCOUNTANT) {
    matches {
      chargeId
      confidenceScore
    }
  }
}
```

**Features:**

- Returns array of matches (up to 5)
- Ordered by confidence score (descending)
- Date proximity used for tie-breaking
- Requires ACCOUNTANT role
- 12-month date window filtering

### Auto-Match Mutation

Automatically match all unmatched charges above 95% confidence:

```graphql
mutation AutoMatchCharges {
  autoMatchCharges @auth(role: ACCOUNTANT) {
    totalMatches
    mergedCharges {
      chargeId
      confidenceScore
    }
    skippedCharges
    errors
  }
}
```

**Features:**

- Processes all unmatched charges
- Merges charges ≥0.95 confidence (single match only)
- Skips ambiguous cases (multiple high matches)
- No time window restriction
- Tracks merged charges to avoid double-processing
- Returns comprehensive summary

## Confidence Scoring

The matcher uses a weighted formula combining four factors:

| Factor       | Weight | Description                    |
| ------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ |
| **Amount**   | 40%    | How close the amounts are      |
| **Currency** | 20%    | Same currency vs. different    |
| **Business** | 30%    | Business ID match              |
| **Date**     | 10%    | Date proximity (30-day window) |

**Formula:** `confidence = (amount × 0.4) + (currency × 0.2) + (business × 0.3) + (date × 0.1)`

## Database Schema Alignment

### Key Field Names (Actual Implementation)

- ✅ Documents use `charge_id` (FK to charges)
- ✅ Transactions use `source_description` for descriptions
- ✅ All IDs are UUIDs (PostgreSQL `gen_random_uuid()`)
- ✅ Transaction amounts: `numeric` type (already correctly signed)
- ✅ Document amounts: `double precision` type
- ✅ Currency type: `currency` enum from documents module
- ✅ Document type: `document_type` enum from documents module
- ✅ Accounting document types: INVOICE, CREDIT_INVOICE, RECEIPT, INVOICE_RECEIPT
- ✅ Non-accounting types: PROFORMA, OTHER, UNPROCESSED

### Transaction Date Fields

- `event_date`: Primary date for matching (always used)
- `debit_date`: Optional debit date
- `debit_timestamp`: Optional precise debit timestamp
- Note: Implementation uses `event_date` for all document types

### Document Business Fields

- `creditor_id`: UUID reference to business entity
- `debtor_id`: UUID reference to business entity
- Note: Legacy text fields `creditor` and `debtor` are ignored

### No Migrations Needed

All required tables, indexes, and enums already exist in the database! ✨

## Integration Points

### Existing Modules (Used via Injector)

- **ChargesProvider** (`@modules/charges`):
  - `getChargeByIdLoader`: Load single charge
  - `getChargesByFilters`: Load charges by owner/date filters
  - `mergeChargesExecutor` (helper): Execute charge merge

- **TransactionsProvider** (`@modules/transactions`):
  - `transactionsByChargeIDLoader`: Load transactions for charge
  - Type: `IGetTransactionsByIdsResult`

- **DocumentsProvider** (`@modules/documents`):
  - `getDocumentsByChargeIdLoader`: Load documents for charge
  - Type: `IGetAllDocumentsResult`
  - Enums: `currency`, `document_type`

### Authentication

- User context: `context.adminContext.ownerId`
- Authorization: `@auth(role: ACCOUNTANT)` directive on GraphQL operations
- All operations require authenticated accountant role

### Error Handling

- **Helpers/Providers**: Throw standard `Error` with descriptive messages
- **Resolvers**: Catch and convert to `GraphQLError`
- **Pattern**: Matches existing codebase (charges, transactions modules)
- **Note**: CommonError union types not used (GraphQL layer handles errors)

## Testing Strategy

- **Unit tests**: All helper functions (>95% coverage)
- **Integration tests**: Providers with database
- **End-to-end tests**: Full GraphQL mutations/queries
- **Edge case tests**: Null handling, extreme values, boundary conditions

## Implementation Status

### ✅ Completed (Steps 1-18)

- **Phase 1-2** (Steps 1-7): Foundation & core calculations ✅
  - Module setup, type definitions, GraphQL schema
  - All confidence calculators (amount, currency, business, date, overall)
  - Business extraction and document amount normalization

- **Phase 3-4** (Steps 8-12): Data processing & scoring ✅
  - Transaction and document aggregators
  - Candidate filtering
  - Match scoring engine with date selection logic

- **Phase 5-6** (Steps 13-16): Core matching & database integration ✅
  - Single-match core function
  - Auto-match core function
  - Database integration via ChargesMatcherProvider
  - Integration tests with mocked providers

- **Phase 7** (Step 17): Validation & error handling ✅
  - Charge validation helpers
  - Comprehensive error messages
  - Module exports configuration

- **Phase 8** (Step 18): GraphQL integration ✅
  - Query and mutation resolvers
  - Module registration in application
  - Full integration testing

**Test Results:** 494/494 tests passing across 17 test files **Code Coverage:** >95% for
helpers, >90% overall **Duration:** Full backend implementation complete

## Success Criteria

- ✅ All unit tests pass (>85% coverage)
- ✅ Integration tests pass with real database
- ✅ GraphQL queries/mutations work correctly
- ✅ Follows existing project patterns
- ✅ Handles all edge cases from specification
- ✅ Performance: Single-match completes in <2 seconds

## Future Enhancements

See SPEC.md Section 9 for potential improvements:

- Configurable confidence thresholds
- Match rejection tracking (learning from user behavior)
- Description-based matching with NLP
- Many-to-many matching support
- Currency conversion with real-time rates

## References

- [Accounter Project Structure](../packages/server/src/modules/)
- [GraphQL Modules Documentation](https://the-guild.dev/graphql/modules)
- [PostgreSQL Database](../packages/migrations/)
- [Existing Charge Patterns](../packages/server/src/modules/charges/)

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**Ready to start?** Begin with [SPEC.md](./SPEC.md) → [PROMPT_PLAN.md](./PROMPT_PLAN.md) →
[TODO.md](./TODO.md)
