datatype date fixed

app/Http/Controllers/ClientCaseContoller.php

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public function storeContract(ClientCase $clientCase, StoreContractRequest $requ
             // Create contract
             $contract = $clientCase->contracts()->create([
                 'reference' => $request->input('reference'),
-                'start_date' => date('Y-m-d', strtotime($request->input('start_date'))),
+                'start_date' => \App\Services\DateNormalizer::toDate($request->input('start_date')),
                 'type_id' => $request->input('type_id'),
                 'description' => $request->input('description'),
             ]);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public function updateContract(ClientCase $clientCase, string $uuid, UpdateContr
                 'reference' => $request->input('reference'),
                 'type_id' => $request->input('type_id'),
                 'description' => $request->input('description'),
-                'start_date' => $request->filled('start_date') ? date('Y-m-d', strtotime($request->input('start_date'))) : $contract->start_date,
+                'start_date' => $request->filled('start_date') ? \App\Services\DateNormalizer::toDate($request->input('start_date')) : $contract->start_date,
             ]);
 
             $initial = $request->input('initial_amount');

app/Services/DateNormalizer.php

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services;
+
+class DateNormalizer
+{
+    /**
+     * Normalize a raw date string to Y-m-d (ISO) or return null if unparseable.
+     * Accepted examples: 30.10.2025, 30/10/2025, 30-10-2025, 1/2/25, 2025-10-30
+     */
+    public static function toDate(?string $raw): ?string
+    {
+        if ($raw === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $raw = trim($raw);
+        if ($raw === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // Common European and ISO formats first (day-first, then ISO)
+        $candidates = [
+            'd.m.Y', 'd.m.y',
+            'd/m/Y', 'd/m/y',
+            'd-m-Y', 'd-m-y',
+            'Y-m-d', 'Y/m/d', 'Y.m.d',
+        ];
+
+        foreach ($candidates as $fmt) {
+            $dt = \DateTime::createFromFormat($fmt, $raw);
+            if ($dt instanceof \DateTime) {
+                $errors = \DateTime::getLastErrors();
+                if ((int) ($errors['warning_count'] ?? 0) === 0 && (int) ($errors['error_count'] ?? 0) === 0) {
+                    // Adjust two-digit years to reasonable century (00-69 => 2000-2069, 70-99 => 1970-1999)
+                    $year = (int) $dt->format('Y');
+                    if ($year < 100) {
+                        $year += ($year <= 69) ? 2000 : 1900;
+                        // Rebuild date with corrected year
+                        $month = (int) $dt->format('m');
+                        $day = (int) $dt->format('d');
+                        return sprintf('%04d-%02d-%02d', $year, $month, $day);
+                    }
+                    return $dt->format('Y-m-d');
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Fallback: strtotime (permissive). If fails, return null.
+        $ts = @strtotime($raw);
+        if ($ts === false) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return date('Y-m-d', $ts);
+    }
+}

app/Services/ImportProcessor.php

@@ -553,7 +553,8 @@ public function process(Import $import, ?Authenticatable $user = null): array
                         $payload = [
                             'account_id' => $accountIdForPayment,
                             'reference' => $p['reference'] ?? null,
-                            'paid_at' => $p['payment_date'] ?? ($p['paid_at'] ?? null),
+                            // Normalize payment date to ISO (Y-m-d) to avoid DB parse errors
+                            'paid_at' => \App\Services\DateNormalizer::toDate((string) (($p['payment_date'] ?? ($p['paid_at'] ?? '')))),
                             'currency' => $p['currency'] ?? 'EUR',
                             'created_by' => $user?->getAuthIdentifier(),
                         ];
@@ -1742,31 +1743,8 @@ private function sanitizeHeaderName(string $v): string
      */
     private function normalizeDate(?string $raw): ?string
     {
-        if ($raw === null) {
+        // Delegate to shared normalizer for consistency across the app
-            return null;
+        return \App\Services\DateNormalizer::toDate($raw);
-        }
-        $raw = trim($raw);
-        if ($raw === '') {
-            return null;
-        }
-        $candidates = ['d.m.Y', 'd.m.y', 'd/m/Y', 'd/m/y', 'Y-m-d'];
-        foreach ($candidates as $fmt) {
-            $dt = \DateTime::createFromFormat($fmt, $raw);
-            if ($dt instanceof \DateTime) {
-                // Reject invalid (createFromFormat returns false on mismatch; partial matches handled by checking errors)
-                $errors = \DateTime::getLastErrors();
-                if (($errors['warning_count'] ?? 0) === 0 && ($errors['error_count'] ?? 0) === 0) {
-                    return $dt->format('Y-m-d');
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // Fallback: strtotime (very permissive); if fails return null
-        $ts = @strtotime($raw);
-        if ($ts === false) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return date('Y-m-d', $ts);
     }
 
     private function findSourceColumnFor($mappings, string $targetField): ?string

tests/Unit/DateNormalizerTest.php

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Services\DateNormalizer;
+
+it('normalizes common European and ISO date formats to Y-m-d', function () {
+    expect(DateNormalizer::toDate('30.10.2025'))->toBe('2025-10-30');
+    expect(DateNormalizer::toDate('30/10/2025'))->toBe('2025-10-30');
+    expect(DateNormalizer::toDate('30-10-2025'))->toBe('2025-10-30');
+    expect(DateNormalizer::toDate('1/2/25'))->toBe('2025-02-01');
+    expect(DateNormalizer::toDate('2025-10-30'))->toBe('2025-10-30');
+    expect(DateNormalizer::toDate('2025/10/30'))->toBe('2025-10-30');
+    expect(DateNormalizer::toDate('  30.10.2025  '))->toBe('2025-10-30');
+});
+
+it('returns null for empty or invalid dates', function () {
+    expect(DateNormalizer::toDate(null))->toBeNull();
+    expect(DateNormalizer::toDate(''))->toBeNull();
+    expect(DateNormalizer::toDate('not-a-date'))->toBeNull();
+    // invalid calendar date
+    expect(DateNormalizer::toDate('32.01.2025'))->toBeNull();
+});