Update google.py

tradingagents/dataflows/google.py

@@ -1,9 +1,50 @@
+import re
 from typing import Annotated, List, Dict, Any
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
+from dateutil import parser as dateutil_parser
 from .googlenews_utils import getNewsData
 
 
+def _parse_google_news_date(date_str: str) -> datetime:
+    if not date_str:
+        return datetime.now()
+
+    date_str = date_str.strip().lower()
+
+    relative_patterns = [
+        (r"(\d+)\s*(?:hour|hr)s?\s*ago", "hours"),
+        (r"(\d+)\s*(?:minute|min)s?\s*ago", "minutes"),
+        (r"(\d+)\s*(?:day)s?\s*ago", "days"),
+        (r"(\d+)\s*(?:week)s?\s*ago", "weeks"),
+        (r"(\d+)\s*(?:month)s?\s*ago", "months"),
+    ]
+
+    for pattern, unit in relative_patterns:
+        match = re.search(pattern, date_str)
+        if match:
+            value = int(match.group(1))
+            now = datetime.now()
+            if unit == "hours":
+                return now - timedelta(hours=value)
+            elif unit == "minutes":
+                return now - timedelta(minutes=value)
+            elif unit == "days":
+                return now - timedelta(days=value)
+            elif unit == "weeks":
+                return now - timedelta(weeks=value)
+            elif unit == "months":
+                return now - relativedelta(months=value)
+
+    if "yesterday" in date_str:
+        return datetime.now() - timedelta(days=1)
+
+    try:
+        return dateutil_parser.parse(date_str, fuzzy=True)
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        return datetime.now()
+
+
 def get_google_news(
     query: Annotated[str, "Query to search with"],
     curr_date: Annotated[str, "Curr date in yyyy-mm-dd format"],
@@ -56,13 +97,7 @@ def get_bulk_news_google(lookback_hours: int) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
                     seen_titles.add(title)
 
                     date_str = news.get("date", "")
-                    try:
-                        if date_str:
-                            published_at = datetime.now()
-                        else:
-                            published_at = datetime.now()
-                    except ValueError:
-                        published_at = datetime.now()
+                    published_at = _parse_google_news_date(date_str)
 
                     article = {
                         "title": title,