tools/plot_generator.py

# tools/plot_generator.py
import os
import tempfile
import pandas as pd
import plotly.graph_objects as go
from typing import Tuple, Union


def plot_metric_tool(
    file_path: str,
    date_col: str,
    value_col: str,
    output_dir: str = "/tmp",
    title: str = None,
    line_width: int = 2,
    marker_size: int = 6
) -> Union[Tuple[go.Figure, str], str]:
    """
    Load CSV or Excel file, parse a time series metric, and return an interactive Plotly Figure
    plus a high-res PNG file path for static embedding.

    Returns:
      - (fig, img_path) on success
      - error string starting with '❌' on failure
    """
    # Load data
    ext = os.path.splitext(file_path)[1].lower()
    try:
        df = pd.read_excel(file_path) if ext in ('.xls', '.xlsx') else pd.read_csv(file_path)
    except Exception as exc:
        return f"❌ Failed to load file: {exc}"

    # Validate columns
    missing = [c for c in (date_col, value_col) if c not in df.columns]
    if missing:
        return f"❌ Missing column(s): {', '.join(missing)}"

    # Parse and clean
    try:
        df[date_col] = pd.to_datetime(df[date_col], errors='coerce')
    except Exception:
        return f"❌ Could not parse '{date_col}' as dates."
    df[value_col] = pd.to_numeric(df[value_col], errors='coerce')
    df = df.dropna(subset=[date_col, value_col])
    if df.empty:
        return f"❌ No valid data after cleaning '{date_col}'/'{value_col}'"

    # Aggregate duplicates and sort
    df = (
        df[[date_col, value_col]]
        .groupby(date_col, as_index=True)
        .mean()
        .sort_index()
    )

    # Build figure
    fig = go.Figure(
        data=[
            go.Scatter(
                x=df.index,
                y=df[value_col],
                mode='lines+markers',
                line=dict(width=line_width),
                marker=dict(size=marker_size),
                name=value_col,
            )
        ]
    )
    fig.update_layout(
        title=title or f"{value_col} Trend",
        xaxis_title=date_col,
        yaxis_title=value_col,
        template='plotly_dark',
        hovermode='x unified'
    )

    # Save PNG
    os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)
    tmp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.png', prefix='trend_', dir=output_dir, delete=False)
    img_path = tmp.name
    tmp.close()
    try:
        fig.write_image(img_path, scale=2)
    except Exception as exc:
        return f"❌ Failed saving image: {exc}"

    return fig, img_path