Add format_date function to format the string date

modules/formatting.py

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+from datetime import datetime
+from dateutil import parser
+
+# Function to format the date
+def format_date(date_str):
+    try: 
+        # Use dateutil.parser to automatically parse date string
+        raw_order_date = parser.parse(date_str)
+
+        # Format the datetime object into dd/mm/yyyy
+        return raw_order_date.strftime("%d/%m/%Y")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Failed to parse date '{date_str}': {e}")
+
+        # If parsing fail, return the original date string
+        return date_str