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Adds a CSV import screen for a group, reachable from the group info drawer. Every selected row becomes an expense split equally between all group members, ready to be edited afterwards like any other expense.

Columns are auto-detected from the header row and adjustable. A SplitPro expense has one description, but exports commonly spread it over several fields, so description accepts any number of columns and joins them in order, skipping those blank on a given row.

The file's own categories are matched onto SplitPro's fixed list: the value is tried whole, then split on ':', '.' and '-', preferring a specific item over a broad section. Anything unrecognized falls back to the default category rather than failing the row.

Exports disagree about which side of zero means spending, so the sign convention is selectable. Rows carrying the opposite sign are money received and import as negative expenses, moving balances the other way. Rows that look like a repeat of an existing group expense are flagged and start unselected, since a monthly workflow makes re-importing easy to do by accident.

No server changes. The equal split reuses calculateParticipantSplit and rows are submitted in batches through the existing array-accepting addOrEditExpense mutation, the same path the bank-transaction import already uses.

Closing #751

Demo

Import CSV appears in the group info drawer:

1-Group Info Action-Import

Select a file. It is parsed and default options presented.

2-Select a file-map colums-settings

Multiple fields can be mapped to "Description"

Imported expenses are split equally among all members.

3-Imported items

Checklist

  • I have read CONTRIBUTING.md in its entirety
  • I have performed a self-review of my own code
  • I have added unit tests to cover my changes
  • The last commit successfully passed pre-commit checks
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  • New Features

    • Added CSV bulk import for group expenses through active group actions.
    • Supports automatic column and date-format detection, category matching, currency and amount-sign options, row previews, validation, duplicate detection, and selective importing.
    • Imported expenses are split equally among group members, with payer and currency selection.
    • Tracks import progress and prevents retrying successfully submitted rows.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance covering CSV setup, requirements, parsing, validation, duplicate handling, and usage.

Adds a CSV import screen for a group, reachable from the group info
drawer. Every selected row becomes an expense split equally between all
group members, ready to be edited afterwards like any other expense.

Columns are auto-detected from the header row and adjustable. A SplitPro
expense has one description, but exports commonly spread it over several
fields, so description accepts any number of columns and joins them in
order, skipping those blank on a given row.

The file's own categories are matched onto SplitPro's fixed list: the
value is tried whole, then split on ':', '.' and '-', preferring a
specific item over a broad section. Anything unrecognised falls back to
the default category rather than failing the row.

Exports disagree about which side of zero means spending, so the sign
convention is selectable. Rows carrying the opposite sign are money
received and import as negative expenses, moving balances the other way.
Rows that look like a repeat of an existing group expense are flagged
and start unselected, since a monthly workflow makes re-importing easy
to do by accident.

No server changes. The equal split reuses calculateParticipantSplit and
rows are submitted in batches through the existing array-accepting
addOrEditExpense mutation, the same path the bank-transaction import
already uses.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Walkthrough

The PR adds CSV expense importing for groups. It parses and validates CSV data, maps categories and columns, previews rows, detects duplicates, constructs equally split expenses, and submits them through an authenticated import page.

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CSV Expense Import

Layer / File(s) Summary
CSV parsing and row normalization
src/lib/csv.ts, src/lib/category.ts, src/lib/csvImport.ts, src/lib/*test.ts
CSV text, dates, columns, amounts, categories, row errors, and duplicate rows are processed and tested.
Imported expense construction
src/components/group/importExpense.ts, src/tests/importExpense.test.ts
Parsed rows become equally split expenses with signed participant amounts and imported metadata.
Import page and user workflow
src/pages/groups/[groupId].tsx, src/pages/groups/[groupId]/import.tsx, src/components/group/ImportExpensesFromCsv.tsx, public/locales/en/common.json
Groups expose an authenticated CSV import route. The interface maps columns, previews rows, detects duplicates, and submits selected expenses in batches.
CSV import documentation
README.md, docs/CSV_IMPORT.md
The documentation describes the import workflow, supported formats, validation rules, category matching, duplicate handling, and examples.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant GroupDetails
  participant ImportExpensesPage
  participant ImportExpensesFromCsv
  participant parseCsv
  participant addOrEditExpense
  GroupDetails->>ImportExpensesPage: Open CSV import route
  ImportExpensesPage->>ImportExpensesFromCsv: Render import workflow
  ImportExpensesFromCsv->>parseCsv: Parse selected CSV
  ImportExpensesFromCsv->>addOrEditExpense: Submit selected expenses in batches
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to a228f

CSV imports can save expenses on the wrong calendar date and can persist data from a different file than the one shown during an active import. These issues should be resolved before merge.

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Inline comments:
In `@docs/CSV_IMPORT.md`:
- Line 28: Update the CSV import documentation sentence to state that only
mapped columns are used, including any source columns selected for Description;
clarify that unmapped columns are ignored while preserving that Category is
optional.

In `@public/locales/en/common.json`:
- Line 317: Update the note translation text so it accurately describes the
import workflow’s category mapping and no longer claims every expense is filed
under General; preserve the existing explanation about equal splitting and later
categorisation where applicable.

In `@src/components/group/ImportExpensesFromCsv.tsx`:
- Around line 244-248: Update the batch-import loop around
addExpenseMutation.mutateAsync so each successfully persisted batch is removed
from the pending/selected expense rows before continuing. Preserve the existing
progress updates, and ensure a later failure leaves only unsubmitted rows
available for retry.
- Around line 480-484: Update the preview Checkbox in the expense-row rendering
to include an accessible name containing the row’s name and line number, while
preserving its existing checked, disabled, and onCheckedChange behavior.
- Line 117: Update the import controls in ImportExpensesFromCsv so duplicate
selection and import remain disabled unless expensesQuery.isSuccess; when
expensesQuery.isError, display an error state/message instead of treating
missing data as an empty duplicate list. Preserve the existing currency
filtering and valid-row selection behavior after a successful query.

In `@src/lib/csvImport.ts`:
- Around line 111-117: Update parseDate to convert the validated parsed calendar
date to the repository’s UTC date-only representation before returning it,
ensuring parseRows passes the normalized value to expenseDate while preserving
the existing invalid-date null behavior.
- Around line 216-218: Update the raw amount validation before the toSafeBigInt
conversion so it enforces the currency’s allowed syntax rather than only
checking for a digit. Reject malformed values such as 1O.00 before sanitization,
while preserving valid currency amounts and the existing invalid_amount result.

In `@src/pages/groups/`[groupId].tsx:
- Line 387: Update the Button usage in the group page so it does not render a
native button inside the surrounding Link. Use Button with asChild and place
Link as its child, or apply the equivalent button styling directly to Link,
ensuring the action renders as a single interactive element.

In `@src/pages/groups/`[groupId]/import.tsx:
- Line 53: Update the group validation in the importer page around the group
lookup and existing if (!group) check to also reject groups with
group.archivedAt set. Redirect or deny access using the page’s existing
access-control behavior before rendering the importer, while preserving the
current handling for missing groups.

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- Keep Import and row selection disabled until the group's expenses
  load, and say so if loading fails, so duplicates can't slip through.
- After a failed batch, deselect rows already saved so a retry can't
  import them twice.
- Reject amounts with stray characters (1O.00) instead of silently
  dropping them.
- Give each preview checkbox an accessible name.
- Render the group page's import action as a single link.
- Redirect archived groups away from the importer.
- Update the import note and column docs.

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27-31: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Render one interactive Cancel control.

Lines 27-31 render a native button inside an anchor. This creates invalid nested interactive markup. Use Button asChild with Link as its child, as on the group page.

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-<Link href={`/groups/${groupId}`}>
-  <Button variant="ghost" className="text-primary px-0 py-0" size="sm">
+<Button asChild variant="ghost" className="text-primary px-0 py-0" size="sm">
+  <Link href={`/groups/${groupId}`}>
     {t('actions.cancel')}
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56-59: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Declare named props interfaces for these components.

The repository’s checked-in TypeScript conventions require interfaces for *.tsx component props and React.FC<Props> typing. Replace each inline prop type with the corresponding named interface listed above.

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In `@src/components/group/ImportExpensesFromCsv.tsx` around lines 56 - 59, Define
a named props interface for ImportExpensesFromCsv containing groupId and user,
then replace the inline React.FC prop object with React.FC using that interface
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In `@src/components/group/ImportExpensesFromCsv.tsx`:
- Line 162: Update FilePicker and onFileChange in ImportExpensesFromCsv so file
selection is disabled and change events are ignored while isImporting is true,
preserving the active import’s submittedLines state until completion.
- Around line 253-256: Update the successful import flow in the component’s
batch-processing handler to commit the accumulated submitted line numbers to
submittedLines immediately after all batches complete and before initiating
router.push. Ensure setIsImporting(false) and navigation occur only after this
persistence, preserving the existing submitted values for duplicate-prevention.

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In `@src/components/group/ImportExpensesFromCsv.tsx`:
- Around line 56-59: Define a named props interface for ImportExpensesFromCsv
containing groupId and user, then replace the inline React.FC prop object with
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setRecords(parsed.rows);
setMapping(detected);
setOverrides({});
setSubmittedLines(new Set());

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Prevent CSV replacement during an active import.

If a user selects another file while batches are pending, Line 162 resets submittedLines, but the active onImport closure continues to save rows from the previous file. If a later batch fails, it can then exclude matching line numbers from the replacement-file preview.

Disable FilePicker and reject onFileChange while isImporting is true.

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for (const batch of chunk(pending, IMPORT_BATCH_SIZE)) {
await addExpenseMutation.mutateAsync(batch.map((item) => item.expense));
imported += batch.length;
submitted.push(...batch.map((item) => item.lineNumber));

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Persist completed rows before navigation.

The successful import path creates expenses without expenseId, but it never adds completed line numbers to submittedLines. Because setIsImporting(false) runs after the non-awaited router.push(...), a second click can submit the same rows again if navigation fails or has not completed. Commit submitted to submittedLines before starting navigation.

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In `@src/components/group/ImportExpensesFromCsv.tsx` around lines 253 - 256,
Update the successful import flow in the component’s batch-processing handler to
commit the accumulated submitted line numbers to submittedLines immediately
after all batches complete and before initiating router.push. Ensure
setIsImporting(false) and navigation occur only after this persistence,
preserving the existing submitted values for duplicate-prevention.

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