Timeline Extraction

L3
ModelContextProtocolFilesystemDesktop

Extract temporal event information from various desktop files and compile a comprehensive chronological timeline of activities and milestones.

Created by Lingjun Chen
2025-08-12
Data ExtractionPattern Analysis

Model Ranking

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Model
Run Results
Pass@4
Pass^4
Avg Time
Avg Turns
Input Tokens
Output Tokens
Total Tokens
OpenAI
gpt-5-high
4
/4
791.6s
5.0
207,164
22,180
229,344
OpenAI
gpt-5-low
4
/4
191.3s
5.3
46,514
13,066
59,580
OpenAI
gpt-5-medium
4
/4
219.0s
5.0
47,776
13,573
61,349
OpenAI
gpt-5-mini-high
3
/4
131.5s
6.0
267,613
14,647
282,260
OpenAI
gpt-5-mini-medium
2
/4
94.4s
9.5
233,984
8,119
242,102
Gemini
gemini-2-5-pro
1
/4
88.7s
7.5
69,078
8,308
77,386
OpenAI
gpt-5-mini-low
1
/4
37.0s
7.0
79,021
2,381
81,402
Grok
grok-4
1
/4
176.9s
9.0
311,222
8,986
320,209
OpenAI
o3
1
/4
95.9s
12.3
72,422
6,527
78,949
OpenAI
o4-mini
1
/4
152.7s
15.5
80,032
14,593
94,625
Claude
claude-opus-4-1
0
/1
--
240.9s
16.0
188,507
3,860
192,367
Claude
claude-sonnet-4
0
/4
94.3s
8.3
92,071
2,991
95,062
Claude
claude-sonnet-4-high
0
/4
61.8s
8.8
102,697
3,304
106,000
Claude
claude-sonnet-4-low
0
/4
70.0s
8.0
93,799
3,493
97,292
DeepSeek
deepseek-chat
0
/4
139.1s
6.5
54,358
2,256
56,614
Gemini
gemini-2-5-flash
0
/4
95.7s
4.5
15,871
1,375
17,245
Z.ai
glm-4-5
0
/4
136.9s
8.8
72,966
5,065
78,031
OpenAI
gpt-4-1
0
/4
39.7s
6.3
47,427
2,845
50,272
OpenAI
gpt-4-1-mini
0
/4
53.7s
20.5
78,227
1,978
80,204
OpenAI
gpt-4-1-nano
0
/4
16.8s
9.0
21,328
550
21,879
OpenAI
gpt-5-nano-high
0
/4
332.4s
37.3
521,751
62,204
583,955
OpenAI
gpt-5-nano-low
0
/4
104.6s
14.5
104,897
19,627
124,524
OpenAI
gpt-5-nano-medium
0
/4
154.0s
33.3
310,431
22,682
333,112
OpenAI
gpt-oss-120b
0
/4
4.3s
2.5
3,874
176
4,050
Grok
grok-code-fast-1
0
/4
65.4s
6.0
317,211
2,410
328,251
MoonshotAI
kimi-k2-0711
0
/4
128.4s
9.8
71,429
1,793
73,221
MoonshotAI
kimi-k2-0905
0
/4
177.2s
9.3
75,811
2,170
77,981
Qwen
qwen-3-coder-plus
0
/4
63.0s
26.8
162,674
3,189
165,863
Qwen
qwen-3-max
0
/4
17.1s
3.8
19,710
570
20,280

Task State

Task Initial State Files
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desktop/ ├── exp_logs/ │ ├── aug/ │ │ └── augmentation_log.txt │ ├── project_1/ │ │ ├── data.csv │ │ ├── model.py │ │ └── README.md │ ├── project_2/ │ │ ├── analysis_report.md │ │ └── data_analysis.py │ ├── sep/ │ │ └── september_summary.csv │ ├── exp_record.md │ ├── experiment_summary.md │ └── results_record.csv ├── learning/ │ ├── 2024/ │ │ └── learning_progress.csv │ ├── 2025/ │ │ └── learning_roadmap.md │ ├── activities/ │ │ └── study_notes.py │ ├── research/ │ │ └── research_topics.md │ ├── schedule/ │ │ └── weekly_schedule.csv │ └── learning_goals.md ├── music/ │ ├── beni/ │ │ └── playlist_manager.py │ ├── jay_chou/ │ │ └── favorite_songs.csv │ ├── jj_lin/ │ │ └── top_songs.txt │ └── music_collection.md ├── old_homebrew/ │ ├── 2023-09-23_22/ │ │ ├── opt/ │ │ └── Users/ │ └── 2023-09-23_23/ │ ├── opt/ │ └── Users/ ├── play/ │ ├── game_plan/ │ │ └── gaming_schedule.md │ ├── hongkong_tour/ │ │ └── travel_itinerary.csv │ ├── kit&shoes_collection/ │ │ └── inventory.py │ └── others/ │ └── entertainment_planner.md └── travel_plan/ ├── travel_bucket_list.md └── travel_calculator.py

Instruction

Please use FileSystem tools to finish the following task:

Read all the files under current path, extract every time/plan information that clearly indicates 2024, and integrate them into a list and create a file in main directory called timeline.txt. Write the timeline in the file in the following format.

Rules

  • If a task only shows month without day, use the 1st day of that month
  • If a task only shows year without month and day, skip it.
  • If a file shows multiple tasks on the same date, count only once per date

Output Format

  • Each line format: file_path:time
    • file_path: The file path where this time information appears (relative to the current path)
    • time: Specific time, if it's a time period, write the start time (YYYY-MM-DD)

Sorting Requirements

  • Sort by chronological order


Verify

*.py
Python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Verification script for Desktop 2 Timeline Extraction Task
"""

import sys
from pathlib import Path
import os
import re
from datetime import datetime
from typing import List, Tuple, Set

def get_test_directory() -> Path:
    """Get the test directory from FILESYSTEM_TEST_DIR env var."""
    test_root = os.environ.get("FILESYSTEM_TEST_DIR")
    if not test_root:
        raise ValueError("FILESYSTEM_TEST_DIR environment variable is required")
    return Path(test_root)

def verify_timeline_file_exists(test_dir: Path) -> bool:
    """Verify that the timeline.txt file exists in the main directory."""
    timeline_file = test_dir / "timeline.txt"
    
    if not timeline_file.exists():
        print("❌ 'timeline.txt' file not found in main directory")
        return False
    
    if not timeline_file.is_file():
        print("❌ 'timeline.txt' exists but is not a file")
        return False
    
    print("✅ 'timeline.txt' file exists in main directory")
    return True

def verify_timeline_file_readable(test_dir: Path) -> bool:
    """Verify that the timeline.txt file is readable."""
    timeline_file = test_dir / "timeline.txt"
    
    try:
        content = timeline_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
        if not content.strip():
            print("❌ 'timeline.txt' file is empty")
            return False
        
        print("✅ 'timeline.txt' file is readable")
        return True
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Error reading 'timeline.txt' file: {e}")
        return False

def verify_line_count(test_dir: Path) -> bool:
    """Verify that the timeline.txt file has exactly 43 lines."""
    timeline_file = test_dir / "timeline.txt"
    
    try:
        content = timeline_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
        lines = [line.strip() for line in content.split('\n') if line.strip()]
        
        if len(lines) != 43:
            print(f"❌ Expected 43 lines, but found {len(lines)} lines")
            return False
        
        print(f"✅ File contains exactly {len(lines)} lines")
        return True
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Error checking line count: {e}")
        return False

def verify_line_format(test_dir: Path) -> bool:
    """Verify that each line contains both file path and date time information."""
    timeline_file = test_dir / "timeline.txt"
    
    try:
        content = timeline_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
        lines = [line.strip() for line in content.split('\n') if line.strip()]
        
        # More flexible pattern: just check if line contains both path-like content and date-like content
        date_pattern = r'\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}'  # YYYY-MM-DD format
        
        invalid_lines = []
        for i, line in enumerate(lines, 1):
            # Check if line contains a date
            if not re.search(date_pattern, line):
                invalid_lines.append(f"Line {i}: '{line}' (no valid date found)")
                continue
            
            # Check if line contains path-like content (contains '/' or '.' and not just a date)
            # More flexible: look for path anywhere in the line, not just at the beginning
            path_found = False
            
            # Split line into words and look for path-like content
            words = line.split()
            for word in words:
                # Check if word looks like a file path (contains '/' or '.' and not just a date)
                if ('/' in word or '.' in word) and not re.match(r'^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$', word.strip()):
                    path_found = True
                    break
            
            # Also check if line contains path-like content with colon separator
            if ':' in line:
                parts = line.split(':')
                for part in parts:
                    if ('/' in part or '.' in part) and not re.match(r'^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$', part.strip()):
                        path_found = True
                        break
            
            if not path_found:
                invalid_lines.append(f"Line {i}: '{line}' (no valid path found)")
                continue
        
        if invalid_lines:
            print(f"❌ Invalid line format found: {invalid_lines[:5]}...")
            return False
        
        print("✅ All lines contain both file path and date time information")
        return True
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Error checking line format: {e}")
        return False

def verify_date_format(test_dir: Path) -> bool:
    """Verify that all dates are in valid YYYY-MM-DD format."""
    timeline_file = test_dir / "timeline.txt"
    
    try:
        content = timeline_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
        lines = [line.strip() for line in content.split('\n') if line.strip()]
        
        invalid_dates = []
        for i, line in enumerate(lines, 1):
            try:
                # Find date pattern in the line (more flexible)
                date_match = re.search(r'\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}', line)
                if not date_match:
                    invalid_dates.append(f"Line {i}: '{line}' (no date found)")
                    continue
                
                date_part = date_match.group()
                datetime.strptime(date_part, '%Y-%m-%d')
            except (IndexError, ValueError) as e:
                invalid_dates.append(f"Line {i}: '{line}' (invalid date: {e})")
        
        if invalid_dates:
            print(f"❌ Invalid date format found: {invalid_dates[:5]}...")
            return False
        
        print("✅ All dates are in valid YYYY-MM-DD format")
        return True
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Error checking date format: {e}")
        return False

def verify_chronological_order(test_dir: Path) -> bool:
    """Verify that dates are in chronological order."""
    timeline_file = test_dir / "timeline.txt"
    
    try:
        content = timeline_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
        lines = [line.strip() for line in content.split('\n') if line.strip()]
        
        dates = []
        for line in lines:
            # Find date pattern in the line (more flexible)
            date_match = re.search(r'\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}', line)
            if date_match:
                date_obj = datetime.strptime(date_match.group(), '%Y-%m-%d')
                dates.append(date_obj)
        
        # Check if dates are in ascending order
        for i in range(1, len(dates)):
            if dates[i] < dates[i-1]:
                print(f"❌ Date order violation: {dates[i-1].strftime('%Y-%m-%d')} comes after {dates[i].strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}")
                return False
        
        print("✅ All dates are in chronological order")
        return True
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Error checking chronological order: {e}")
        return False

def verify_expected_entries(test_dir: Path) -> bool:
    """Verify that all expected entries from answer.txt are present."""
    timeline_file = test_dir / "timeline.txt"
    
    try:
        content = timeline_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
        actual_lines = [line.strip() for line in content.split('\n') if line.strip()]
        
        # Expected entries from answer.txt
        expected_entries = {
            "exp_logs/project_2/analysis_report.md:2024-01-01",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-01-01",
            "exp_logs/experiment_summary.md:2024-01-05",
            "play/kit&shoes_collection/inventory.py:2024-01-05",
            "exp_logs/experiment_summary.md:2024-01-10",
            "play/kit&shoes_collection/inventory.py:2024-01-10",
            "exp_logs/aug/augmentation_log.txt:2024-01-15",
            "exp_logs/experiment_summary.md:2024-01-15",
            "play/kit&shoes_collection/inventory.py:2024-01-15",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-02-01",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-03-01",
            "play/hongkong_tour/travel_itinerary.csv:2024-03-15",
            "travel_plan/travel_calculator.py:2024-03-15",
            "play/hongkong_tour/travel_itinerary.csv:2024-03-16",
            "play/hongkong_tour/travel_itinerary.csv:2024-03-17",
            "play/hongkong_tour/travel_itinerary.csv:2024-03-18",
            "play/hongkong_tour/travel_itinerary.csv:2024-03-19",
            "play/hongkong_tour/travel_itinerary.csv:2024-03-20",
            "travel_plan/travel_bucket_list.md:2024-04-01",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-04-01",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-05-01",
            "travel_plan/travel_bucket_list.md:2024-06-01",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-06-01",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-07-01",
            "exp_logs/exp_record.md:2024-08-01",
            "exp_logs/results_record.csv:2024-08-01",
            "travel_plan/travel_bucket_list.md:2024-08-01",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-08-01",
            "exp_logs/results_record.csv:2024-08-02",
            "exp_logs/results_record.csv:2024-08-03",
            "exp_logs/results_record.csv:2024-08-04",
            "exp_logs/exp_record.md:2024-09-01",
            "exp_logs/sep/september_summary.csv:2024-09-01",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-09-01",
            "exp_logs/sep/september_summary.csv:2024-09-05",
            "exp_logs/sep/september_summary.csv:2024-09-10",
            "exp_logs/sep/september_summary.csv:2024-09-15",
            "exp_logs/sep/september_summary.csv:2024-09-20",
            "exp_logs/sep/september_summary.csv:2024-09-25",
            "exp_logs/sep/september_summary.csv:2024-09-30",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-10-01",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-11-01",
            "learning/2024/learning_progress.csv:2024-12-01"
        }
        
        # Check if each expected entry is found in actual lines (more flexible matching)
        missing_entries = []
        for expected in expected_entries:
            expected_path, expected_date = expected.split(':')
            found = False
            
            for actual_line in actual_lines:
                # Check if line contains both the expected path and date
                # More flexible: path can be anywhere in the line, not just at the beginning
                if expected_path in actual_line and expected_date in actual_line:
                    found = True
                    break
            
            if not found:
                missing_entries.append(expected)
        
        # Check for extra entries (lines that don't match any expected pattern)
        extra_entries = []
        for actual_line in actual_lines:
            # Extract date from actual line
            date_match = re.search(r'\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}', actual_line)
            if not date_match:
                continue
                
            actual_date = date_match.group()
            
            # Try to extract file path from the line
            actual_path = None
            words = actual_line.split()
            for word in words:
                if ('/' in word or '.' in word) and not re.match(r'^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$', word.strip()):
                    actual_path = word
                    break
            
            if not actual_path:
                continue
            
            # Find if this line matches any expected entry
            found_expected = False
            for expected in expected_entries:
                expected_path, expected_date = expected.split(':')
                if expected_path in actual_path and expected_date == actual_date:
                    found_expected = True
                    break
            
            if not found_expected:
                extra_entries.append(actual_line)
        
        if missing_entries:
            print(f"❌ Missing {len(missing_entries)} expected entries")
            print(f"   Examples: {missing_entries[:3]}")
            return False
        
        if extra_entries:
            print(f"❌ Found {len(extra_entries)} unexpected entries")
            print(f"   Examples: {extra_entries[:3]}")
            return False
        
        print("✅ All expected entries are present, no extra entries")
        return True
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Error checking expected entries: {e}")
        return False

def verify_no_duplicates(test_dir: Path) -> bool:
    """Verify that there are no duplicate entries."""
    timeline_file = test_dir / "timeline.txt"
    
    try:
        content = timeline_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
        lines = [line.strip() for line in content.split('\n') if line.strip()]
        
        if len(lines) != len(set(lines)):
            print("❌ Duplicate entries found in timeline.txt")
            return False
        
        print("✅ No duplicate entries found")
        return True
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Error checking for duplicates: {e}")
        return False

def verify_file_paths_exist(test_dir: Path) -> bool:
    """Verify that all file paths mentioned in timeline.txt actually exist."""
    timeline_file = test_dir / "timeline.txt"
    
    try:
        content = timeline_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
        lines = [line.strip() for line in content.split('\n') if line.strip()]
        
        missing_files = []
        for line in lines:
            # Try to extract file path from the line (more flexible)
            file_path_found = False
            
            # Method 1: Split by colon and check each part
            if ':' in line:
                parts = line.split(':')
                for part in parts:
                    part = part.strip()
                    if part and ('/' in part or '.' in part) and not re.match(r'^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$', part):
                        # This looks like a file path
                        full_path = test_dir / part
                        if not full_path.exists():
                            missing_files.append(part)
                        file_path_found = True
                        break
            
            # Method 2: Split into words and look for path-like content
            if not file_path_found:
                words = line.split()
                for word in words:
                    word = word.strip()
                    if ('/' in word or '.' in word) and not re.match(r'^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$', word):
                        # This looks like a file path
                        full_path = test_dir / word
                        if not full_path.exists():
                            missing_files.append(word)
                        file_path_found = True
                        break
            
            # Method 3: Look for path pattern in the entire line
            if not file_path_found:
                # Use regex to find path-like patterns
                path_pattern = r'[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.\/]+/[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.\/]+'
                path_matches = re.findall(path_pattern, line)
                for match in path_matches:
                    if '.' in match or '/' in match:
                        full_path = test_dir / match
                        if not full_path.exists():
                            missing_files.append(match)
                        file_path_found = True
                        break
        
        if missing_files:
            print(f"❌ {len(missing_files)} referenced files do not exist")
            print(f"   Examples: {missing_files[:3]}")
            return False
        
        print("✅ All referenced file paths exist")
        return True
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Error checking file paths: {e}")
        return False

def main():
    """Main verification function."""
    test_dir = get_test_directory()
    print("🔍 Verifying Desktop Timeline Extraction Task...")
    
    # Define verification steps
    verification_steps = [
        ("Timeline File Exists", verify_timeline_file_exists),
        ("File is Readable", verify_timeline_file_readable),
        ("Correct Line Count", verify_line_count),
        ("Line Format", verify_line_format),
        ("Date Format", verify_date_format),
        ("Chronological Order", verify_chronological_order),
        ("Expected Entries", verify_expected_entries),
        ("No Duplicates", verify_no_duplicates),
        ("File Paths Exist", verify_file_paths_exist),
    ]
    
    # Run all verification steps
    all_passed = True
    for step_name, verify_func in verification_steps:
        print(f"\n--- {step_name} ---")
        if not verify_func(test_dir):
            all_passed = False
    
    # Final result
    print("\n" + "="*50)
    if all_passed:
        print("✅ Desktop 2 Timeline Extraction completed correctly!")
        print("🎉 Task verification: PASS")
        sys.exit(0)
    else:
        print("❌ Task verification: FAIL")
        sys.exit(1)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()