added for multiple clock in and out sessions on export

follow server time instead of user computer local time.

backend/managerRoutes.js

@@ -3,10 +3,47 @@ import { Parser } from 'json2csv';
 import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
+import ExcelJS from 'exceljs';
 
 export default function(db) {
   const router = express.Router();
 
+/* === TZ helpers (no deps) === */
+const _partsToObj = (parts) => parts.reduce((a, p) => (a[p.type] = p.value, a), {});
+const _tzOffsetMinutes = (zone, dUtc) => {
+  const fmt = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
+    timeZone: zone, year: 'numeric', month: '2-digit', day: '2-digit',
+    hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', second: '2-digit', hour12: false
+  });
+  const p = _partsToObj(fmt.formatToParts(dUtc));
+  const asUTC = Date.UTC(+p.year, +p.month - 1, +p.day, +p.hour, +p.minute, +p.second);
+  return (asUTC - dUtc.getTime()) / 60000; // e.g. +480 for +08:00
+};
+const parseNaiveAsTZ = (s, zone) => {
+  if (s instanceof Date) return s;
+  if (typeof s === 'number') return new Date(s);
+  if (typeof s === 'string' && s.includes('T')) return new Date(s); // ISO with Z/offset
+  const [d, t = '00:00:00'] = String(s).split(' ');
+  const [Y, M, D] = d.split('-').map(Number);
+  const [h, m, sec = 0] = t.split(':').map(Number);
+  const guessUtc = new Date(Date.UTC(Y, M - 1, D, h, m, sec));
+  const off = _tzOffsetMinutes(zone, guessUtc);
+  return new Date(guessUtc.getTime() - off * 60000);
+};
+const ymdInTZ = (date, zone) =>
+  new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-CA', { timeZone: zone, year: 'numeric', month: '2-digit', day: '2-digit' }).format(date);
+const hmInTZ = (date, zone) =>
+  new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: zone, hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', hour12: false }).format(date);
+const hmsInTZ = (date, zone) =>
+  new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: zone, hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', second: '2-digit', hour12: false }).format(date);
+const ymdHmsInTZ = (date, zone) => `${ymdInTZ(date, zone)} ${hmsInTZ(date, zone)}`;
+const dayNameFromYMD = (yyyyMmDd) => {
+  const [y, m, dd] = yyyyMmDd.split('-').map(Number);
+  const d = new Date(y, m - 1, dd, 12, 0, 0, 0); // noon avoids DST edges
+  return ['SUN','MON','TUE','WED','THU','FRI','SAT'][d.getDay()];
+};
+
+
   // Middleware to authenticate and authorize managers
   const authenticateJWT = (req, res, next) => {
     const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
@@ -163,7 +200,9 @@ export default function(db) {
   // GET attendance records with a modified query to avoid the MySQL 5.7 bug
   router.get('/attendance-records/export-raw', checkPermission('view_all'), async (req, res) => {
     try {
-      const { workerIds, startDate, endDate } = req.query;
+      const { workerIds, startDate, endDate, tz } = req.query;
+const TZ = tz || process.env.EXPORT_TZ || 'Asia/Kuala_Lumpur';
+
       if (!startDate || !endDate) {
         return res.status(400).json({ message: 'Start date and end date are required.' });
       }
@@ -189,9 +228,19 @@ export default function(db) {
 
       const [rows] = await db.execute(query, params);
 
-      const json2csvParser = new Parser({ fields: ['username', 'full_name', 'event_type', 'timestamp', 'qr_code_name', 'notes'] });
+// Format timestamp per TZ as "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss"
-      const csv = json2csvParser.parse(rows);
+const shaped = rows.map(r => ({
-      res.header('Content-Type', 'text/csv').attachment(`raw_attendance_${startDate}_to_${endDate}.csv`).send(csv);
+  username: r.username,
+  full_name: r.full_name,
+  event_type: r.event_type,
+  timestamp: ymdHmsInTZ(parseNaiveAsTZ(r.timestamp, TZ), TZ),
+  qr_code_name: r.qr_code_name,
+  notes: r.notes
+}));
+
+const json2csvParser = new Parser({ fields: ['username', 'full_name', 'event_type', 'timestamp', 'qr_code_name', 'notes'] });
+const csv = json2csvParser.parse(shaped);
+res.header('Content-Type', 'text/csv').attachment(`raw_attendance_${startDate}_to_${endDate}.csv`).send(csv);
 
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Raw attendance export error:', error);
@@ -236,11 +285,15 @@ export default function(db) {
 
  router.get('/attendance-records/export', checkPermission('view_all'), async (req, res) => {
   try {
-      const { workerIds, startDate, endDate } = req.query;
+    const { workerIds, startDate, endDate, tz } = req.query;
+const TZ = tz || process.env.EXPORT_TZ || 'Asia/Kuala_Lumpur';
+
     if (!startDate || !endDate) {
       return res.status(400).json({ message: 'Start date and end date are required.' });
     }
 
+    const wantXlsx = String(req.query.format || 'csv').toLowerCase() === 'xlsx';
+
     let workerIdClause = '';
     const params = [startDate, `${endDate} 23:59:59`];
 
@@ -252,70 +305,160 @@ export default function(db) {
     }
 
     const query = `
-        SELECT cr.worker_id, w.username, w.full_name, cr.event_type, cr.timestamp
+      SELECT
+        cr.worker_id,
+        w.username,
+        w.full_name,
+        w.department,
+        cr.event_type,
+        cr.timestamp,
+        COALESCE(qc.name, 'Manual Entry') AS qr_code_name
       FROM clock_records cr
       JOIN workers w ON cr.worker_id = w.id
+      LEFT JOIN qr_codes qc ON cr.qr_code_id = qc.id
       WHERE cr.timestamp BETWEEN ? AND ? ${workerIdClause}
-        ORDER BY cr.worker_id, cr.timestamp ASC
+  AND cr.event_type IN ('clock_in','clock_out')
+ORDER BY cr.worker_id, cr.timestamp ASC
     `;
 
     const [rows] = await db.execute(query, params);
 
-      const workHoursByWorkerAndDay = {};
+    // ---- Group events by worker/day ----
-
+    const workByDay = {};
-      rows.forEach(row => {
+rows.forEach(row => {
-        const day = new Date(row.timestamp).toISOString().split('T')[0];
+  const ts = parseNaiveAsTZ(row.timestamp, TZ);
-        if (!workHoursByWorkerAndDay[row.worker_id]) {
+  const day = ymdInTZ(ts, TZ);
-          workHoursByWorkerAndDay[row.worker_id] = {
+      if (!workByDay[row.worker_id]) {
+        workByDay[row.worker_id] = {
           username: row.username,
           full_name: row.full_name,
+          department: row.department || '',
           days: {}
         };
       }
-        if (!workHoursByWorkerAndDay[row.worker_id].days[day]) {
+      if (!workByDay[row.worker_id].days[day]) {
-          workHoursByWorkerAndDay[row.worker_id].days[day] = [];
+        workByDay[row.worker_id].days[day] = [];
       }
-        workHoursByWorkerAndDay[row.worker_id].days[day].push({
+      workByDay[row.worker_id].days[day].push({
         type: row.event_type,
-          time: new Date(row.timestamp)
+        time: ts,
+        qr_code_name: row.qr_code_name
       });
     });
 
-      const csvData = [];
+    // ---- Build rows: one per successful [clock_in, clock_out] session ----
-      for (const workerId in workHoursByWorkerAndDay) {
+const csvData = [];
-        const workerData = workHoursByWorkerAndDay[workerId];
+const byWorkerForXlsx = new Map(); // key = "username||full_name||department" → daily rows
-        for (const day in workerData.days) {
-          const events = workerData.days[day];
-          let dailyTotalSeconds = 0;
-          let lastClockIn = null;
 
-          events.forEach(event => {
+for (const workerId in workByDay) {
-            if (event.type === 'clock_in') {
+  const w = workByDay[workerId];
-              lastClockIn = event.time;
+  const perWorkerRows = [];
-            } else if (event.type === 'clock_out' && lastClockIn) {
-              dailyTotalSeconds += (event.time - lastClockIn) / 1000;
-              lastClockIn = null;
-            }
-          });
 
-          csvData.push({
+  for (const day of Object.keys(w.days).sort()) {
-            username: workerData.username,
+    // events for this day in ascending time
-            full_name: workerData.full_name,
+    const events = w.days[day].slice().sort((a, b) => a.time - b.time);
+
+    let open = null;
+    let openQr = 'Manual Entry';
+
+    for (const e of events) {
+      if (e.type === 'clock_in' && open == null) {
+        open = e.time;
+        openQr = e.qr_code_name || 'Manual Entry';
+      } else if (e.type === 'clock_out' && open != null) {
+        const start = open;
+        const end = e.time;
+
+        const dailyRow = {
+          username: w.username,
+          full_name: w.full_name,
           date: day,
-            work_hours: (dailyTotalSeconds / 3600).toFixed(2)
+          day: dayNameFromYMD(day),
-          });
+          clock_in: hmInTZ(start, TZ),
+          clock_out: hmInTZ(end, TZ),
+          work_hours: ((end - start) / 3600000).toFixed(2),
+          qr_code_name: openQr
+        };
+
+        csvData.push(dailyRow);
+        perWorkerRows.push(dailyRow);
+
+        // close the session
+        open = null;
+        openQr = 'Manual Entry';
+      }
     }
   }
 
-      const json2csvParser = new Parser({ fields: ['username', 'full_name', 'date', 'work_hours'] });
+  byWorkerForXlsx.set(`${w.username}||${w.full_name}||${w.department}`, perWorkerRows);
+}
+    // ===== XLSX branch: grouped header + per-day summary columns =====
+    if (wantXlsx) {
+      const wb = new ExcelJS.Workbook();
+      const ws = wb.addWorksheet('Attendance');
+
+      ws.columns = [
+        { header: 'Date',        key: 'date',         width: 12 },
+        { header: 'Day',         key: 'day',          width: 8  },
+        { header: 'Clock In',    key: 'clock_in',     width: 10 },
+        { header: 'Clock Out',   key: 'clock_out',    width: 10 },
+        { header: 'Work Hours',  key: 'work_hours',   width: 12 },
+        { header: 'QR Code',     key: 'qr_code_name', width: 24 },
+      ];
+
+      for (const [key, rowsForWorker] of byWorkerForXlsx.entries()) {
+        const [username, full_name, dept] = key.split('||');
+
+        if (ws.lastRow) ws.addRow([]);
+
+        // Bold merged group header: "username   full_name   Dept: X"
+        const titleRowIdx = (ws.lastRow ? ws.lastRow.number : 0) + 1;
+        ws.mergeCells(`A${titleRowIdx}:F${titleRowIdx}`);
+        const titleCell = ws.getCell(`A${titleRowIdx}`);
+        titleCell.value = dept ? `${username}    ${full_name}    Dept: ${dept}` : `${username}    ${full_name}`;
+        titleCell.font = { bold: true, size: 12 };
+        titleCell.alignment = { horizontal: 'left', vertical: 'middle' };
+
+        // Header row under the group
+        const hdr = ws.addRow({
+          date: 'Date',
+          day: 'Day',
+          clock_in: 'Clock In',
+          clock_out: 'Clock Out',
+          work_hours: 'Work Hours',
+          qr_code_name: 'QR Code',
+        });
+        hdr.font = { bold: true };
+
+        // Detail rows (one per day)
+        for (const r of rowsForWorker) {
+          ws.addRow(r);
+        }
+      }
+
+      ws.eachRow(row => { row.alignment = { vertical: 'middle' }; });
+
+      const buf = await wb.xlsx.writeBuffer();
+      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet');
+      res.setHeader('Content-Disposition', `attachment; filename="work_hours_${startDate}_to_${endDate}.xlsx"`);
+      return res.send(Buffer.from(buf));
+    }
+
+    // ===== CSV fallback: one row per day; include identity columns =====
+    const json2csvParser = new Parser({
+      fields: ['username','full_name','date','day','clock_in','clock_out','work_hours','qr_code_name']
+    });
     const csv = json2csvParser.parse(csvData);
-      res.header('Content-Type', 'text/csv').attachment(`work_hours_${startDate}_to_${endDate}.csv`).send(csv);
+    res
+      .header('Content-Type', 'text/csv')
+      .attachment(`work_hours_${startDate}_to_${endDate}.csv`)
+      .send(csv);
 
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Work hours export error:', error);
     res.status(500).json({ message: 'Database error exporting work hours.', details: error.message });
   }
-  });
+});
 
   router.get('/attendance-records', checkPermission('view_all'), async (req, res) => {
     try {

package.json

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^2.2.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
+    "exceljs": "^4.4.0",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "html5-qrcode": "^2.3.8",
     "json2csv": "^6.0.0-alpha.2",

src/components/PersonnelManagement.vue

@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ const exportWorkHours = async () => {
   let workerIds = selectedWorkerIds.value.join(',');
 
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`${import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL}/api/managers/attendance-records/export?startDate=${startDate}&endDate=${endDate}&workerIds=${workerIds}`, {
+    const response = await fetch(`${import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL}/api/managers/attendance-records/export?format=xlsx&startDate=${startDate}&endDate=${endDate}&workerIds=${workerIds}`, {
       headers: {
         'Authorization': `Bearer ${sessionStorage.getItem('token')}`
       }
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ const exportWorkHours = async () => {
     const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
     const a = document.createElement('a');
     a.href = url;
-    a.download = `work_hours_${startDate}_to_${endDate}.csv`;
+    a.download = `work_hours_${startDate}_to_${endDate}.xlsx`;
     document.body.appendChild(a);
     a.click();
     a.remove();

src/main.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+console.log("[DEBUG] main.js loaded");
 import './assets/main.css'
 import { createApp } from 'vue'
 import App from './App.vue'
@@ -10,3 +11,5 @@ const app = createApp(App)
 app.use(router)
 app.use(i18n)
 app.mount('#app')
+
+console.log("[DEBUG] i18n import in main.js:", i18n);

src/views/ManagerAttendanceRecord.vue

@@ -232,12 +232,16 @@ const exportRawRecords = async () => {
   exportLoading.value = true;
   const { startDate, endDate } = filters.value;
 
+  // pull preferred tz from localStorage; fall back to browser tz
+  const tz = localStorage.getItem('tz') || Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone;
+
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`${import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL}/api/managers/attendance-records/export-raw?startDate=${startDate}&endDate=${endDate}&workerIds=${workerId}`, {
+    const response = await fetch(
-        headers: {
+      `${import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL}/api/managers/attendance-records/export-raw?startDate=${startDate}&endDate=${endDate}&workerIds=${workerId}&tz=${encodeURIComponent(tz)}`,
-            'Authorization': `Bearer ${sessionStorage.getItem('token')}`
+      {
+        headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${sessionStorage.getItem('token')}` }
       }
-    });
+    );
     if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Network response was not ok.');
     const blob = await response.blob();
     const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);