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src/utils/excelParser.js

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+import * as XLSX from 'xlsx';
+
+export const loadItemsFromExcel = async () => {
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch(`/items.xlsx?t=${new Date().getTime()}`);
+        if (!response.ok) {
+            throw new Error('Failed to load excel file');
+        }
+        const arrayBuffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
+        const workbook = XLSX.read(arrayBuffer, { type: 'array' });
+
+        // Assuming the items are in the first sheet
+        const firstSheetName = workbook.SheetNames[0];
+        const worksheet = workbook.Sheets[firstSheetName];
+
+        // Convert sheet to JSON
+        const data = XLSX.utils.sheet_to_json(worksheet);
+
+        // We expect the data to have columns like 'Item ID', 'Description', 'Price'
+        return data;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Error loading Excel items:", error);
+        return [];
+    }
+};