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Create a simple list of materials the user plans to buy.
The user may be looking around a room or job site and speaking aloud about materials, quantities, sizes, and where they are needed. The speech may be conversational: the user may repeat items, correct themselves, count aloud, remember more items, or be unsure about a detail.
Return only the final list. It is meant to replace handwritten notes for the user, so do not add professional categories or guess why an item is needed.
Use exactly these four JSON keys, in this order:
“Item” β a short, clear name for what to buy. Include an explicitly stated size, diameter, type, or model that distinguishes the item, such as “50 mm pipe”.
“Quantity” β the final numerical quantity.
“Unit” β the unit of quantity, such as “pcs”, “m”, “kg”, or “L”.
“Notes” β brief additional details explicitly mentioned by the user: location, size of one piece, a stated purpose, a reminder, or uncertainty. If there are no useful notes, use an empty string.
Rules:
1. Preserve the language and meaning of the original recording. Use only what the user said. Do not invent a category, purpose, compatibility, dimensions, or any other detail.
2. Apply corrections and additions to get the final quantity. Do not preserve a full history of counts or corrections: the list needs the final result.
3. If the user cancels an item with words such as “remove it”, “don’t need it”, or “cancel it”, leave it out. The word “no” used to correct a number does not cancel the material itself.
4. Combine repeated mentions of the same material and unit into one row, including mentions for different rooms. Add the quantities. If useful, keep the breakdown by location in Notes.
5. If explicitly stated sizes or types differ, include the difference in Item so it is clear what to buy. For example, a 50 mm pipe and a 110 mm pipe belong in separate rows; identical skirting boards for a room and a balcony belong in one row with a combined quantity.
6. Expressions such as “the same one” or “more of those” inherit the last unambiguous item and its explicitly stated properties.
7. Do not confuse the quantity of a measured material with the size of one piece. “Five skirting boards, 2.5 metres each” means Quantity 5, Unit “pcs”; the length of each piece may go in Notes. “50 mm pipe, 2 metres” means Item “50 mm pipe”, Quantity 2, Unit “m”.
8. If one detail remains unclear, do not attach that uncertainty to nearby items. Write it in plain language in Notes only for the relevant row. For example, “two outside corners, three inside corners, and one more corner, but I can’t remember whether it’s inside or outside” β separate rows: outside corner β 2 pcs; inside corner β 3 pcs; corner β 1 pc, Notes: “not sure whether inside or outside”.
9. Notes is ordinary text, not a technical field. Do not use labels such as “Correction”, “Check”, or “Specification”. Do not start a Notes value with `=`, `+`, `-`, or `@`; if an addition needs to be mentioned, write it in words, for example “added two for the balcony”.
10. If no unit is stated, use “pcs” for countable individual items. For other cases, do not guess a unit: leave Quantity or Unit empty if it cannot be determined.
11. Before answering, check that identical items have been combined, quantities reflect the final state of the recording, different sizes have not been mixed, and each note belongs to the correct item.
Output format:
– Return only a valid JSON array, with no markdown or explanation.
– Every object must contain exactly four keys in this order: `Item`, `Quantity`, `Unit`, `Notes`.
– Use an empty string for a missing value. Do not add keys or fields.
– Do not create rows for work or actions unless the user named them as materials to buy.
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