app/soc/logic/helper/timeline.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <sverre@rabbelier.nl>
Fri, 15 May 2009 23:05:13 +0200
changeset 2319 3eee2308f1dd
parent 1652 83903fb16b76
permissions -rw-r--r--
Do not rely on notifiction module being imported This has worked so far mostly by accident, but it turned out to be brittle while writing tests. This makes sure that the notification module is always imported before use.

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"""Functions that are useful when dealing with timelines.
"""

__authors__ = [
  '"Lennard de Rijk" <ljvderijk@gmail.com>',
  ]


import datetime


def isBeforePeriod(entity, period):
  """Returns true iff the current DateTime is before the given period_start.

  Args:
    entity: Instance of a timeline model.
    period: The name of a period (without start or end).
  """

  return isBeforeEvent(entity, '%s_start' % period)


def isBeforeEvent(entity, event):
  """Returns true iff the current DateTime is before the given event.

  Args:
    entity: Instance of a timeline model.
    event: The name of property in the timeline model.
  """
  event_time = getDateTimeByName(entity, event)

  if event_time:
    return datetime.datetime.utcnow() < event_time
  else:
    return False


def isActivePeriod(entity, period):
  """Returns true iff the current DateTime is between period_start 
     and period_end.

  Args:
    entity: Instance of a timeline model.
    period: The name of a period (without start or end).
  """

  period_start = '%s_start' % period
  period_end = '%s_end' % period

  period_started = isAfterEvent(entity, period_start)
  period_not_ended = isBeforeEvent(entity, period_end)

  return period_started and period_not_ended


def isAfterPeriod(entity, period):
  """Returns true iff the current DateTime is after the given period_end.

  Args:
    entity: Instance of a timeline model.
    period: The name of a period (without start or end).
  """

  return isAfterEvent(entity, '%s_end' % period)


def isAfterEvent(entity, event):
  """Returns true iff the current DateTime is after the given event.

  Args:
    entity: Instance of a timeline model.
    event: The name of property in the timeline model.
  """
  event_time = getDateTimeByName(entity, event)

  if event_time:
    return event_time < datetime.datetime.utcnow()
  else:
    return False


def getDateTimeByName(entity, name):
  """Returns the DateTime property with the given name. 

  Args:
    entity: Instance of a timeline model.
    name: The name of a specific property in the given timeline model.

  Returns:
    The requested DateTime property, or None if there is no such property set.
  """

  if hasattr(entity, name):
    return getattr(entity, name)
  else:
    return None