--- a/reg/forms.py	Fri Apr 09 15:48:47 2010 +0530
+++ b/reg/forms.py	Fri Apr 09 16:51:56 2010 +0530
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import string
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from django import forms
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.contrib.auth import authenticate
 
-from workshop.reg.models import Profile
+from workshop.reg.models import Profile, Event
 
 class LoginForm(forms.Form):
     """ a form to handle login.
@@ -73,3 +74,34 @@
 
         if not password == self.data['confirm_password']:
             raise forms.ValidationError("Passwords do not match")
+
+class EventCreateForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    """ A form to create an event.
+    """
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Event
+        fields = ['title', 'description', 'start_date', 'stop_date']
+
+    def clean_start_date(self):
+        """ see if the start date is greater than today or not.
+        """
+
+        start_date = self.cleaned_data['start_date']
+        if start_date < datetime.now().date():
+            raise forms.ValidationError("The event must start at the latest today.")
+        return start_date
+
+    def clean_stop_date(self):
+        """ see that stop_date is not less than start_date.
+        """
+
+        stop_date = self.cleaned_data['stop_date']
+        try:
+            start_date = datetime.strptime(self.data['start_date'], "%Y-%m-%d").date()
+        except ValueError:
+            raise forms.ValidationError("Enter a valid date")
+
+        if start_date > stop_date:
+            raise forms.ValidationError('The event stops even before it starts. I am starting to wonder what kind of event is this.')
+        return stop_date