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app/helpers/home_helper.rb

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+##
+# This class contains helper for the home views.
+
+module HomeHelper
+
+  ##
+  # Returns a string build from the start and end date of the given conference.
+  #
+  # If the conference starts and ends in the same month and year
+  # * %B %d - %d, %Y (January 17 - 21 2014)
+  # If the conference ends in another month but in the same year
+  # * %B %d - %B %d, %Y (January 31 - February 02 2014)
+  # All other cases
+  # * %B %d, %Y - %B %d, %Y (December 30, 2013 - January 02, 2014)
+  def conference_date_string(conf)
+    startstr = "Unknown - "
+    endstr = "Unknown"
+    # When the conference  in the same motn
+    if conf.start_date.month == conf.end_date.month and conf.start_date.year == conf.end_date.year
+      startstr = conf.start_date.strftime("%B %d - ")
+      endstr = conf.end_date.strftime("%d, %Y")
+    elsif conf.start_date.month != conf.end_date.month && conf.start_date.year == conf.end_date.year
+      startstr = conf.start_date.strftime("%B %d - ")
+      endstr = conf.end_date.strftime("%B %d, %Y")
+    else
+      startstr = conf.start_date.strftime("%B %d, %Y - ")
+      endstr = conf.end_date.strftime("%B %d, %Y")
+    end
+
+    result = startstr + endstr
+    result
+  end
+
+end