Removed conference_date_string_helper, moved date_string to application_controller

Deleted home_helper.rb

app/controllers/application_controller.rb

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   protect_from_forgery
   before_filter :get_conferences
   before_filter :store_location
+  helper_method :date_string
 
   def store_location
     session[:return_to] = request.fullpath if request.get? and controller_name != "user_sessions" and controller_name != "sessions"
@@ -76,4 +77,32 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   def not_found
     raise ActionController::RoutingError.new('Not Found')
   end
+
+  ##
+  # 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 date_string(start_date, end_date)
+    startstr = 'Unknown - '
+    endstr = 'Unknown'
+    # When the conference  in the same month
+    if start_date.month == end_date.month && start_date.year == end_date.year
+      startstr = start_date.strftime('%B %d - ')
+      endstr = end_date.strftime('%d, %Y')
+    elsif start_date.month != end_date.month && start_date.year == end_date.year
+      startstr = start_date.strftime('%B %d - ')
+      endstr = end_date.strftime('%B %d, %Y')
+    else
+      startstr = start_date.strftime('%B %d, %Y - ')
+      endstr = end_date.strftime('%B %d, %Y')
+    end
+
+    result = startstr + endstr
+    result
+  end
 end

app/helpers/home_helper.rb

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-##
-# 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)
-    date_string(conf.start_date, conf.end_date)
-  end
-
-  def date_string(start_date, end_date)
-    startstr = 'Unknown - '
-    endstr = 'Unknown'
-    # When the conference  in the same month
-    if start_date.month == end_date.month && start_date.year == end_date.year
-      startstr = start_date.strftime('%B %d - ')
-      endstr = end_date.strftime('%d, %Y')
-    elsif start_date.month != end_date.month && start_date.year == end_date.year
-      startstr = start_date.strftime('%B %d - ')
-      endstr = end_date.strftime('%B %d, %Y')
-    else
-      startstr = start_date.strftime('%B %d, %Y - ')
-      endstr = end_date.strftime('%B %d, %Y')
-    end
-
-    result = startstr + endstr
-    result
-  end
-end

app/views/conference/show.html.haml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
           - if @conference.start_date && @conference.end_date
             .row
               %h3
-                = conference_date_string(@conference)
+                = date_string(@conference.start_date, @conference.end_date)
 
           - unless @conference.description.blank?
             .row-fluid

app/views/home/_conference_details.html.haml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             = conference.title
             %small
               %b
-              = conference_date_string(conference)
+              = date_string(conference.start_date, conference.end_date)
           - if conference.venue.name and conference.venue.website and conference.venue.address
             %p
               %small
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
             - if !current_user.nil? && current_user.proposal_count(conference) > 0
               = link_to "View My Proposals", conference_proposal_index_path(conference.short_title), :class =>"btn btn-default"
             - elsif conference.cfp_open?
-              = link_to "Submit Proposal", conference_proposal_index_path(conference.short_title), :class =>"btn btn-default"
+              = link_to "Submit Proposal", conference_proposal_index_path(conference.short_title), :class =>"btn btn-default"

spec/views/conference/show.html.haml_spec.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 describe 'conference/show.html.haml' do
   before(:each) do
+    allow(view).to receive(:date_string).and_return("January 17 - 21 2014")
     @conference = create(:conference, registration_description: 'Lorem Ipsum Dolor',
                                       registration_start_date: Date.today,
                                       registration_end_date: Date.tomorrow,

spec/views/home/index.html.haml_spec.rb

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'home/index' do
    it "renders _conference partial for each conference" do
+    allow(view).to receive(:date_string).and_return("January 17 - 21 2014")
     assign(:current, [create(:conference), create(:conference)])
     render
     expect(view).to render_template(:partial => "_conference_details", :count => 2)