is_current method added to check an event is current and function addded to refresh conference_wide_information

app/assets/javascripts/application.js

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 //= require osem-commercials
 //= require unobtrusive_flash
 //= require unobtrusive_flash_bootstrap
+//= require refresh_current_events
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
     $('a[disabled=disabled]').click(function(event){

app/assets/javascripts/refresh_current_events.js

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+$(document).ready(function() {
+  // will call refreshCurrentEvents every 15 minutes
+    setInterval(refreshCurrentEvents, 900000)
+  });
+
+function refreshCurrentEvents(){
+  $.ajax({
+    url: "conference_wide_screen.js"
+  });
+};

app/controllers/admin/conferences_controller.rb

@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ module Admin
       #To display sponsors in the conference wide information page
       @conference = Conference.find_by(short_title: params[:id])
       @sponsors = @conference.sponsors
+      @program = @conference.program
+      @current_events = @conference.program.events.confirmed.select{ |event| event.is_current?}
+      
+      respond_to do |format|
+        format.html
+        format.js {render :action=>"conference_wide_screen.js.haml"}
+      end
     end
 
     private

app/models/event.rb

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class Event < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :withdrawn, -> { where(state: 'withdrawn') }
   scope :highlighted, -> { where(is_highlight: true) }
   
+
+
   state_machine initial: :new do
     state :new
     state :withdrawn
@@ -247,6 +249,13 @@ class Event < ActiveRecord::Base
     event_schedules.find_by(schedule_id: program.selected_schedule_id).try(:start_time)
   end
 
+  ##
+  #Compares event start_time, end_with with current time to predict current events
+  #
+  def is_current?
+    Time.current >= self.start_time && Time.current <= end_time
+  end
+
   private
 
   ##
@@ -294,4 +303,12 @@ class Event < ActiveRecord::Base
   def conference_id
     program.conference_id
   end
+
+  ##
+  #Compares event start_time, end_with with current time to predict current events
+  #
+  def is_current?
+    Time.current >= self.start_time && Time.current <= end_time
+  end
+
 end

app/views/admin/conference/_current_events.html.haml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.text-center
+  %h2 Upcoming Events
+  - @current_events.each do |event|
+    %div
+      %h3
+        = link_to event.title, conference_program_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event.id)
+        %h4
+          presented by
+          = event.speaker_names

app/views/admin/conference/conference_wide_screen.html.haml

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 .container
 - if @conference.present?
   .row
-    .col-md-12.text-center
-      %h2 Upcoming Events
+    .col-md-12
+    - if @program.present?
+      %section#program#current-events
+        = render 'current_events'
   .row
     .col-md-12.text-center
       %h2 Tweets About Conference

app/views/admin/conference/conference_wide_screen.js.haml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$('#current-events').html("#{escape_javascript(render 'current_events', data: @current_events)}");

spec/models/event_spec.rb

@@ -327,4 +327,29 @@ describe Event do
       expect(other_event.week).to eq 48
     end
   end
+
+
+  describe 'is_current?' do
+    let(:past_event) { create(:event, program: conference.program) }
+    let(:future_event) { create(:event, program: conference.program) }
+
+    before do
+      event.update_attributes(start_time: "#{Time.current}")
+      past_event.update_attributes(start_time: "#{Time.current - 2.days}")
+      future_event.update_attributes(start_time: "#{Time.current + 2.days}")
+    end
+
+    it 'returns false for a completed event' do
+      expect(past_event.is_current?).to be_falsey
+    end
+
+    it 'returns false for a future event' do
+      expect(future_event.is_current?).to be_falsey
+    end
+
+    it 'returns true for a current event' do
+      expect(event.is_current?).to be_truthy
+    end
+  end
+
 end