module TimeDistribution::SmartDuration
Public Class Methods
parse(time_period)
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# File lib/time_distribution/smart_duration.rb, line 10 def self.parse(time_period) # If the time period has is something like 1:00pm to 1:30pm or 1-2, interpret it as a range time_of_day_pattern = '\d+:?\d*[ap]?m?' date_to_avoid_dsl_problems = '1/01/0001' Duration.new( if time_period.to_s.downcase.match( /(#{time_of_day_pattern})\s*(to|-)\s*(#{time_of_day_pattern})/ ) Chronic.parse("#{date_to_avoid_dsl_problems} #{$1}").count_forward_to( Chronic.parse("#{date_to_avoid_dsl_problems} #{$3}") ) else ChronicDuration.parse(time_period) end ) end