From 7c36ff8331d4544d6547845a3bee88a32bf30fa8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hacksalot <hacksalot@indevious.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 22:54:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Introduce "date" helper.

---
 dist/helpers/generic-helpers.js    | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/helpers/generic-helpers.coffee | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dist/helpers/generic-helpers.js b/dist/helpers/generic-helpers.js
index 6dcebd7..cd29267 100644
--- a/dist/helpers/generic-helpers.js
+++ b/dist/helpers/generic-helpers.js
@@ -57,6 +57,30 @@ Generic template helper definitions for HackMyResume / FluentCV.
       return datetime || (typeof fallback === 'string' ? fallback : (fallback === true ? 'Present' : null));
     },
 
+    /** Display a formatted date. */
+    date: function(dateValue, dateFormat, dateDefault) {
+      var dateValueMoment, dateValueSafe, reserved;
+      if (arguments.length < 4 || !dateDefault || !String.is(dateDefault)) {
+        dateDefault = 'Current';
+      }
+      if (arguments.length < 3 || !dateFormat || !String.is(dateFormat)) {
+        dateFormat = 'YYYY-MM';
+      }
+      if (!dateValue) {
+        return dateDefault;
+      }
+      reserved = ['current', 'present', 'now'];
+      dateValueSafe = dateValue.trim().toLowerCase();
+      if (_.contains(reserved, dateValueSafe)) {
+        return dateValue;
+      }
+      dateValueMoment = moment(dateValue, dateFormat);
+      if (dateValueMoment.isValid()) {
+        return dateValueMoment.format(dateFormat);
+      }
+      return dateValue;
+    },
+
     /**
     Given a resume sub-object with a start/end date, format a representation of
     the date range.
@@ -580,7 +604,7 @@ Generic template helper definitions for HackMyResume / FluentCV.
       dateFrom = dateTemp.format(fmt);
     }
     if (_.contains(reserved, dateBTrim)) {
-      dateTo = fallback || 'Current';
+      dateTo = fallback || 'Present';
     } else {
       dateTemp = FluentDate.fmt(dateB);
       dateTo = dateTemp.format(fmt);
diff --git a/src/helpers/generic-helpers.coffee b/src/helpers/generic-helpers.coffee
index 5930985..c31f43f 100644
--- a/src/helpers/generic-helpers.coffee
+++ b/src/helpers/generic-helpers.coffee
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ GenericHelpers = module.exports =
 
 
 
+  ###* Display a formatted date. ###
+  date: (dateValue, dateFormat, dateDefault) ->
+    dateDefault = 'Current' if arguments.length < 4 or !dateDefault or !String.is dateDefault
+    dateFormat = 'YYYY-MM' if arguments.length < 3 or !dateFormat or !String.is dateFormat
+    return dateDefault if !dateValue
+    reserved = ['current', 'present', 'now'];
+    dateValueSafe = dateValue.trim().toLowerCase();
+    return dateValue if _.contains reserved, dateValueSafe
+    dateValueMoment = moment dateValue, dateFormat
+    return dateValueMoment.format dateFormat if dateValueMoment.isValid()
+    dateValue
+
+
+
   ###*
   Given a resume sub-object with a start/end date, format a representation of
   the date range.
@@ -542,7 +556,7 @@ _fromTo = ( dateA, dateB, fmt, sep, fallback ) ->
     dateFrom = dateTemp.format( fmt )
 
   if _.contains( reserved, dateBTrim )
-    dateTo = fallback || 'Current'
+    dateTo = fallback || 'Present'
   else
     dateTemp = FluentDate.fmt( dateB )
     dateTo = dateTemp.format( fmt )