RetailCalendar

Gem for finding ranges in Retail or the 4-5-4 Calendar format

Reference Calendars:

Credits

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'retail_calendar'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install retail_calendar

Usage

Instantiate RetailCalendar::Finder object to get start and end dates for weeks/periods(months)/quarters/seasons/years

> cal = RetailCalendar::Finder.new
=> #<RetailCalendar::Finder:0x00000102125a40 @offset="+0000">

Instantiate with time zone

> cal = RetailCalendar::Finder.new('PST')
=> #<RetailCalendar::Finder:0x000001021a3328 @offset="PST">

Functions

> res = cal.week(2014, 1, 1)
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x0000010214e6c0
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res.start_date
=> Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

> res.end_date
=> Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

> res = cal.period(2014, 1)
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x000001014bd7a8
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.quarter(2014, 1)
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x0000010153e628
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 03 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.season(2014, 1)
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x0000010188eee0
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 02 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.year(2014)
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x000001019100a8
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.this_week
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x000001024bc230
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.this_period
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x000001011b0678
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 05 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.this_quarter
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x000001012a3b20
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 04 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 02 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.this_season
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x00000101313790
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 02 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.this_year
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x00000101378c30
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.last_week
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x000001013ebdc0
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 25 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 31 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.last_period
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x0000010142a020
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 04 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 31 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.last_quarter
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x00000101483440
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 03 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.last_season
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x000001014db3c0
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 04 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.last_year
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x00000101529a20
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000}>

> res = cal.get_from_date(Time.now)
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x000001013b2a70
 @_original_hash={"period"=>5, "quarter"=>2, "season"=>1}>

Handles Retail Leap years

> res = cal.year(2006)
=> #<Dish::Plate:0x00000101979558
 @_original_hash=
  {"start_date"=>Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000,
   "end_date"=>Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000}>

Contributing