app/helpers/announcements_helper.rb
module AnnouncementsHelper
def calculate_default_times_announcements
#the following start code was written together with the end code, but it has not been tested yet. ~Casey
# if @announcement.start
# @default_start_date = @announcement.start.to_date
# else
# @default_start_date = Date.today
# end
@default_start_date = Date.today
if @announcement.end
@default_end_date = @announcement.end.to_date
else
@default_end_date = @default_start_date
end
# @announcement.start ||= @default_start_date.to_time + current_department.department_config.schedule_start.minutes
@announcement.end ||= @default_end_date.to_time + current_department.department_config.schedule_end.minutes
end
end