deiga/new-Roydon

module PagesHelper

    @@time = Date.today
    
    def display_show_rows(collection)
        unless collection.blank?
            html = ''
              for show in collection
                html << "<tr id='#{show.date}'>"
                html << "    <td headers='show_time'>#{show.format_date}</td>"
                html << "    <td headers='show_name'>"
                html << "        <a href='#{show.url}'>#{show.title}</a>"
                html << "    </td>"
                html << "    <td headers='show_place'>#{show.location}</td>"
                html << "</tr>"
              end

              return html.html_safe
        end
    end

    def display_show_years(startYear = @@time.year)
        if startYear < @@time.year
            year_text = startYear
        elsif @@time.month >= 6
            year_text = "#{startYear} - #{@@time.next_year.year}"
        else
            year_text = startYear                        
        end
    end

    def display_year_list
        year = @@time.year
        prev_year = @@time.prev_year.year
        prev_prev_year = @@time.prev_year(2).year

        html = ''
        html << '<ul id="yearslist">'
        html << '<li>' + link_to(prev_prev_year, shows_path(:year => prev_prev_year), :title => prev_prev_year) + '</li>'
        html << '<li>' + link_to(prev_year, shows_path(:year => prev_year), :title => prev_year) + '</li>'
        html << '<li>' + link_to(year, shows_path(:year => year), :title => year) + '</li>'
        html << '</ul>'

        html.html_safe
    end

    def display_news_items(collection)
        unless collection.blank?
            html = '<div class="scroller">'
            for story in collection
                html << "<section class='news'>"
                html << "    <h4>#{story.title}</h4><span> - #{story.format_date}</span>"
                html << "    <p>#{story.content}</p>"
                html << "</section>"
            end
            html << '</div>'

            return html.html_safe
        end
    end
end