app/models/course.rb
require 'time'
class Course < ActiveRecord::Base
has_and_belongs_to_many :professors, join_table: :assignments
has_one :request, dependent: :destroy
def days_list
days.split(/([A-z][a-z]*)/).select { |d| !d.empty? }
end
def self.fix_abbreviation abbreviation
abbreviation.split(/^([A-Z]+)\s*([0-9]+[A-Z]*)$/).select { |x| !x.empty? }.join(' ')
end
def self.normalize_time time
time.slice(0,2) + ':' + time.slice(2,4) + ':00'
end
def self.denormalize_time time
time.split(':').slice(0,2).join
end
def self.resolve_time time
Time.strptime(time,"%H%M").strftime("%I:%M%p").sub(/^0/,'')
end
end