sportdb-formats 0.1.3 → 0.1.4

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data/Manifest.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ README.md
 Rakefile
 lib/sportdb/formats.rb
 lib/sportdb/formats/datafile.rb
-lib/sportdb/formats/date.rb
 lib/sportdb/formats/outline_reader.rb
 lib/sportdb/formats/season_utils.rb
 lib/sportdb/formats/version.rb
@@ -12,6 +11,5 @@ test/helper.rb
 test/test_csv_reader.rb
 test/test_datafile.rb
 test/test_datafile_match.rb
-test/test_date.rb
 test/test_outline_reader.rb
 test/test_season_utils.rb

data/Rakefile

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Hoe.spec 'sportdb-formats' do
 
   self.extra_deps = [
     ['alphabets',     '>= 0.1.0'],
+    ['date-formats',  '>= 0.1.0'],
     ['csvreader',     '>= 1.2.4'],
     ['sportdb-langs', '>= 0.0.1'],
   ]

data/lib/sportdb/formats/version.rb

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Formats
 
   MAJOR = 0    ## todo: namespace inside version or something - why? why not??
   MINOR = 1
-  PATCH = 3
+  PATCH = 4
   VERSION = [MAJOR,MINOR,PATCH].join('.')
 
   def self.version

data/lib/sportdb/formats.rb

@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 
 ## 3rd party gems
 require 'alphabets'      # downcase_i18n, unaccent, variants, ...
+require 'date-formats'   ## todo/fix: also allow loading w/ date/formats - why? why not!!!!
+
+module SportDb
+  ## add alias for now for old code; DEPRECATED - remove later!!!!!
+  DateFinder       =  DateFormats::DateFinder
+  RsssfDateFinder  =  DateFormats::RsssfDateFinder
+end  # module SportDb
+
+
 require 'csvreader'
 
 def read_csv( path )
@@ -25,7 +34,6 @@ require 'sportdb/formats/outline_reader'
 require 'sportdb/formats/datafile'
 require 'sportdb/formats/season_utils'
 
-require 'sportdb/formats/date'
 
 ## let's put test configuration in its own namespace / module
 module SportDb

metadata

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
 name: sportdb-formats
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
-  version: 0.1.3
+  version: 0.1.4
 platform: ruby
 authors:
 - Gerald Bauer
 autorequire: 
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
-date: 2019-11-05 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+date: 2019-11-07 00:00:00.000000000 Z
 dependencies:
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
   name: alphabets
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ dependencies:
     - - ">="
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
         version: 0.1.0
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: date-formats
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: 0.1.0
+  type: :runtime
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: 0.1.0
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
   name: csvreader
   requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
@@ -95,7 +109,6 @@ files:
 - Rakefile
 - lib/sportdb/formats.rb
 - lib/sportdb/formats/datafile.rb
-- lib/sportdb/formats/date.rb
 - lib/sportdb/formats/outline_reader.rb
 - lib/sportdb/formats/season_utils.rb
 - lib/sportdb/formats/version.rb
@@ -103,7 +116,6 @@ files:
 - test/test_csv_reader.rb
 - test/test_datafile.rb
 - test/test_datafile_match.rb
-- test/test_date.rb
 - test/test_outline_reader.rb
 - test/test_season_utils.rb
 homepage: https://github.com/sportdb/sport.db

data/lib/sportdb/formats/date.rb

@@ -1,446 +0,0 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
-
-#### fix: move to textutils for reuse !!!!!!!!!! - why?? why not ??
-
-
-module SportDb
-
-
-class DateFinderBase
-
-  MONTH_EN_TO_MM = {
-        'Jan' => '1', 'January' => '1',
-        'Feb' => '2', 'February' => '2',
-        'Mar' => '3', 'March' => '3',
-        'Apr' => '4', 'April' => '4',
-        'May' => '5',
-        'Jun' => '6', 'June' => '6',
-        'Jul' => '7', 'July' => '7',
-        'Aug' => '8', 'August' => '8',
-        'Sep' => '9', 'Sept' => '9', 'September' => '9',
-        'Oct' => '10', 'October' => '10',
-        'Nov' => '11', 'November' => '11',
-        'Dec' => '12', 'December' =>'12' }
-
-  MONTH_FR_TO_MM = {
-        'Janvier' => '1', 'Janv' => '1', 'Jan' => '1',   ## check janv in use??
-        'Février' => '2', 'Févr' => '2', 'Fév' => '2',   ## check fevr in use???
-        'Mars'    => '3', 'Mar' => '3',
-        'Avril'   => '4', 'Avri' => '4', 'Avr' => '4',   ## check avri in use??? if not remove
-        'Mai'     => '5',
-        'Juin'    => '6',
-        'Juillet' => '7', 'Juil' => '7',
-        'Août'    => '8',
-        'Septembre' => '9', 'Sept' => '9',
-        'Octobre' => '10',  'Octo' => '10', 'Oct' => '10',  ### check octo in use??
-        'Novembre' => '11', 'Nove' => '11', 'Nov' => '11',  ##  check nove in use??
-        'Décembre' => '12', 'Déce' => '12', 'Déc' => '12' } ## check dece in use??
-
-  MONTH_ES_TO_MM  = {
-        'Ene' => '1', 'Enero' => '1',
-        'Feb' => '2',
-        'Mar' => '3', 'Marzo' => '3',
-        'Abr' => '4', 'Abril' => '4',
-        'May' => '5', 'Mayo' => '5',
-        'Jun' => '6', 'Junio' => '6',
-        'Jul' => '7', 'Julio' => '7',
-        'Ago' => '8', 'Agosto' => '8',
-        'Sep' => '9', 'Set' => '9', 'Sept' => '9',
-        'Oct' => '10',
-        'Nov' => '11',
-        'Dic' => '12' }
-
-private
-  def calc_year( month, day, start_at: )   ## note: start_at required param for now on!!!
-
-    logger.debug "   [calc_year] ????-#{month}-#{day} -- start_at: #{start_at}"
-
-    if month >= start_at.month
-      # assume same year as start_at event (e.g. 2013 for 2013/14 season)
-      start_at.year
-    else
-      # assume year+1 as start_at event (e.g. 2014 for 2013/14 season)
-      start_at.year+1
-    end
-  end
-
-
-  def parse_date_time( match_data, opts={} )
-
-    # convert regex match_data captures to hash
-    # - note: cannont use match_data like a hash (e.g. raises exception if key/name not present/found)
-    h = {}
-    # - note: do NOT forget to turn name into symbol for lookup in new hash (name.to_sym)
-    match_data.names.each { |name| h[name.to_sym] = match_data[name] }  # or use match_data.names.zip( match_data.captures )  - more cryptic but "elegant"??
-
-    ## puts "[parse_date_time] match_data:"
-    ## pp h
-    logger.debug "   [parse_date_time] hash: >#{h.inspect}<"
-
-    h[ :month ] = MONTH_EN_TO_MM[ h[:month_en] ]  if h[:month_en]
-    h[ :month ] = MONTH_ES_TO_MM[ h[:month_es] ]  if h[:month_es]
-    h[ :month ] = MONTH_FR_TO_MM[ h[:month_fr] ]  if h[:month_fr]
-
-    month   = h[:month]
-    day     = h[:day]
-    year    = h[:year]     || calc_year( month.to_i, day.to_i, opts ).to_s
-
-    hours   = h[:hours]    || '12'   # default to 12:00 for HH:MM (hours:minutes)
-    minutes = h[:minutes]  || '00'
-
-    value = '%d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d' % [year.to_i, month.to_i, day.to_i, hours.to_i, minutes.to_i]
-    logger.debug "   date: >#{value}<"
-
-    DateTime.strptime( value, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M' )
-  end
-
-end  # class DateFinderBase
-
-
-class DateFinder < DateFinderBase
-
-  include LogUtils::Logging
-
-  # todo: make more generic for reuse
-  ### fix:
-  ### move to textutils
-  ##     date/fr.yml  en.yml etc. ???
-  ##  why? why not?
-
-  MONTH_FR = 'Janvier|Janv|Jan|' +
-             'Février|Févr|Fév|' +
-             'Mars|Mar|' +
-             'Avril|Avri|Avr|' +
-             'Mai|'  +
-             'Juin|' +
-             'Juillet|Juil|' +
-             'Août|' +
-             'Septembre|Sept|' +
-             'Octobre|Octo|Oct|' +
-             'Novembre|Nove|Nov|' +
-             'Décembre|Déce|Déc'
-
-  WEEKDAY_FR = 'Lundi|Lun|L|' +
-           'Mardi|Mar|Ma|' +
-           'Mercredi|Mer|Me|' +
-           'Jeudi|Jeu|J|' +
-           'Vendredi|Ven|V|' +
-           'Samedi|Sam|S|' +
-           'Dimanche|Dim|D|'
-
-
-  MONTH_EN = 'January|Jan|'+
-             'February|Feb|'+
-             'March|Mar|'+
-             'April|Apr|'+
-             'May|'+
-             'June|Jun|'+
-             'July|Jul|'+
-             'August|Aug|'+
-             'September|Sept|Sep|'+
-             'October|Oct|'+
-             'November|Nov|'+
-             'December|Dec'
-
-###
-## todo: add days
-## 1. Sunday - Sun.	2. Monday - Mon.
-## 3. Tuesday - Tu., Tue., or Tues.	4. Wednesday - Wed.
-## 5. Thursday - Th., Thu., Thur., or Thurs.	6. Friday - Fri.
-## 7. Saturday - Sat.
-
-
-  MONTH_ES = 'Enero|Ene|'+
-             'Feb|'+
-             'Marzo|Mar|'+
-             'Abril|Abr|'+
-             'Mayo|May|'+
-             'Junio|Jun|'+
-             'Julio|Jul|'+
-             'Agosto|Ago|'+
-             'Sept|Set|Sep|'+
-             'Oct|'+
-             'Nov|'+
-             'Dic'
-
-  # todo/fix - add de and es too!!
-  # note: in Austria - Jänner - in Deutschland Januar allow both ??
-  # MONTH_DE = 'J[aä]n|Feb|Mär|Apr|Mai|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Okt|Nov|Dez'
-
-
-  # e.g. 2012-09-14 20:30   => YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM
-  #  nb: allow 2012-9-3 7:30 e.g. no leading zero required
-  # regex_db
-  DB__DATE_TIME_REGEX = /\b
-                 (?<year>\d{4})
-                   -
-                 (?<month>\d{1,2})
-                   -
-                 (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                  \s+
-                 (?<hours>\d{1,2})
-                   :
-                 (?<minutes>\d{2})
-                  \b/x
-
-  # e.g. 2012-09-14  w/ implied hours (set to 12:00)
-  #  nb: allow 2012-9-3 e.g. no leading zero required
-  # regex_db2
-  DB__DATE_REGEX = /\b
-                    (?<year>\d{4})
-                       -
-                    (?<month>\d{1,2})
-                       -
-                    (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                     \b/x
-
-  # e.g. 14.09.2012 20:30   => DD.MM.YYYY HH:MM
-  #  nb: allow 2.3.2012 e.g. no leading zero required
-  #  nb: allow hour as 20.30
-  # regex_de
-  DD_MM_YYYY__DATE_TIME_REGEX = /\b
-                          (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                            \.
-                          (?<month>\d{1,2})
-                            \.
-                          (?<year>\d{4})
-                            \s+
-                          (?<hours>\d{1,2})
-                            [:.]
-                          (?<minutes>\d{2})
-                            \b/x
-
-  # e.g. 14.09. 20:30  => DD.MM. HH:MM
-  #  nb: allow 2.3.2012 e.g. no leading zero required
-  #  nb: allow hour as 20.30  or 3.30 instead of 03.30
-  # regex_de2
-  DD_MM__DATE_TIME_REGEX = /\b
-                        (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                           \.
-                        (?<month>\d{1,2})
-                           \.
-                           \s+
-                        (?<hours>\d{1,2})
-                           [:.]
-                        (?<minutes>\d{2})
-                          \b/x
-
-  # e.g. 14.09.2012  => DD.MM.YYYY w/ implied hours (set to 12:00)
-  # regex_de3
-  DD_MM_YYYY__DATE_REGEX = /\b
-                    (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                      \.
-                    (?<month>\d{1,2})
-                      \.
-                    (?<year>\d{4})
-                      \b/x
-
-  # e.g. 14.09.  => DD.MM. w/ implied year and implied hours (set to 12:00)
-  #  note: allow end delimiter ] e.g. [Sa 12.01.] or end-of-string ($) too
-  #  note: we use a lookahead for last part e.g. (?:\s+|$|[\]]) - do NOT cosume
-  # regex_de4 (use lookahead assert)
-  DD_MM__DATE_REGEX = /\b
-                     (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                        \.
-                     (?<month>\d{1,2})
-                        \.
-                     (?=\s+|$|[\]])/x  ## note: allow end-of-string/line too
-
-
-  # e.g. 12 May 2013 14:00  => D|DD.MMM.YYYY H|HH:MM
-  EN__DD_MONTH_YYYY__DATE_TIME_REGEX = /\b
-                (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                   \s
-                (?<month_en>#{MONTH_EN})
-                   \s
-                (?<year>\d{4})
-                   \s+
-                (?<hours>\d{1,2})
-                  :
-                (?<minutes>\d{2})
-                  \b/x
-
-###
-# fix: pass in lang (e.g. en or es)
-#  only process format for lang plus fallback to en?
-#   e.g.  EN__DD_MONTH and ES__DD_MONTH depend on order for match (first listed will match)
-
-  # e.g. 12 May  => D|DD.MMM  w/ implied year and implied hours
-  EN__DD_MONTH__DATE_REGEX = /\b
-                (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                   \s
-                (?<month_en>#{MONTH_EN})
-                   \b/x
-
-
-  # e.g.  Jun/12 2011 14:00
-  EN__MONTH_DD_YYYY__DATE_TIME_REGEX = /\b
-                   (?<month_en>#{MONTH_EN})
-                     \/
-                   (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                     \s
-                   (?<year>\d{4})
-                     \s+
-                   (?<hours>\d{1,2})
-                     :
-                   (?<minutes>\d{2})
-                     \b/x
-
-  # e.g.  Jun/12 14:00  w/ implied year H|HH:MM
-  EN__MONTH_DD__DATE_TIME_REGEX = /\b
-                   (?<month_en>#{MONTH_EN})
-                     \/
-                   (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                     \s+
-                   (?<hours>\d{1,2})
-                     :
-                   (?<minutes>\d{2})
-                     \b/x
-
-  # e.g. Jun/12 2013  w/ implied hours (set to 12:00)
-  EN__MONTH_DD_YYYY__DATE_REGEX = /\b
-                (?<month_en>#{MONTH_EN})
-                   \/
-                (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                   \s
-                (?<year>\d{4})
-                  \b/x
-
-  # e.g.  Jun/12  w/ implied year and implied hours (set to 12:00)
-  #  note: allow space too e.g Jun 12   -- check if conflicts w/ other formats??? (added for rsssf reader)
-  #   -- fix: might eat french weekday mar 12  is mardi (mar)  !!! see FR__ pattern
-  #  fix: remove  space again for now - and use simple en date reader or something!!!
-  ##  was [\/ ]   changed back to \/
-  EN__MONTH_DD__DATE_REGEX = /\b
-                   (?<month_en>#{MONTH_EN})
-                      \/
-                   (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                     \b/x
-
-
-  # e.g.  12 Ene  w/ implied year and implied hours (set to 12:00)
-  ES__DD_MONTH__DATE_REGEX = /\b
-                   (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                     \s
-                   (?<month_es>#{MONTH_ES})
-                     \b/x
-
-  # e.g. Ven 8 Août  or [Ven 8 Août] or Ven 8. Août  or [Ven 8. Août]
-  ### note: do NOT consume [] in regex (use lookahead assert)
-  FR__WEEKDAY_DD_MONTH__DATE_REGEX = /\b
-       (?:#{WEEKDAY_FR})   # note: skip weekday for now; do NOT capture
-         \s+
-       (?<day>\d{1,2})
-         \.?        # note: make dot optional
-         \s+
-       (?<month_fr>#{MONTH_FR})
-         (?=\s+|$|[\]])/x  ## note: allow end-of-string/line too
-
-
-
-
-  # map table - 1) tag, 2) regex - note: order matters; first come-first matched/served
-  FORMATS = [
-    [ '[YYYY_MM_DD_hh_mm]',        DB__DATE_TIME_REGEX         ],
-    [ '[YYYY_MM_DD]',              DB__DATE_REGEX              ],
-    [ '[DD_MM_YYYY_hh_mm]',        DD_MM_YYYY__DATE_TIME_REGEX ],
-    [ '[DD_MM_hh_mm]',             DD_MM__DATE_TIME_REGEX ],
-    [ '[DD_MM_YYYY]',              DD_MM_YYYY__DATE_REGEX ],
-    [ '[DD_MM]',                   DD_MM__DATE_REGEX ],
-    [ '[FR_WEEKDAY_DD_MONTH]',     FR__WEEKDAY_DD_MONTH__DATE_REGEX ],
-    [ '[EN_DD_MONTH_YYYY_hh_mm]',  EN__DD_MONTH_YYYY__DATE_TIME_REGEX ],
-    [ '[EN_MONTH_DD_YYYY_hh_mm]',  EN__MONTH_DD_YYYY__DATE_TIME_REGEX ],
-    [ '[EN_MONTH_DD_hh_mm]',       EN__MONTH_DD__DATE_TIME_REGEX ],
-    [ '[EN_MONTH_DD_YYYY]',        EN__MONTH_DD_YYYY__DATE_REGEX ],
-    [ '[EN_MONTH_DD]',             EN__MONTH_DD__DATE_REGEX ],
-    [ '[EN_DD_MONTH]',             EN__DD_MONTH__DATE_REGEX ],
-    [ '[ES_DD_MONTH]',             ES__DD_MONTH__DATE_REGEX ]
-  ]
-
-
-
-  def initialize
-    # nothing here for now
-  end
-
-  def find!( line, opts={} )
-    # fix: use more lookahead for all required trailing spaces!!!!!
-    # fix: use <name capturing group> for month,day,year etc.!!!
-
-    #
-    # fix: !!!!
-    #   date in [] will become [[DATE.DE4]] - when getting removed will keep ]!!!!
-    #   fix: change regex to \[[A-Z0-9.]\]  !!!!!!  plus add unit test too!!!
-    #
-
-    md = nil
-    FORMATS.each do |format|
-      tag     = format[0]
-      pattern = format[1]
-      md=pattern.match( line )
-      if md
-        date = parse_date_time( md, opts )
-        ## fix: use md[0] e.g. match for sub! instead of using regex again - why? why not???
-        ## fix: use md.begin(0), md.end(0)
-        line.sub!( md[0], tag )
-        ## todo/fix: make sure match data will not get changed (e.g. using sub! before parse_date_time)
-        return date
-      end
-      # no match; continue; try next pattern
-    end
-
-    return nil  # no match found
-  end
-
-end # class DateFinder
-
-
-class RsssfDateFinder < DateFinderBase
-
-  include LogUtils::Logging
-
-  MONTH_EN = 'Jan|'+
-             'Feb|'+
-             'March|Mar|'+
-             'April|Apr|'+
-             'May|'+
-             'June|Jun|'+
-             'July|Jul|'+
-             'Aug|'+
-             'Sept|Sep|'+
-             'Oct|'+
-             'Nov|'+
-             'Dec'
-
-  ## e.g.
-  ##  [Jun 7]  or [Aug 12] etc.  - not MUST include brackets e.g. []
-  ##
-  ##  check add \b at the beginning and end - why?? why not?? working??
-  EN__MONTH_DD__DATE_REGEX = /\[
-                   (?<month_en>#{MONTH_EN})
-                      \s
-                   (?<day>\d{1,2})
-                     \]/x
-
-  def find!( line, opts={} )
-    # fix: use more lookahead for all required trailing spaces!!!!!
-    # fix: use <name capturing group> for month,day,year etc.!!!
-
-    tag     = '[EN_MONTH_DD]'
-    pattern = EN__MONTH_DD__DATE_REGEX
-    md = pattern.match( line )
-    if md
-      date = parse_date_time( md, opts )
-      ## fix: use md[0] e.g. match for sub! instead of using regex again - why? why not???
-      ## fix: use md.begin(0), md.end(0)
-      line.sub!( md[0], tag )
-      ## todo/fix: make sure match data will not get changed (e.g. using sub! before parse_date_time)
-      return date
-    end
-    return nil  # no match found
-  end
-
-
-end  ## class RsssfDateFinder
-
-end # module SportDb

data/test/test_date.rb

@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
-
-###
-#  to run use
-#     ruby -I ./lib -I ./test test/test_date.rb
-
-require 'helper'
-
-class TestDate < MiniTest::Test
-
-  def test_date
-    data = [
-      [ '19.01.2013 22.00', '2013-01-19 22:00' ],
-      [ '21.01.2013 21.30', '2013-01-21 21:30' ],
-      [ '26.01.2013',       '2013-01-26' ],
-      [ '[26.01.2013]',     '2013-01-26' ],
-      [ '[21.1.]',          '2013-01-21 12:00' ]
-    ]
-
-    assert_dates( data, start_at: Date.new( 2013, 1, 1 ) )
-  end
-
-  def test_date_fr
-    data = [
-      [ '[Ven 08. Août]', '2014-08-08' ],
-      [ 'Ven 08. Août',   '2014-08-08' ],
-      [ 'Ven 8. Août',    '2014-08-08' ],
-      [ '[Sam 9. Août]', '2014-08-09' ],
-      [ '[Dim 10. Août]', '2014-08-10' ],
-      [ '[Sam 31. Janv]', '2015-01-31' ],
-      [ '[Sam 7. Févr]', '2015-02-07' ],
-      [ '[Sam 31. Jan]', '2015-01-31' ],
-      [ '[Sam 7. Fév]', '2015-02-07' ],
-    ]
-
-    assert_dates( data, start_at: Date.new( 2014, 8, 1 ) )
-  end
-
-  def test_date_en
-    data = [
-      [ 'Jun/12 2011 14:00', '2011-06-12 14:00' ],
-      [ 'Oct/12 2013 16:00', '2013-10-12 16:00' ],
-
-      [ 'Jan/26 2011',       '2011-01-26' ],
-      [ 'Jan/26 2011',       '2011-01-26 12:00' ],
-
-      [ 'Jan/26',            '2013-01-26' ],
-      [ 'Jan/26',            '2013-01-26 12:00' ],
-      [ '26 January',        '2013-01-26' ],
-      [ '26 January',        '2013-01-26 12:00' ],
-
-      [ 'Jun/13',            '2013-06-13' ],
-      [ 'Jun/13',            '2013-06-13 12:00' ],
-      [ '13 June',           '2013-06-13' ],
-      [ '13 June',           '2013-06-13 12:00' ]
-    ]
-
-    assert_dates( data, start_at: Date.new( 2013, 1, 1 ) )
-  end
-
-
-private
-
-  def assert_dates( data, opts )
-    data.each do |rec|
-      line = rec[0]
-      str  = rec[1]
-      if str.index( ':' )
-        assert_datetime( DateTime.strptime( str, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M' ), parse_date( line, opts ))
-      else
-        assert_date( DateTime.strptime( str, '%Y-%m-%d' ), parse_date( line, opts ))
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  ## todo: check if assert_datetime or assert_date exist already? what is the best practice to check dates ???
-  def assert_date( exp, act )
-    assert_equal exp.year,  act.year
-    assert_equal exp.month, act.month
-    assert_equal exp.day,   act.day
-  end
-
-  def assert_time( exp, act )
-    assert_equal exp.hour, act.hour
-    assert_equal exp.min,  act.min
-  end
-
-  def assert_datetime( exp, act )
-    assert_date( exp, act )
-    assert_time( exp, act )
-  end
-
-
-  def parse_date( line, opts={} )
-     # e.g. lets you pass in opts[:start_at] ???
-     finder = SportDb::DateFinder.new
-     finder.find!( line, opts )
-  end
-
-end # class TestDate