def _clean_date(self, date):
if not date:
return ""
if len(date) > 20:
raise ValidationError("The date entered was too long")
try:
parsed_date = parse_approximate_date(date)
except ValueError:
raise ValidationError(
"That date of birth could not be understood. Try using DD/MM/YYYY instead"
)
return parsed_date
def clean_birth_date(self):
birth_date = self.cleaned_data["birth_date"]
if not birth_date:
return ""
try:
parsed_date = parse_approximate_date(birth_date)
except ValueError:
if settings.DD_MM_DATE_FORMAT_PREFERRED:
message = _(
"That date of birth could not be understood. Try using DD/MM/YYYY instead"
)
else:
message = _(
"That date of birth could not be understood. Try using MM/DD/YYYY instead"
)
raise ValidationError(message)
return parsed_date
def dod_as_approximate_date(self):
from people.helpers import parse_approximate_date
return parse_approximate_date(self.death_date)
def test_nonsense_string(self):
with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
parse_approximate_date("this is not a date")
def test_expanded_natural_date_string(self):
parsed = parse_approximate_date("31st of December 1999")
self.assertEqual(type(parsed), ApproximateDate)
self.assertEqual(repr(parsed), "1999-12-31")
def test_empty_string(self):
with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
parse_approximate_date("")
def test_dd_mm_yyyy_with_dashes(self):
parsed = parse_approximate_date("1-4-1977")
self.assertEqual(type(parsed), ApproximateDate)
self.assertEqual(repr(parsed), "1977-04-01")
def test_nonsense(self):
with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
parse_approximate_date("12345678")
def test_iso_8601(self):
parsed = parse_approximate_date("1977-04-01")
self.assertEqual(type(parsed), ApproximateDate)
self.assertEqual(repr(parsed), "1977-04-01")
def test_only_year(self):
parsed = parse_approximate_date("1977")
self.assertEqual(type(parsed), ApproximateDate)
self.assertEqual(repr(parsed), "1977-00-00")
