def get_current_valid_accounting_period():
"""Returns the accounting period that is currently valid. Valid is an accounting_period when the current date
lies between begin and end of the accounting_period
Args:
no arguments
Returns:
accounting_period (AccoutingPeriod)
Raises:
AccountingPeriodNotFound when there is no valid accounting Period"""
current_valid_accounting_period = None
for accounting_period in AccountingPeriod.objects.all():
if accounting_period.begin < date.today() and accounting_period.end > date.today():
return accounting_period
if not current_valid_accounting_period:
raise AccountingPeriodNotFound()
def get_all_prior_accounting_periods(self):
"""Returns the accounting period that is currently valid. Valid is an accountingPeriod when the current date
lies between begin and end of the accountingPeriod
Args:
no arguments
Returns:
accounting_period (List of AccoutingPeriod)
Raises:
AccountingPeriodNotFound when there is no valid accounting Period"""
accounting_periods = []
for accounting_period in AccountingPeriod.objects.all():
if accounting_period.end < self.begin:
accounting_periods.append(accounting_period)
if accounting_periods == []:
raise AccountingPeriodNotFound("Accounting Period does not exist")
return accounting_periods