Oxford::Calendar - University of Oxford calendar conversion routines


Oxford-Calendar documentation Contained in the Oxford-Calendar distribution.

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NAME

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Oxford::Calendar - University of Oxford calendar conversion routines

SYNOPSIS

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    use Oxford::Calendar;
    print "Today is ", Oxford::Calendar::ToOx(reverse Date::Calc::Today);

DESCRIPTION

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This module converts University of Oxford dates (Oxford academic dates) to and from Real World dates, and provides information on Terms of the University.

The Terms of the University are defined by the Regulations on the number and lengths of terms, available online from

http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/examregs/03-00_REGULATIONS_ON_THE_NUMBER_AND_LENGTH_OF_TERMS.shtml

This document describes the start and end dates of Oxford Terms.

In addition to this, the dates of Full Term, required to calculate the week number of the term, are prescribed by Council, and published periodically in the University Gazette.

Full term comprises weeks 1-8 inclusive, but sometimes, dates outside of full term are presented in the Oxford academic date format. This module will optionally provide such dates.

Data for these prescribed dates may be supplied in the file /etc/oxford-calendar.yaml; if this file does not exist, built-in data will be used. The built-in data is periodically updated from the semi-authoritative source at

http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/university_year/dates_of_term.html.

or the authoritative source, the Gazette, available online from

http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/.

http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/university_year/index.html describes the academic year at Oxford.

DATE FORMAT

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An Oxford academic date has the following format:

<day of week>, <week number>[st,nd,rd,th] week, <term name> <year>

where term name is one of

Example:

Friday, 8th Week, Michaelmas 2007

FUNCTIONS

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ToOx($day, $month, $year, [\%options])

Given a day, month and year in standard human format (that is, month is 1-12, not 0-11, and year is four digits) will return a string of the form

    Day, xth week, Term year

or an array

    (Day, week of term, Term, year)

depending on how it is called. The exact behaviour is modified by the 'mode' option described below.

If the requested date is not in full term or extended term (see below), undef will be returned.

If the requested date is not covered by the database, ToOx will die with an "out of range" error message. Therefore it is recommended to eval ToOx with appropriate error handling.

%options can contain additional named parameter options:

mode

Several modes are available:

full_term

Term dates will only be returned if the date requested is part of a full term (as defined by the web page above).

ext_term

Term dates will only be returned if the date requested is part of an extended term, or statutory term.

nearest

Will return term dates based on the nearest term, even if the date requested is not part of an extended term (i.e. will include fictional week numbers).

This is currently the default behaviour, for backwards compatibility with previous releases; this may be changed in future.

confirmed

If true, ignores dates marked as provisional in the database.

ThisTerm($year, $month, $day)

Given a year, month, term in standard human format (that is, month is 1-12, not 0-11, and year is four digits) will returns the current term or undef if in vacation or unknown. The term is given as an array in the form (year, term).

NextTerm($year, $month, $day)

Given a day, month and year in standard human format (that is, month is 1-12, not 0-11, and year is four digits) will return the next term (whether or not the date given is in term time). The term is given as an array in the form (year, term).

StatutoryTermDates($year)

Returns a hash reference keyed on terms for a given year, the value of each being a hash reference containing start and end dates for that term. The dates are stored as array references containing numeric year, month, day values.

Note: these are the statutory term dates, not full term dates.

Parse($string)

Takes a free-form description of an Oxford calendar date, and attempts to divine the expected meaning. If the name of a term is not found, the current term will be assumed. If the description is unparsable, undef is returned. Otherwise, an array will be returned of the form ($year,$term,$week,$day).

This function is experimental.

FromOx($year, $term, $week, $day)

Converts an Oxford date into a Georgian date, returning a string of the form DD/MM/YYYY or undef.

If the requested date is not covered by the database, FromOx will die with an "out of range" error message. Therefore it is recommended to eval ToOx with appropriate error handling.

BUGS

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Bugs may be browsed and submitted at

http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Oxford-Calendar

AUTHOR

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Simon Cozens is the original author of this module.

Eugene van der Pijll, pijll@cpan.org took over maintenance from Simon for a time.

Dominic Hargreaves currently maintains this module for the Computing Services, University of Oxford.


Oxford-Calendar documentation Contained in the Oxford-Calendar distribution.
# Oxford University calendar conversion.
# Simon Cozens (c) 1999-2002
# Eugene van der Pijll (c) 2004
# Dominic Hargreaves / University of Oxford (c) 2007-2010
# Artistic License
package Oxford::Calendar;
$Oxford::Calendar::VERSION = "2.04";
use strict;
use Text::Abbrev;
use Date::Calc qw(Add_Delta_Days Decode_Date_EU Delta_Days Mktime Easter_Sunday Date_to_Days Day_of_Week_to_Text Day_of_Week);
use YAML;
use Time::Seconds;

use constant CALENDAR => '/etc/oxford-calendar.yaml';
use constant SEVEN_WEEKS => 7 * ONE_WEEK;
use constant DEFAULT_MODE => 'nearest';
use constant TERMS => qw(Michaelmas Hilary Trinity);
use constant DAYS => qw(Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday);

# Constants defined by University regulations
use constant MICHAELMAS_START       => (10, 1);
use constant MICHAELMAS_END         => (12, 17);
use constant HILARY_START           => (1, 7);
use constant HILARY_END_IF_EARLIER  => (3, 25);
use constant TRINITY_START_IF_LATER => (4, 20);
use constant TRINITY_END            => (7, 6);

our %db;

my $_initcal;    # If this is true, we have our database of dates already.
my $_initrange;
my @_oxford_full_terms;

sub _get_week_suffix {
    my $week = shift;
    die "_get_week_suffix: No week given" unless defined $week;
    my $wsuffix = "th";
    abs($week) == 1 && ( $wsuffix = "st" );
    abs($week) == 2 && ( $wsuffix = "nd" );
    abs($week) == 3 && ( $wsuffix = "rd" );
  
    return $wsuffix;
}

sub _find_week {
    my $tm = shift;
    my $sweek = shift;
    my $sweek_tm = shift;

    my $eow = $sweek_tm + ONE_WEEK;

    while ( $tm >= $eow ) {
        $eow += ONE_WEEK;
        $sweek++;
    }
    return $sweek;
}

sub _init_db {
    my $db;
    if ( -r CALENDAR ) {
        $db = YAML::LoadFile(CALENDAR);
    }
    else {
        my $data = join '', <DATA>;
        $db = YAML::Load($data);
    }
    %db = %{ $db->{Calendar} };
}

sub _init_range {
    foreach my $termspec ( keys %db ) {
        next unless $db{$termspec};

        my $time = eval { Mktime( Decode_Date_EU( $db{$termspec}->{start} ), 0, 0, 0 ) }
             or die
                "Could not decode date ($db{$termspec}->{start}) for term $termspec: $@";

        push @_oxford_full_terms,
            [$time, ($time + SEVEN_WEEKS), split(/ /, $termspec), $db{$termspec}->{provisional}];
    }

    $_initrange++;
}

sub _fmt_oxdate_as_string {
    my ( $dow, $week, $term, $year ) = @_;
    my $wsuffix = _get_week_suffix($week);
    return "$dow, $week$wsuffix week, $term $year";
}

sub _increment_term { 
    my ( $year, $term ) = @_;
    if ( $term eq 'Michaelmas' ) { 
        return $year + 1, 'Hilary';
    } elsif ( $term eq 'Hilary' ) { 
        return $year, 'Trinity'
    } elsif ( $term eq 'Trinity' ) {
        return $year, 'Michaelmas';
    } else {
        die "_increment_term: Unknown term $term";
    }
}

sub _sunday_of_first {
    my ( $year, $term ) = @_;
    Init() unless defined $_initcal;
    my $date = $db{"$term $year"};
    return undef unless $date;
    return ( $date->{provisional}, Decode_Date_EU($date->{start}) );
}

sub _to_ox_nearest {
    my @date = @_;
    my $confirmed = pop @date;
    my $week;
    my @term;
    _init_range() unless defined $_initrange;
    my $dow = Day_of_Week_to_Text( Day_of_Week( @date ) );
    my $tm = Mktime((@date), 0, 0, 0);
    my @terms = sort { $a->[0] <=> $b->[0] } @_oxford_full_terms;
    my ( $prevterm, $nextterm );
    my $curterm = shift @terms;

    while ($curterm) {
        if ( $tm < $curterm->[0] ) {
            if ( $prevterm && $tm >= ($prevterm->[1] + ONE_WEEK) ) {
                $nextterm = $curterm;
                last;
            } else {
                die "Date out of range";
            }
        }
        $prevterm = $curterm;
        $curterm = shift @terms;
    }
    return undef unless $nextterm;

    # We are in the gap between terms .. which one is closest?
    my $prevgap = $tm - ($prevterm->[1] + ONE_WEEK);
    my $nextgap = $tm - $nextterm->[0];

    if ( abs($prevgap) < abs($nextgap) ) {
        # if equal go for -<n>th week
        $week = _find_week( $tm, 8, $prevterm->[1] );
        @term = @{$prevterm};
    } else {
        my $delta = $nextgap / (24 * 60 * 60);
        $week = 1 + int( $delta / 7 );
        $week -= 1 if $delta % 7;
        @term = @{$nextterm};
    }
    return undef if $term[4] && $confirmed;
    return ($dow, $week, $term[2], $term[3]) if ( wantarray );
    return _fmt_oxdate_as_string( $dow, $week, $term[2], $term[3] );
}


sub Init {
    _init_db;
    Date::Calc::Language(Date::Calc::Decode_Language('English'));
    $_initcal++;
}

sub ToOx {
    my (@dmy, $options);
    ($dmy[0], $dmy[1], $dmy[2], $options) = @_;
    my $mode = $options->{mode} || DEFAULT_MODE;
    my ($week, @term);
    my @date = reverse @dmy;
    Init unless defined $_initcal;
    my $dow = Day_of_Week_to_Text( Day_of_Week( @date ) );

    @term = ThisTerm( @date );
    if ( $#term ) {
        # We're in term
        my @term_start = _sunday_of_first( @term );
        my $provisional = shift @term_start;
        die "Date out of range" unless ( $#term_start == 2 );
        my $days_from_start = Delta_Days( @term_start, @date );
        my $week_offset = $days_from_start < 0 ? 1 : 7;
        my $week = int( ( $days_from_start + $week_offset ) / 7);
        return undef if $options->{confirmed} && $provisional;
        return undef if ( ( $week < 1 || $week > 8 ) && $mode eq 'full_term' );
        return ( $dow, $week, $term[1], $term[0] ) if ( wantarray );
        return _fmt_oxdate_as_string( $dow, $week, $term[1], $term[0] );
    } else {
        return undef if $mode eq 'full_term';
        return undef if $mode eq 'ext_term';
        return _to_ox_nearest( @date, $options->{confirmed} );
    }
}

sub ThisTerm {
    my ( $year, $month, $day ) = @_;
    my $term_dates = StatutoryTermDates( $year );
    foreach my $term ( keys %{$term_dates} ) {
        my $start = Date_to_Days( @{$term_dates->{$term}->{start}} );
        my $end = Date_to_Days( @{$term_dates->{$term}->{end}} );
        my $date = Date_to_Days( $year, $month, $day );
        if ( ( $date >= $start ) && ( $date <= $end )) {
            return ( $year, $term );
        }
    }
    return undef;
}

sub NextTerm {
    my @date = @_;
    my @next_term;
    my @this_term = ThisTerm( @date );
    if ( @this_term == 2 ) {
        @next_term = _increment_term( @this_term );
    } else {
        my @test_date = @date;
        while ( @next_term != 2 ) {
            @test_date = Add_Delta_Days( @test_date, 1 );
            @next_term = ThisTerm( @test_date );
        }
    }
    return @next_term;
}

sub StatutoryTermDates {
    my $year = shift;
    die "StatutoryTermDates: no year given" unless $year;
    
    # Calculate end of Hilary
    my @palm_sunday =
        Date::Calc::Add_Delta_Days( Date::Calc::Easter_Sunday( $year ), -7 );
    my @saturday_before_palm_sunday =
        Date::Calc::Add_Delta_Days( @palm_sunday, -6 );

    my $hilary_delta = Date::Calc::Delta_Days(
                            $year, HILARY_END_IF_EARLIER,
                            @saturday_before_palm_sunday
    );

    my @hilary_end;
    if ( $hilary_delta == 1 ) {
        @hilary_end = ( $year, HILARY_END_IF_EARLIER );
    } else {
        @hilary_end = @saturday_before_palm_sunday;
    }
    
    # Calculate start of Trinity
    my @wednesday_after_easter_sunday =
        Date::Calc::Add_Delta_Days( Date::Calc::Easter_Sunday( $year ), 3 );

    my $trinity_delta = Date::Calc::Delta_Days(
                            @wednesday_after_easter_sunday,
                            $year, TRINITY_START_IF_LATER
    );

    my @trinity_start;
    if ( $trinity_delta == 1 ) {
        @trinity_start = ( $year, TRINITY_START_IF_LATER );
    } else {
        @trinity_start = @wednesday_after_easter_sunday;
    }

    my $term_dates = {
        Michaelmas => {
            start => [$year, MICHAELMAS_START],
            end   => [$year, MICHAELMAS_END]
        },
        Hilary => {
            start => [$year, HILARY_START],
            end   => [@hilary_end]
        },
        Trinity => {
            start => [@trinity_start],
            end   => [$year, TRINITY_END]
        }
    };
    return $term_dates;
}

sub Parse {
    my $string = shift;
    my $term   = "";
    my ( $day, $week, $year );
    $day = $week = $year = "";

    $string = lc($string);
    $string =~ s/week//g;
    $string =~ s/(\d+)(?:rd|st|nd|th)/$1/;
    my %ab = Text::Abbrev::abbrev( DAYS, TERMS );
    my $expand;
    while ( $string =~ s/((?:\d|-)\d*)/ / ) {
        if ( $1 > 50 ) { $year = $1; $year += 1900 if $year < 1900; }
        else { $week = $1 }
    }
    foreach ( sort { length $b <=> length $a } keys %ab ) {
        if ( $string =~ s/\b$_\w+//i ) {

            #pos($string)-=length($_);
            #my $foo=lc($_); $string=~s/\G$foo[a-z]*/ /i;
            $expand = $ab{$_};
            $term   = $expand if ( scalar( grep /$expand/, TERMS ) > 0 );
            $day    = $expand if ( scalar( grep /$expand/, DAYS ) > 0 );
        }
    }
    unless ($day) {
        %ab = Text::Abbrev::abbrev(DAYS);
        foreach ( sort { length $b <=> length $a } keys %ab ) {
            if ( $string =~ /$_/ig ) {
                pos($string) -= length($_);
                my $foo = lc($_);
                $string =~ s/\G$foo[a-z]*/ /;
                $day = $ab{$_};
            }
        }
    }
    unless ($term) {
        %ab = Text::Abbrev::abbrev(TERMS);
        foreach ( sort { length $b <=> length $a } keys %ab ) {
            if ( $string =~ /$_/ig ) {
                pos($string) -= length($_);
                my $foo = lc($_);
                $string =~ s/\G$foo[a-z]*/ /;
                $term = $ab{$_};
            }
        }
    }

    # Assume this term?
    unless ($term) {
        $term = ToOx( reverse Date::Calc::Today() );
        return "Can't work out what term" unless $term =~ /week/;
        $term =~ s/.*eek,\s+(\w+).*/$1/;
    }
    $year = ( Date::Calc::Today() )[0] unless $year;
    return undef unless defined $week and defined $day;
    return ( $year, $term, $week, $day );
}

sub FromOx {
    my %lu;
    Init unless defined $_initcal;
    my ( $year, $term, $week, $day );
    ( $year, $term, $week, $day ) = @_;
    $year =~ s/\s//g;
    $term =~ s/\s//g;
    die "No data for $term $year" unless exists $db{"$term $year"};
    {
        my $foo = 0;
        %lu = ( map { $_, $foo++ } DAYS );
    }
    my $delta = 7 * ( $week - 1 ) + $lu{$day};
    my @start = _sunday_of_first( $year, $term );
    shift @start;
    die "The internal database is bad for $term $year"
        unless $start[0];
    return join "/", reverse( Date::Calc::Add_Delta_Days( @start, $delta ) );
}

1;

__DATA__
--- #YAML:1.0
Calendar:
  Hilary 2001:
    start: 14/01/2001
  Hilary 2002:
    start: 13/01/2002
  Hilary 2003:
    start: 19/01/2003
  Hilary 2004:
    start: 18/01/2004
  Hilary 2005:
    start: 16/01/2005
  Hilary 2006:
    start: 15/01/2006
  Hilary 2007:
    start: 14/01/2007
  Hilary 2008:
    start: 13/01/2008
  Hilary 2009:
    start: 18/01/2009
  Hilary 2010:
    start: 17/01/2010
  Hilary 2011:
    start: 16/01/2011
  Hilary 2012:
    start: 15/01/2012
  Hilary 2013:
    start: 13/01/2013
    provisional: 1
  Hilary 2014:
    start: 19/01/2014
    provisional: 1
  Hilary 2015:
    start: 18/01/2015
    provisional: 1
  Hilary 2016:
    start: 17/01/2016
    provisional: 1
  Michaelmas 2001:
    start: 07/10/2001
  Michaelmas 2002:
    start: 13/10/2002
  Michaelmas 2003:
    start: 12/10/2003
  Michaelmas 2004:
    start: 10/10/2004
  Michaelmas 2005:
    start: 09/10/2005
  Michaelmas 2006:
    start: 08/10/2006
  Michaelmas 2007:
    start: 07/10/2007
  Michaelmas 2008:
    start: 12/10/2008
  Michaelmas 2009:
    start: 11/10/2009
  Michaelmas 2010:
    start: 10/10/2010
  Michaelmas 2011:
    start: 09/10/2011
  Michaelmas 2012:
    start: 07/10/2012
    provisional: 1
  Michaelmas 2013:
    start: 13/10/2013
    provisional: 1
  Michaelmas 2014:
    start: 12/10/2014
    provisional: 1
  Michaelmas 2015:
    start: 11/10/2015
    provisional: 1
  Trinity 2001:
    start: 22/04/2001
  Trinity 2002:
    start: 21/04/2002
  Trinity 2003:
    start: 27/04/2003
  Trinity 2004:
    start: 25/04/2004
  Trinity 2005:
    start: 24/04/2005
  Trinity 2006:
    start: 23/04/2006
  Trinity 2007:
    start: 22/04/2007
  Trinity 2008:
    start: 20/04/2008
  Trinity 2009:
    start: 26/04/2009
  Trinity 2010:
    start: 25/04/2010
  Trinity 2011:
    start: 01/05/2011
  Trinity 2012:
    start: 22/04/2012
  Trinity 2013:
    start: 21/04/2013
    provisional: 1
  Trinity 2014:
    start: 27/04/2014
    provisional: 1
  Trinity 2015:
    start: 26/04/2015
    provisional: 1
  Trinity 2016:
    start: 24/04/2016
    provisional: 1