class Preference < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :user belongs_to :sms_context, :class_name => 'Context' def self.due_styles { :due_in_n_days => 0, :due_on => 1} end def hide_completed_actions? return show_number_completed == 0 end def parse_date(s) return nil if s.blank? date = nil if s.is_a?(Time) date = s.in_time_zone(time_zone).to_date elsif s.is_a?(String) date = Date.strptime(s, date_format) else raise ArgumentError.new("Bad argument type:#{s.class}") end user.at_midnight(date) end end