/**
* This method standardize events date range commonly used in all events
* calendar routines that needs date range information. Date representation
* is like in the following format '2016-03-01 00:00'.
*
* @param StdClass $dateRange Formatted date range with the month number
* (->monthVal) and year value (->yearVal)
* @return StdClass An event date range object with 'from' date value (->from)
* and 'until' date value (->until)
*/
public static function prepareEventsDateRange($dateRange = null)
{
if (is_null($dateRange) || !isset($dateRange->monthVal) && !isset($dateRange->yearVal)) {
// No parameters provided, current year and month as the date range
$fromVal = DateUtils::getFirstDayOfThisMonth();
$untilVal = DateUtils::getLastDayOfThisMonth();
} else {
$fromVal = DateUtils::getFirstDayOfMonth($dateRange->monthVal, $dateRange->yearVal);
$untilVal = DateUtils::getLastDayOfMonth($dateRange->monthVal, $dateRange->yearVal);
}
return (object) array('from' => $fromVal, 'until' => $untilVal);
}
