Method: Kit::DateParser#parse

Defined in:
lib/kit/date_parser.rb

#parse(element) ⇒ Date?

Returns the first date, if any, in the given element‘s text

Parameters:

  • element (#text) —

    an element with text

Returns:

  • (Date) —

    if the given element contains a parseable date

  • (nil) —

    if the given element contains no parseable dates



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# File 'lib/kit/date_parser.rb', line 17

def parse(element)
  part_with_date = element.text.split(' ').find do |date_string|
    begin
      string_to_date(date_string)
    rescue ArgumentError
    end
  end

  if part_with_date
    string_to_date(part_with_date)
  end
end