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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2005  Donald N. Allingham
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+# $Id$
+
+"""
+Swedish-specific classes for parsing and displaying dates.
+"""
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Python modules
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import re
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# GRAMPS modules
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import Date
+from DateParser import DateParser
+from DateDisplay import DateDisplay
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Swedish parser class
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class DateParserSv(DateParser):
+    """
+    Converts a text string into a Date object, expecting a date
+    notation in the swedish language. If the date cannot be converted,
+    the text string is assigned.
+    """
+
+    # modifiers before the date
+    modifier_to_int = {
+        u'före'    : Date.MOD_BEFORE,
+        u'för'     : Date.MOD_BEFORE,
+        u'för.'    : Date.MOD_BEFORE,
+        u'innan'   : Date.MOD_BEFORE,
+        u'efter'   : Date.MOD_AFTER,
+        u'eft'     : Date.MOD_AFTER,
+        u'eft.'    : Date.MOD_AFTER,
+        u'omkring' : Date.MOD_ABOUT,
+        u'omkr'    : Date.MOD_ABOUT,
+        u'omkr.'   : Date.MOD_ABOUT,
+        u'circa'   : Date.MOD_ABOUT,
+        u'cirka'   : Date.MOD_ABOUT,
+        u'cirkus'  : Date.MOD_ABOUT,
+        u'ca'      : Date.MOD_ABOUT,
+        u'ca.'     : Date.MOD_ABOUT,
+        u'runt'    : Date.MOD_ABOUT,
+        }
+
+    bce = ["f Kr", "f\.Kr\.", "f\. Kr\."]
+
+    calendar_to_int = {
+        u'gregoriansk   '      : Date.CAL_GREGORIAN,
+        u'g'                   : Date.CAL_GREGORIAN,
+        u'juliansk'            : Date.CAL_JULIAN,
+        u'j'                   : Date.CAL_JULIAN,
+        u'hebreisk'            : Date.CAL_HEBREW,
+        u'h'                   : Date.CAL_HEBREW,
+        u'islamisk'            : Date.CAL_ISLAMIC,
+        u'muslimsk'            : Date.CAL_ISLAMIC,
+        u'i'                   : Date.CAL_ISLAMIC,
+        u'fransk'              : Date.CAL_FRENCH,
+        u'fransk republikansk' : Date.CAL_FRENCH,
+        u'f'                   : Date.CAL_FRENCH,
+        u'persisk'             : Date.CAL_PERSIAN,
+        u'p'                   : Date.CAL_PERSIAN,
+        }
+    
+    quality_to_int = {
+        u'uppskattad' : Date.QUAL_ESTIMATED,
+        u'uppskattat' : Date.QUAL_ESTIMATED,
+        u'bedömd'     : Date.QUAL_ESTIMATED,
+        u'bedömt'     : Date.QUAL_ESTIMATED,
+        u'bed'        : Date.QUAL_ESTIMATED,
+        u'bed.'       : Date.QUAL_ESTIMATED,
+        u'beräknad'   : Date.QUAL_CALCULATED,
+        u'beräknat'   : Date.QUAL_CALCULATED,
+        u'ber'        : Date.QUAL_CALCULATED,
+        u'ber.'       : Date.QUAL_CALCULATED,
+        }
+    
+    def init_strings(self):
+        DateParser.init_strings(self)
+        self._span     = re.compile("(från)\s+(?P<start>.+)\s+till\s+(?P<stop>.+)",
+                           re.IGNORECASE)
+        self._range    = re.compile("(mellan)\s+(?P<start>.+)\s+och\s+(?P<stop>.+)",
+                           re.IGNORECASE)
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Swedish display
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class DateDisplaySv(DateDisplay):
+    """
+    Swedish language date display class. 
+    """
+
+    formats = (
+        "YYYY-MM-DD (ISO)", "Numerisk", "Månad Dag, År",
+        "MÅN DAG ÅR", "Dag Månad År", "DAG MÅN ÅR"
+        )
+
+    calendar = (
+        ""," (juliansk)"," (hebreisk)"," (fransk republikansk)",
+        " (persisk)"," (islamisk)"
+        )
+    
+    _mod_str = ("","före ","efter ","omkring ","","","")
+
+    _qual_str = ("","uppskattat ","beräknat ")
+    
+    _bce_str = "%s f. Kr."
+
+    def display(self,date):
+        """
+        Returns a text string representing the date.
+        """
+        mod = date.get_modifier()
+        cal = date.get_calendar()
+        qual = date.get_quality()
+        start = date.get_start_date()
+
+        qual_str = self._qual_str[qual]
+        
+        if mod == Date.MOD_TEXTONLY:
+            return date.get_text()
+        elif start == Date.EMPTY:
+            return ""
+        elif mod == Date.MOD_SPAN:
+            d1 = self.display_cal[cal](start)
+            d2 = self.display_cal[cal](date.get_stop_date())
+            return "%sfrån %s till %s%s" % (qual_str,d1,d2,self.calendar[cal])
+        elif mod == Date.MOD_RANGE:
+            d1 = self.display_cal[cal](start)
+            d2 = self.display_cal[cal](date.get_stop_date())
+            return "%smellan %s och %s%s" % (qual_str,d1,d2,
+                                              self.calendar[cal])
+        else:
+            text = self.display_cal[date.get_calendar()](start)
+            return "%s%s%s%s" % (qual_str,self._mod_str[mod],
+                                 text,self.calendar[cal])
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Register classes
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+from DateHandler import register_datehandler
+register_datehandler(('sv_SE','sv','svensk'),DateParserSv, DateDisplaySv)