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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2006  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
+#
+
+"""
+Czech-specific classes for parsing and displaying dates.
+"""
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Python modules
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import re
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# GRAMPS modules
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+from gen.lib import Date
+from _DateParser import DateParser
+from _DateDisplay import DateDisplay
+from _DateHandler import register_datehandler
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Czech parser
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class DateParserCZ(DateParser):
+
+    modifier_to_int = {
+        u'před'   : Date.MOD_BEFORE, 
+        u'do'     : Date.MOD_BEFORE, 
+        u'po'     : Date.MOD_AFTER, 
+        u'asi'    : Date.MOD_ABOUT, 
+        u'kolem'  : Date.MOD_ABOUT, 
+        u'přibl.' : Date.MOD_ABOUT, 
+        }
+
+    calendar_to_int = {
+        u'gregoriánský'  : Date.CAL_GREGORIAN, 
+        u'g'             : Date.CAL_GREGORIAN, 
+        u'juliánský'     : Date.CAL_JULIAN, 
+        u'j'             : Date.CAL_JULIAN, 
+        u'hebrejský'     : Date.CAL_HEBREW, 
+        u'h'             : Date.CAL_HEBREW, 
+        u'islámský'      : Date.CAL_ISLAMIC, 
+        u'i'             : Date.CAL_ISLAMIC, 
+        u'republikánský' : Date.CAL_FRENCH, 
+        u'r'             : Date.CAL_FRENCH, 
+        u'perský'       : Date.CAL_PERSIAN, 
+        u'p'             : Date.CAL_PERSIAN, 
+        }
+
+    quality_to_int = {
+        u'odhadovaný' : Date.QUAL_ESTIMATED, 
+        u'odh.'       : Date.QUAL_ESTIMATED, 
+        u'vypočtený' : Date.QUAL_CALCULATED, 
+        u'vyp.'       : Date.QUAL_CALCULATED, 
+        }
+
+    def init_strings(self):
+        DateParser.init_strings(self)
+        _span_1 = [u'od']
+        _span_2 = [u'do']
+        _range_1 = [u'mezi']
+        _range_2 = [u'a']
+        self._span  = re.compile("(%s)\s+(?P<start>.+)\s+(%s)\s+(?P<stop>.+)" % 
+                                 ('|'.join(_span_1), '|'.join(_span_2)), 
+                                 re.IGNORECASE)
+        self._range = re.compile("(%s)\s+(?P<start>.+)\s+(%s)\s+(?P<stop>.+)" %
+                                 ('|'.join(_range_1), '|'.join(_range_2)), 
+                                 re.IGNORECASE)
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Czech display
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class DateDisplayCZ(DateDisplay):
+
+    calendar = (
+        "", u" (juliánský)", u" (hebrejský)", 
+        u" (republikánský)", u" (perský)", u" (islámský)"
+        )
+
+    _mod_str = ("", u"před ", u"po ", u"kolem ", "", "", "")
+    
+    _qual_str = ("", "odh. ", "vyp. ")
+
+    formats = (
+        "RRRR-MM-DD (ISO)", "numerický", "Měsíc Den, Rok", 
+        "MĚS Den, Rok", "Den, Měsíc, Rok", "Den MĚS Rok"
+        )
+
+    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 "%s%s %s %s %s%s" % (qual_str, u'od', d1, 
+                                        u'do', 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 "%s%s %s %s %s%s" % (qual_str, u'medzi', 
+                                        d1, u'a', 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
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+register_datehandler(('cs_CZ', 'cs', 'CZ'), DateParserCZ, DateDisplayCZ)