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blib/lib/App/JobLog/TimeGrammar.pm

Criterion	Covered	Total	%
statement	359	411	87.3
branch	148	206	71.8
condition	40	81	49.3
subroutine	28	28	100.0
pod	2	19	10.5
total	577	745	77.4

package App::JobLog::TimeGrammar;
$App::JobLog::TimeGrammar::VERSION = '1.041';
# ABSTRACT: parse natural (English) language time expressions


use Exporter 'import';
our @EXPORT = qw(
  parse
  daytime
);

use Modern::Perl;
use DateTime;
use Class::Autouse qw(
  App::JobLog::Log
);
use Carp 'croak';
use autouse 'App::JobLog::Config' => qw(
  log
  sunday_begins_week
  pay_period_length
  start_pay_period
  DIRECTORY
);
use autouse 'App::JobLog::Time' => qw(
  now
  today
  tz
);
no if $] >= 5.018, warnings => "experimental::smartmatch";

# some variables we need visible inside the date parsing regex
# %matches holds a complete parsing
# %buffer, as its name suggests, is a temporary buffer
# $d1 and $d2 are the starting and ending dates
our ( %matches, %buffer, $d1, $d2 );

# buffers for numeric month, day, or year
our ( $b1, $b2 );

# holds time of day information
our $time_buffer;

# static maps for translating month and day names to numbers
my ( %month_abbr, %day_abbr );

# the master date parsing regex
my $re = qr{
    \A \s*+ (?: (?&ever) | (?&span) ) \s*+ \Z

    (?(DEFINE)

     (? (?: all | always | ever | (?:(?:the \s++)? (?: entire | whole ) \s++ )? log ) (?{ $matches{ever} = 1 }) )

     (?
      ((?&date)) (?{ $d1 = $^N; stow($d1) })
      (?: (?&span_divider) ((?&date)) (?{ $d2 = $^N; stow($d2) }) )?
     )

     (? \s*+ (?: -++ | \b(?: through | thru | to | till?+ | until )\b ) \s*+)

     (? at | @ )

     (?
       (?{ $time_buffer = undef })
       (?: (?: \s++ | \s*+ (?&at) \s*+ ) (?&time))?
     )

     (? (?:(?&at) \s++)? (?&time) \s++ on \s++ )

     (?
      (?{ (%buffer, $b1, $b2, $time_buffer) = ()})
      (?: (?&numeric) | (?&verbal) )
      (?{ $buffer{time} = $time_buffer if $time_buffer })
     )

     (?
      (?{ $time_buffer = undef })
      (
       \d{1,2}
       (?:
        : \d{2}
        (?:
         : \d{2}
        )?
       )?
       (?: \s*+ (?&time_suffix))?
      )
      (?{ $time_buffer = $^N })
     )

     (? [ap] (?:m|\.m\.))

     (?
      (?:
       (?&year)
       |
       (?&ym)
       |
       (?&at_time_on) (?&numeric_no_time)
       |
       (?&numeric_no_time) (?&at_time))
      (?{ $buffer{type} = 'numeric' })
     )

     (? (?{ %buffer = () }) (\d{4}) (?{ $buffer{year} = $^N }) )

     (? (?&year) (?÷r) (\d{1,2}) (?{ @buffer{qw(month unit)} = ($^N, 'months') }) )

     (? (?{ %buffer = () }) (?&us) | (?&iso) | (?&md) | (?&dom) )

     (?
      (\d{1,2}) (?{ $b1 = $^N })
      ((?÷r))
      (\d{1,2}) (?{ $b2 = $^N })
      \g{-2}
      (\d{4})
      (?{
       $buffer{year}  = $^N;
       $buffer{month} = $b1;
       $buffer{day}   = $b2;
      })
     )

     (?
      (\d{4}) (?{ $b1 = $^N })
      ((?÷r))
      (\d{1,2}) (?{ $b2 = $^N })
      \g{-2}
      (\d{1,2})
      (?{
       $buffer{year}  = $b1;
       $buffer{month} = $b2;
       $buffer{day}   = $^N;
      })
     )

     (?
      (\d{1,2}) (?{ $b1 = $^N })
      (?÷r)
      (\d{1,2})
      (?{
       $buffer{month} = $b1;
       $buffer{day}   = $^N;
      })
     )

     (?
      (\d{1,2})
      (?{ $buffer{day} = $^N })
     )

     (?
      (?: (?&my) | (?&named_period) | (?&relative_period) | (?&month_day) | (?&full) )
      (?{ $buffer{type} = 'verbal' })
     )

     (? (?&modifiable_day) | (?&modifiable_month) | (?&modifiable_period) )

     (? (?&at_time_on) (?&modifiable_day_no_time) | (?&modifiable_day_no_time) (?&at_time))

     (?
      ((?:(?&modifier) \s++ )?) (?{ $b1 = $^N })
      ((?&weekday))
      (?{
       $buffer{modifier} = $b1 if $b1;
       $buffer{day}      = $^N;
      })
     )

     (?
      ((?:(?&month_modifier) \s++ )?) (?{ $b1 = $^N })
      ((?&month))
      (?{
       $buffer{modifier} = $b1 if $b1;
       $buffer{month}    = $^N;
      })
     )

     (?
       (?{ $b1 = undef })
       (?:((?&period_modifier)) \s*+  (?{ $b1 = $^N }))?
       ((?&period))
       (?{
	$buffer{modifier} = $b1 if $b1;
	$buffer{period}   = $^N;
       })
     )

     (? pay | pp | pay \s*+ period )

     (?
       (?:(?&at) \s*+)? (?&time) \s++ (?&relative_period_no_time)
       |
       (?&relative_period_no_time) (?&at_time)
       |
       (?&now)
     )

     (? now (?{ $buffer{day} = 'today' }))

     (? ( yesterday | today | tomorrow ) (?{ $buffer{day} = $^N }))

     (? (?&at_time_on) (?&month_day_no_time) | (?&month_day_no_time) (?&at_time))

     (? (?&month_first) | (?&day_first) )

     (?
      ((?&month)) (?{ $b1 = $^N })
      \s++
      (\d{1,2})
      (?{
       $buffer{month} = $b1;
       $buffer{day}   = $^N;
      })
     )

     (? ((?&month)) ,? \s*+ (?&year) (?{ @buffer{qw(month unit)} = ($^N, 'months') }) )

     (?
      (\d{1,2}) (?{ $b1 = $^N })
      \s++
      ((?&month))
      (?{
       $buffer{month} = $^N;
       $buffer{day}   = $b1;
      })
     )

     (? (?&at_time_on) (?&full_no_time) | (?&full_no_time) (?&at_time))

     (? (?&dm_full) | (?&md_full) )

     (?
      (\d{1,2}) (?{ $b1 = $^N })
      \s++
      ((?&month)) (?{ $b2 = $^N })
      ,? \s++
      (\d{4})
      (?{
       $buffer{year}  = $^N;
       $buffer{month} = $b2;
       $buffer{day}   = $b1;
      })
     )

     (?
      ((?&month)) (?{ $b2 = $^N })
      \s++
      (\d{1,2}) (?{ $b1 = $^N })
      , \s++
      (\d{4})
      (?{
       $buffer{year}  = $^N;
       $buffer{month} = $b2;
       $buffer{day}   = $b1;
      })
     )

     (? (?&full_weekday) | (?&short_weekday) )

     (? sunday | monday | tuesday | wednesday | thursday | friday | saturday )

     (? sun | mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat )

     (? (?&full_month) | (?&short_month) )

     (? january | february | march | april | may | june | july | august | september | october | november | december )

     (? jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec )

     (? last | this | next )

     (? (?&modifier) | (?&termini) (?: \s++ of (?: \s++ the )? )? )

     (? week | month | year | (?&pay) )

     (? (?&modifier) | (?&termini) (?: \s++ of )? )

     (? (?: the \s++ )? (?: (?&beginning) | end ) )

     (? beg(?:in(?:ning)?)?)

     (? [-/.])

    )
}xi;

# stows everything matched so far in %matches
sub stow {
    my %h = %buffer;
    $matches{ $_[0] } = \%h;
    %buffer = ();
}


sub daytime {
    my $time = shift;

    #parse
    $time =~ /(?\d++)
                  (?:
                   : (?\d++)
                   (?:
                    : (?\d++)
                   )?
                  )?
                  (?: \s*+ (?[ap]) (\.?)m\g{-1})?
                 /ix;
    my ( $hour, $minute, $second, $suffix ) =
      ( $+{hour}, $+{minute} || 0, $+{second} || 0, lc( $+{suffix} || 'x' ) );
    $hour += 12 if $suffix eq 'p' && $hour < 12;
    $suffix = 'p' if $hour > 11;
    $hour = 0 if $hour == 12 && $suffix eq 'a';
    croak
      "impossible time: $time" #<--- syntax error at (eval 4158) line 23, near "croak "impossible time: $time""

      if $hour > 23
          || $minute > 59
          || $second > 59
          || $suffix eq 'a' && $hour > 12;
    $hour = 0 if $suffix eq 'a' && $hour == 12;
    return (
        hour   => $hour,
        minute => $minute,
        second => $second,
        suffix => $suffix
    );
}


sub parse {
    my $phrase = shift;
    local ( %matches, %buffer, $d1, $d2, $b1, $b2, $time_buffer );
    if ( $phrase =~ $re ) {
        if ( $matches{ever} ) {

            # we want the entire timespan of the log
            my ($se) = App::JobLog::Log->new->first_event;
            if ($se) {
                return $se->start, now, 0;
            }
            else {
                return now->subtract( seconds => 1 ), now, 0;
            }
        }

        my $h1   = $matches{$d1};
        my $unit = delete $h1->{unit};
        normalize($h1);
        if ($unit) {

            # $h1 is necessarily fixed and there is no time associated
            $h1 = fix_date( $h1, 1 );
            my $h2 = $h1->clone->add( $unit => 1 )->subtract( seconds => 1 );
            return $h1, $h2, 1;
        }
        else {
            my %t1 = extract_time( $h1, 1 );
            my ( $h2, $count, %t2 );
            if ( $d2 && $matches{$d2} ) {
                $h2 = $matches{$d2};
                normalize($h2);
                %t2    = extract_time($h2);
                $count = 2;
            }
            else {
                $h2    = {%$h1};
                %t2    = ( hour => 23, minute => 59, second => 59 );
                $count = 1;
            }
            infer_modifier( $h1, $h2 );
            my ( $s1, $s2 ) = ( $t1{suffix}, $t2{suffix} );
            delete $t1{suffix}, delete $t2{suffix};
            if ( is_fixed($h1) ) {
                ( $h1, $h2 ) = fixed_start( $h1, $h2, $count == 2 );
            }
            elsif ( is_fixed($h2) ) {
                ( $h1, $h2 ) = fixed_end( $h1, $h2 );
            }
            else {
                ( $h1, $h2 ) = before_now( $h1, $h2, $count == 2 );
            }
            croak "dates in \"$phrase\" are out of order"
              unless DateTime->compare( $h1, $h2 ) <= 0;
            $h1->set(%t1);
            $h2->set(%t2);
            if ( $h1 > $h2 ) {
                if (   $h1->year == $h2->year
                    && $h1->month == $h2->month
                    && $h1->day == $h2->day
                    && $h2->hour < 12
                    && $s2 eq 'x' )
                {

            # we inferred the 12 hour period of the second endpoint incorrectly;
            # it was in the evening rather than morning
                    $h2->add( hours => 12 );
                }
                else {
                    croak "dates in \"$phrase\" are out of order";
                }
            }
            return $h1, $h2, $count == 2;
        }
    }
    croak "cannot parse \"$phrase\" as a date expression";
}

# if the sole expression is a unit identifier, infer the modifier 'this'
sub infer_modifier {
    my ( $h1, $h2 ) = @_;
    if ( keys %$h1 == 2 && keys %$h2 == 2 && $h1->{period} && $h2->{period} ) {
        $h1->{modifier} = $h2->{modifier} = 'this';
    }
}

# pulls time expression -- 11:00 am, e.g. -- out of hash and converts it
# to a series of units
sub extract_time {
    my ( $h, $is_start ) = @_;
    my $time = $h->{time};
    if ( defined $time ) {
        delete $h->{time};

        return daytime($time);
    }
    else {

        #return default values
        return $is_start
          ? ( hour => 0, minute => 0, second => 0, suffix => 'a' )
          : ( hour => 23, minute => 59, second => 59, suffix => 'p' );
    }
}

# produces interpretation of date expression consistent with a fixed end date
sub fixed_end {
    my ( $h1, $h2 ) = @_;
    $h2 = fix_date($h2);
    if ( is_fixed($h1) ) {
        $h1 = fix_date( $h1, 1 );
    }
    else {
        my ( $unit, $amt ) = time_unit($h1);
        $h1 = decontextualized_date( $h1, 1 );
        if ( ref $h1 eq 'DateTime' ) {
            while ( DateTime->compare( $h1, $h2 ) > 0 ) {
                $h1->subtract( $unit => $amt );
            }
        }
        else {

            # we just have a floating weekday
            $h1 = adjust_weekday( $h1, $h2 );
        }
    }
    return ( $h1, $h2 );
}

# picks a day of the week before a given date
sub adjust_weekday {
    my ( $ref, $date ) = @_;
    my $delta = $ref->{day_of_week}
      || die 'should always be day_of_week key at this point';
    my $d = $date->clone;
    $delta = $date->day_of_week - $delta;
    $delta += 7 if $delta <= 0;
    $d->subtract( days => $delta );
    return $d;
}

# determines the finest grained unit of time by which a given date can be modified
sub time_unit {
    my $h = shift;
    if ( $h->{type} eq 'numeric' ) {
        return 'years' => 1 if exists $h->{month};
        return 'months' => 1;
    }
    else {
        if ( my $period = $h->{period} ) {
            for ($period) {
                when ('mon') { return 'months' => 1 }
                when ('wee') { return 'weeks'  => 1 }
                when ('pay') { return 'days'   => pay_period_length() }
            }
        }
        else {
            return 'years' => 1 if exists $h->{month};
            return 'weeks' => 1 if exists $h->{day};
            return 'months' => 1;
        }
    }
}

# produces interpretation of date expression consistent with a fixed start date
sub fixed_start {
    my ( $h1, $h2, $two_endpoints ) = @_;
    $h1 = fix_date( $h1, 1 );
    unless ( $two_endpoints || $h2->{type} ne 'numeric' ) {
        return $h1, $h1->clone if defined $h2->{day};
        return $h1, $h1->clone->add( years => 1 )->subtract( days => 1 );
    }
    if ( is_fixed($h2) ) {
        $h2 = fix_date($h2);
    }
    else {
        my ( $unit, $amt ) = time_unit($h2);
        $h2 = decontextualized_date($h2);
        $h2 = adjust_weekday( $h2, $h1 ) unless ref $h2 eq 'DateTime';
        $h2->subtract( $unit => $amt ) while $h2 > $h1;
        $h2->add( $unit => $amt );
    }
    return ( $h1, $h2 );
}

# date relative to now not yet adjusted relative to its position in the span or
# another fixed date
sub decontextualized_date {
    my ( $h, $is_start ) = @_;
    return decontextualized_numeric_date( $h, $is_start )
      if $h->{type} eq 'numeric';
    for ( $h->{modifier} ) {
        when ('end')       { $is_start = 0 }
        when ('beginning') { $is_start = 1 }
    }
    if ( my $period = $h->{period} ) {
        my $date = today;
        for ($period) {
            when ('mon') {
                $date->truncate( to => 'month' );
                $date->add( months => 1 ) unless $is_start;
            }
            when ('wee') {
                $date->truncate( to => 'week' );
                $date->subtract( days => 1 ) if sunday_begins_week;
                $date->add( weeks => 1 ) unless $is_start;
            }
            when ('pay') {
                my $days =
                  $date->delta_days(start_pay_period)->in_units('days');
                $days %= pay_period_length;
                $date->subtract( days => $days );
                $date->add( days => pay_period_length ) unless $is_start;
            }
            default {
                croak 'DEBUG'
            }
        }
        $date->subtract( days => 1 ) unless $is_start;
        return $date;
    }
    else {
        if ( exists $h->{day} && $h->{day} !~ /^\d++$/ ) {
            init_day_abbr();
            $h->{day_of_week} = $day_abbr{ $h->{day} };
            delete $h->{day};
            return $h;
        }
        if ( exists $h->{month} ) {
            init_month_abbr();
            $h->{month} = $month_abbr{ $h->{month} };
        }
        return decontextualized_numeric_date( $h, $is_start );
    }
}

sub decontextualized_numeric_date {
    my ( $h, $is_start ) = @_;
    my $date = today;
    delete $h->{type};
    delete $h->{modifier};
    $h->{year}  //= $date->year;
    $h->{month} //= $date->month;
    my $day_unspecified = !exists $h->{day};
    $date = DateTime->new( time_zone => tz(), %$h, day => $h->{day} // 1 );

    if ( !( exists $h->{day} || $is_start ) ) {
        $date->add( months => 1 );
        $date->subtract( days => 1 );
    }
    return $date;
}

sub fix_date {
    my ( $d, $is_start ) = @_;
    if ( $d->{type} eq 'verbal' ) {
        if ( $d->{year} ) {
            init_month_abbr();
            $d->{month} = $month_abbr{ $d->{month} };
            delete $d->{type};
            return DateTime->new( time_zone => tz(), %$d );
        }
        elsif ( my $day = $d->{day} ) {
            my $date = today;
            return $date if $day eq 'tod';
            if ( $day eq 'yes' ) {
                $date->subtract( days => 1 );
                return $date;
            }
            elsif ( $day eq 'tom' ) {
                $date->add( days => 1 );
                return $date;
            }
            init_day_abbr();
            my $day_num    = $day_abbr{$day};
            my $todays_num = $date->day_of_week;
            if ( $d->{modifier} eq 'this' ) {
                return $date if $day_num == $todays_num;
                my $delta =
                    $day_num > $todays_num
                  ? $day_num - $todays_num
                  : 7 - $todays_num + $day_num;
                $date->add( days => $delta );
                return $date;
            }
            else {
                my $delta = 7;
                if ( $day_num < $todays_num ) {
                    $delta = $todays_num - $day_num;
                }
                elsif ( $day_num > $todays_num ) {
                    $delta = 7 - $day_num + $todays_num;
                }
                $date->subtract( days => $delta );
                $date->add( days => 14 ) if $d->{modifier} eq 'next';
                return $date;
            }
        }

        if ( my $period = $d->{period} ) {
            my $date = today;
            if ( $d->{modifier} eq 'this' ) {
                for ($period) {
                    when ('mon') {
                        $date->truncate( to => 'month' );
                        $date->add( months => 1 ) unless $is_start;
                    }
                    when ('wee') {
                        my $is_sunday = $date->day_of_week == 7;
                        $date->truncate( to => 'week' );
                        if (sunday_begins_week) {
                            $date->subtract( days => $is_sunday ? -6 : 1 );
                        }
                        $date->add( weeks => 1 ) unless $is_start;
                    }
                    when ('yea') {
                        $date->truncate( to => 'year' );
                        $date->add( years => 1 ) unless $is_start;
                    }
                    when ('pay') {
                        my $days =
                          $date->delta_days(start_pay_period)->in_units('days');
                        $days %= pay_period_length;
                        $date->subtract( days => $days );
                        $date->add( days => pay_period_length )
                          unless $is_start;
                    }
                }
                $date->subtract( days => 1 ) unless $is_start;
            }
            else {
                for ($period) {
                    when ('mon') {
                        $date->truncate( to => 'month' );
                        if ($is_start) {
                            $date->subtract( months => 1 );
                        }
                        else {
                            $date->subtract( days => 1 );
                        }
                        $date->add( months => 2 ) if $d->{modifier} eq 'next';
                    }
                    when ('wee') {
                        my $is_sunday = $date->day_of_week == 7;
                        $date->truncate( to => 'week' );
                        if (sunday_begins_week) {
                            $date->subtract( days => $is_sunday ? -6 : 1 );
                        }
                        if ($is_start) {
                            $date->subtract( weeks => 1 );
                        }
                        else {
                            $date->subtract( days => 1 );
                        }
                        $date->add( days => 14 ) if $d->{modifier} eq 'next';
                    }
                    when ('yea') {
                        $date->truncate( to => 'year' );
                        if ($is_start) {
                            $date->subtract( years => 1 );
                        }
                        else {
                            $date->subtract( days => 1 );
                        }
                        $date->add( years => 2 ) if $d->{modifier} eq 'next';
                    }
                    when ('pay') {
                        my $days =
                          $date->delta_days(start_pay_period)->in_units('days');
                        $days %= pay_period_length;
                        $date->subtract( days => $days );
                        if ($is_start) {
                            $date->subtract( days => pay_period_length );
                        }
                        else {
                            $date->subtract( days => 1 );
                        }
                        $date->add( days => 2 * pay_period_length )
                          if $d->{modifier} eq 'next';
                    }
                }
            }
            return $date;
        }

        init_month_abbr();
        my $date = today;
        $date->truncate( to => 'month' );
        my $month_num  = $month_abbr{ $d->{month} };
        my $todays_num = $date->month;
        if ( $d->{modifier} eq 'this' ) {
            my $delta = 0;
            if ( $todays_num > $month_num ) {
                $delta = 12 - $todays_num + $month_num;
            }
            elsif ( $todays_num < $month_num ) {
                $delta = $month_num - $todays_num;
            }
            $delta++ unless $is_start;
            $date->add( months => $delta );
        }
        else {
            my $delta = 12;
            if ( $todays_num > $month_num ) {
                $delta = $todays_num - $month_num;
            }
            elsif ( $todays_num < $month_num ) {
                $delta -= $month_num - $todays_num;
            }
            $delta-- unless $is_start;
            $date->subtract( months => $delta );
        }
        $date->subtract( days => 1 ) unless $is_start;
        return $date;
    }

    # numeric date
    delete $d->{type};
    return DateTime->new( time_zone => tz(), %$d );
}

# lazy initialization of verbal -> numeric month map
sub init_month_abbr {
    unless (%month_abbr) {
        my @months = qw(jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec);
        init_hash( \%month_abbr, \@months );
    }
}

# lazy initialization of verbal -> numeric day of week map
sub init_day_abbr {
    unless (%day_abbr) {
        my @days = qw(mon tue wed thu fri sat sun);
        init_hash( \%day_abbr, \@days );
    }
}

# generic verbal -> numeric map generator
sub init_hash {
    my ( $h, $units ) = @_;
    while (@$units) {
        my $i = @$units;
        my $u = pop @$units;
        $h->{$u} = $i;
    }
}

# produces interpretation of date expression such that neither date ends after
# the present
sub before_now {
    my ( $h1, $h2, $two_endpoints ) = @_;
    infer_missing( $h1, $h2 ) if $two_endpoints;
    my $now = today;
    my ( $u1, $amt1, $u2, $amt2 ) = ( time_unit($h1), time_unit($h2) );
    ( $h1, $h2 ) =
      ( decontextualized_date( $h1, 1 ), decontextualized_date($h2) );
    $h2 = adjust_weekday( $h2, $now ) unless ref $h2 eq 'DateTime';
    $h1 = adjust_weekday( $h1, $now ) unless ref $h1 eq 'DateTime';
    while ( $now < $h2 ) {
        $h2->subtract( $u2 => $amt2 );
    }
    while ( $h2 < $h1 ) {
        $h1->subtract( $u1 => $amt1 );
    }

    if ($two_endpoints) {

        # move the two dates as close together as possible
        while ( $h1 < $h2 ) {
            $h2->subtract( $u2 => $amt2 );
        }
        $h2->add( $u2 => $amt2 );
    }
    return $h1, $h2;
}

# fill in missing fields in two date hashes, each using the other as context
# this is a bit of a hack, but a natural hack
sub infer_missing {
    my ( $h1, $h2 ) = @_;
    if ( $h1->{type} eq $h2->{type} ) {
        while ( my ( $k, $v ) = each %$h1 ) {
            $h2->{$k} //= $v;
        }
        while ( my ( $k, $v ) = each %$h2 ) {
            $h1->{$k} //= $v;
        }
    }
    elsif ( $h2->{type} eq 'numeric' ) {
        if ( $h1->{month} && !$h2->{month} ) {
            init_month_abbr();
            $h2->{month} = $month_abbr{ $h1->{month} };
        }
    }
    else {

        # I don't think we have any problems in this case
    }
}

# normalizes string values
sub normalize {
    my $h = shift;
    delete $h->{debug};
    if ( $h->{type} eq 'verbal' ) {
        for my $key (qw(day month period)) {
            if ( my $value = $h->{$key} ) {
                next if $value =~ /\d/;
                $value = lc $value;
                if ( $value =~ /^p/ ) {
                    croak 'pay period not defined'
                      unless defined start_pay_period;
                    $h->{$key} = 'pay';
                }
                else {
                    $h->{$key} = substr $value, 0, 3;
                }
            }
        }
        for ( $h->{modifier} || '' ) {
            when (/beg/) { $h->{modifier} = 'beginning' }
            when (/end/) { $h->{modifier} = 'end' }
            when (/las/) { $h->{modifier} = 'last' }
            when (/thi/) { $h->{modifier} = 'this' }
            when (/nex/) { $h->{modifier} = 'next' }
        }
    }
}

# whether the particular date expression refers to a fixed
# rather than relative date
sub is_fixed {
    my $h = shift;
    return 1
      if exists $h->{year};
    if ( $h->{type} eq 'verbal' ) {
        if ( exists $h->{modifier} ) {
            return 1 if $h->{modifier} =~ /this|last|next/;
        }
        if ( exists $h->{day} ) {
            return 1 if $h->{day} =~ /yes|tod|tom/;
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

1;

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