--- a/helpers.py	Mon Feb 09 03:05:43 2009 +0200
+++ b/helpers.py	Mon Feb 09 04:39:24 2009 +0200
@@ -2,21 +2,56 @@
     Some additional helpers
 """
 
-# "inherit" qmsk.web's helpers
-from qmsk.web.helpers import *
+import qmsk.web.helpers
 
-def tz_name (tz) :
+import datetime, calendar
+
+class Helpers (qmsk.web.helpers.Helpers) :
     """
-        Returns a string describing the given timezone
+        Our set of helpers, inheriting from base helpers
     """
 
-    return str(tz)
+    def tz_name (self, tz) :
+        """
+            Returns a string describing the given timezone
+        """
 
-def fmt_date (date) :
-    """
-        Formats a date
-    """
-    
-    # XXX: hardcoded
-    return date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+        return str(tz)
 
+    def fmt_date (self, date) :
+        """
+            Formats a date
+        """
+        
+        # XXX: hardcoded
+        return date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+
+    def fmt_month (self, date) :
+        """
+            Formats a month
+        """
+
+        return date.strftime('%B %Y')
+        
+    def fmt_weekday (self, wday) :
+        """
+            Formats an abbreviated weekday name
+        """
+
+        return calendar.day_abbr[wday]
+
+    def build_date (self, month, mday) :
+        """
+            Returns a datetime.date for the given (month.year, month.month, mday)
+        """
+
+        return datetime.date(month.year, month.month, mday)
+
+    def is_today (self, date) :
+        """
+            checks if the given date is today
+        """
+
+        # construct current date
+        return date == self.ctx['timezone'].localize(datetime.datetime.now()).date()
+