--- a/helpers.py	Mon Feb 09 06:12:11 2009 +0200
+++ b/helpers.py	Mon Feb 09 06:19:12 2009 +0200
@@ -46,15 +46,38 @@
         """
 
         return datetime.date(month.year, month.month, mday)
+    
+    def now (self) :
+        """
+            Build current time
+        """
+
+        return self.ctx['timezone'].localize(datetime.datetime.now())
+
+    def today (self) :
+        """
+            Build today's date
+        """
+        
+        return self.now().date()
 
     def is_today (self, date) :
         """
-            checks if the given date is today
+            Checks if the given date is today
         """
 
         # construct current date
-        return date == self.ctx['timezone'].localize(datetime.datetime.now()).date()
+        return date == self.today()
     
+    def is_this_month (self, month) :
+        """
+            Checks the given month is the current month
+        """
+
+        today = self.today()
+
+        return (month.year == today.year and month.month == today.month)
+
     def prev_month_year (self, month) :
         """
             Returns the year of the month before the given one