Rails - May 2006 - Anyone care for a braindump?

I have this problem with records that have to be alligned on end- and 
startdate. I came up with the following. but am not convinced that this 
is the best way to tackle this problem. Anyone care for a braindump?


def head_to_tail
    # Remove days that have startdate >= self.startdate AND enddate <= 
self.enddate
    #
    #     before          after
    #
    #     |=====|         |=====|
    # <----|--|---->   <---|  |---->
    #
    #
    @days_inside_new_day = Day.find(:all, :conditions => [ "id != ? and 
child_id = ? and startdate >= ? and enddate <= ?", self.id, 
self.child_id, self.startdate, self.enddate])
    @days_inside_new_day.collect  {|d| d.destroy}

    # Split days that have startdate <= self.startdate and enddate >= 
self.enddate
    #
    #    before         after
    #     |==|
    # |---------|    |---|==|--|
    #
    @day1 = Day.find(:all, :conditions => [ "id != ? and child_id = ? 
and startdate <= ? and enddate >= ?", self.id, self.child_id, 
self.startdate, self.enddate])[0]
    if (@day1)
      @day2 =  @day1.clone
      if (@day1.startdate < self.startdate)
        @day1.enddate = self.startdate - 1
        @day1.save
      else
        # day1 and self start on the same day, destroy day1.
        #
        #    before         after
        # |==|
        # |---------|    |==|------|
        #
        @day1.destroy
      end
      @day2.startdate = self.enddate + 1
      @day2.save
    end

    # Find all records that belong to the same Child, and order them on 
startdate (most recent startdate first) and then on enddate (most recent 
enddate first)
    @days = Day.find(:all, :conditions => [ "child_id = ?", 
self.child_id], :order => "startdate DESC, enddate DESC")

    @lastday = @days.shift
    for @day in @days
      if (@lastday.startdate > @day.startdate and @lastday.startdate < 
@day.enddate)
        # start of lastday between start and end of day
        if (@lastday == self) # Don''t modify self!
          #
          #      before       after
          #      |====>
          #  |------|--->  |---|====>
          #
          @day.enddate = @lastday.startdate - 1
          @day.save
        else
          #
          #      before      after
          #      |---->
          #  |======|--->  |======|-->
          #
          @lastday.startdate = @day.enddate + 1
          @lastday.save
        end
      end

      if (@lastday.startdate > @day.enddate)
      # start of lastday after end of day
        if (@lastday == self) # Don''t modify self!
          #
          #      before      after
          #        |==>
          #  |---|        |-----|==>
          #
          @day.enddate = @lastday.startdate - 1
          @day.save
        else
          #
          #    before       after
          #        |-->
          #  |===|        |===|--->
          #
          @lastday.startdate = @day.enddate + 1
          @lastday.save
        end
      end

      @lastday = @day
    end
  end

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