A simpe date comparison utility

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<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');

/**
 * Simple Date Formatting Plugin
 *
 * @package     ExpressionEngine
 * @category    Plugin
 * @author      Justin Kimbrell
 * @copyright   Copyright (c) 2012, Justin Kimbrell
 * @link        http://objectivehtml.com/
 */

$plugin_info = array(
  'pi_name'         => 'Date Format',
  'pi_version'      => '1.0',
  'pi_author'       => 'Justin Kimbrell',
  'pi_author_url'   => 'http://objectivehtml.com/',
  'pi_description'  => 'Allows custom date formatted and specialized conditionals',
  'pi_usage'        => Date_format::usage()
);

class Date_format {

    public $return_data = "";

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->EE =& get_instance();        
    }
    
    public function future_entries()
    {
    	$date = strtotime($this->param('date'));
    	$time = $this->param('time') ? strtotime($this->param('time')) : $this->EE->localize->now;
    	
    	if($date >= $time)
    	{
    		return $this->EE->TMPL->tagdata;
    	}
    	
    	return NULL;
    }
    
	private function param($param, $default = FALSE, $boolean = FALSE, $required = FALSE)
	{
		$name 	= $param;
		$param 	= $this->EE->TMPL->fetch_param($param);
		
		if($required && !$param) show_error('You must define a "'.$name.'" parameter in the '.__CLASS__.' tag.');
			
		if($param === FALSE && $default !== FALSE)
		{
			$param = $default;
		}
		else
		{				
			if($boolean)
			{
				$param = strtolower($param);
				$param = ($param == 'true' || $param == 'yes') ? TRUE : FALSE;
			}			
		}
		
		return $param;			
	}

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Usage
     *
     * This function describes how the plugin is used.
     *
     * @access  public
     * @return  string
     */
    public static function usage()
    {
        ob_start();  ?>

		{exp:date_format:future_entries date="01/01/2013"}
			If the date is in the future, the tagdata is returned.
		{/exp:date_format:future_entries}
		
		{exp:date_format:future_entries date="01/01/2013" time="01/01/2011"}
			You can even set a custom time for your starting comparison.
		{/exp:date_format:future_entries}
				

    <?php
        $buffer = ob_get_contents();
        ob_end_clean();

        return $buffer;
    }
    // END
}
/* End of file pi.memberlist.php */
/* Location: ./system/expressionengine/third_party/memberlist/pi.memberlist.php */