contract.rb

class Contract < ActiveRecord::Base
  # attr_accessible :title, :body

  belongs_to :contract_type
  has_many :contract_terms

  def display_name
    "#{self.contract_type.name}: #{self.person_name}"
  end

  def person_name
    # todo: this seems inefficient, do we want to throw important metadata in the
    # contract record itself rather than extract from terms each time?
    name = self.contract_terms.select { |t| t.field == "Performer" }.first.value
    name = "N/A" if name == ""
    name
  end

  def display_date
    self.date_created.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
  end
end