<?php defined('SYSPATH') OR die('No direct access allowed.');

/**
 * Extend the Kohana Date helper
 */
class Date extends Kohana_Date {

	/**
	 * Number of months in a year. Value will hold month name
	 * 
	 * @static
	 * @uses    Date::hours
	 * @return  array  Array from 1-12 with month names
	 */
	public static function months_with_name()
	{
		$months = Date::hours();

		for ($i = 1; $i <= 12; $i++)
		{
			$timestamp = mktime(0, 0, 0, $i, 1, 2005);
			$months[$i] = date("M", $timestamp);
		}

		return $months;
	}

	/**
	 * Checks whether a string is a date
	 *
	 * @static
	 * @param  string date
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public static function is_date($str)
	{
		return (boolean) strtotime($str);
	}

}

// End Date