mcd.date = {
	_days :			['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'],
				
	_daysShort :	['S', 'M', 'T', 'W', 'T', 'F', 'S'],
	
	_months	:		['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'],
			
	_monthsShort :	['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sept', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'],
			   
	_daysInMonth :	[31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31],

	/**
	 * Creates a new date object
	 * 
	 * @author Michael T. Smith (msmith@mcdpartners.com)
	 * @param integer
	 * @param integer
	 * @param integer
	 */
	getDate : function (y, m, d) {
		if (y && m && d) {
			var date = new Date(y, m, d);
		}
		else {
			var date = new Date();
		}
		
		return date;
	},
	
	/**
	 * Identifies the day of the week
	 * 
	 * @author Michael T. Smith (msmith@mcdpartners.com)
	 * @param DateObject
	 */
	getDayOfWeek : function (date) {
		if (date.constructor !== new Date) {
			date = new Date(date);
		}
		var theDay = date.getTime();
		var oneDay = (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
		var offset = (Math.floor(Math.floor( theDay / oneDay))) + 4;
		
		var offsetDay = (offset % (this._days.length));
		
		return this._days[offsetDay];
	},
	
	/**
	 * Gets the full name of the month
	 * 
	 * @param Date
	 */
	getMonthName : function (date) {
		var theMonth	= date.getMonth();
		return this._months[theMonth];	
	},
	
	/**
	 * Gets the day 'offset' between first day of month and first day in calendar
	 * 
	 * @author Michael T. Smith (msmith@mcdpartners.com)
	 * @param DateObject
	 */
	getMonthOffset : function (date) {
		var theMonth	= date.getMonth();
		var theYear		= date.getFullYear();
		
		var firstDay	= this.getDate(theYear, theMonth, 1);
		
		var firstDOW	= this.getDayOfWeek(firstDay);
		
		for (var i = 0; i < this._days.length; i++) {
			if (this._days[i] === firstDOW) {
				return i;
			}
		}
	},
	
	
	/**
	 * Determines the number of days in the month
	 * 
	 * @author Michael T. Smith (msmith@mcdpartners.com)
	 * @param Integer
	 * @param Integer
	 */
	getDaysInMonth : function (month, year) {
		if (month !== 1) {
			return this._daysInMonth[month];
		}
		else {
			if ( ((year % 4) === 0) && ((year % 100) !== 0) ||
				 (year % 400 === 0) ) {
				return 29;
			}
			else {
				return 28;
			}
		}
	},
	
	getShortString : function (date) {
		var year	= date.getFullYear();
		var month	= date.getMonth();
		var day		= date.getDate();
	
		
		var stringDate =  (month + 1) + '/' + day + '/' + year;
		return stringDate;
	},
	
	getString : function (date) {
		var year	= date.getFullYear();
		var month	= date.getMonth();
		var day		= date.getDate();
	
		
		var stringDate =  this._months[month] + ' ' + day + ', ' + year;
		return stringDate;
	},

	/**
	 * Parses a date string and returns a proper date
	 * 
	 * @author Michael T. Smith (msmith@mcdpartners.com)
	 * @param DateObject
	 */
	dateParse : function (date) {
		if (date.match(/\//)) {
			var matches = date.match(/(\d*)\/(\d*)\/(\d*)/);
			if (matches[3].length === 2) {
				if (matches[3] < 50) {
					return this._months[(matches[1]-1)] + ' ' + matches[2] + ', ' + (2000 + (matches[3]*1));
				}
				else {
					return this._months[(matches[1]-1)] + ' ' + matches[2] + ', ' + (1900 + (matches[3]*1));
				}
			}
			return this._months[(matches[1]-1)] + ' ' + matches[2] + ', ' + matches[3];
		}
		else if (!date.match(/\s/)) {
			if (date.length === 6) {
				var matches = date.match(/(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})/)
				if (matches[3] < 50) {
					matches[3] = 2000 + (matches[3]*1);
				}
				else {
					matches[3] = 1900 + (matches[3]*1);
				}
				return this._months[(matches[1]-1)] + ' ' + matches[2] + ', ' + matches[3];
			}
			else if (date.length === 8) {
				var matches = date.match(/(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{4})/)
				return this._months[(matches[1]-1)] + ' ' + matches[2] + ', ' + matches[3];
			}
		}
	},
	
	/**
	 * Returns a date object in the array format
	 * 
	 * @author Michael T. Smith (msmith@mcdpartners.com)
	 * @param DateObject
	 */
	dateToArray : function (date) {
		if (date.constructor !== Date) {
			var date = new Date(mcd.date.dateParse(date));
		}
		return [date.getFullYear(),
				date.getMonth(),
				date.getDate()];
	},
	
	/**
	 * Creates a date object from an array
	 * 
	 * @author Michael T. Smith (msmith@mcdpartners.com)
	 * @param {Array} date 
	 */
	dateFromArray : function (date) {
		return new Date(date[0], date[1], date[2]);	
	},
	
	/**
	 * Confirms if the date passed is today
	 * 
	 * @author Michael T. Smith (msmith@mcdpartners.com)
	 * @param {DateObject} date
	 */
	isToday : function (date) {
		var today = new Date();
		if ((date.getFullYear() === today.getFullYear()) &&
			(date.getMonth() === today.getMonth()) &&
			(date.getDate() === today.getDate())) {
			return true
		}
		else {
			return false;
		}
	},
	
	/**
	 * Checks if one date is before another date
	 * 
	 * @author Michael T. Smith (msmith@mcdpartners.com)
	 * @param {DateObject} firstDate
	 * @param {DateObject} secondDate
	 */
	isBeforeDate : function(firstDate, secondDate) {
		var firstYear	= firstDate.getFullYear(),
			firstMonth	= firstDate.getMonth(),
			firstDay	= firstDate.getDate();
		var secondYear	= secondDate.getFullYear(),
			secondMonth	= secondDate.getMonth(),
			secondDay	= secondDate.getDate();
		
		if ((firstYear < secondYear) ||
			((firstYear === secondYear) && (firstMonth < secondMonth)) ||
			((firstYear === secondYear) && (firstMonth === secondMonth) && (firstDay < secondDay))) {
			return true;
		}	
		else {
			return false;
		}
	},
	
	/**
	 * Checks if one date occurs after another
	 * 
	 * @author Michael T. Smith (msmith@mcdpartners.com)
	 * @param {DateObject} firstDate
	 * @param {dateObject} secondDate
	 */
	isAfterDate : function(firstDate, secondDate) {
		var firstYear	= firstDate.getFullYear(),
			firstMonth	= firstDate.getMonth(),
			firstDay	= firstDate.getDate();
		var secondYear	= secondDate.getFullYear(),
			secondMonth	= secondDate.getMonth(),
			secondDay	= secondDate.getDate();
		
		if ((firstYear > secondYear) ||
			((firstYear === secondYear) && (firstMonth > secondMonth)) ||
			((firstYear === secondYear) && (firstMonth === secondMonth) && (firstDay > secondDay))) {
			return true;
		}	
		else {
			return false;
		}
	},
	
	/**
	 * Returns the number of seconds between two dates
	 * 
	 * @author Michael T. Smith (msmith@mcdpartners.com)
	 * @param {DateObject} firstDate
	 * @param {DateObject} secondDate
	 */
	timeBetween : function(firstDate, secondDate) {
		firstTime = Math.floor(firstDate.getTime() / 1000);
		secondTime = Math.floor(secondDate.getTime() / 1000);
		
		return Math.abs(secondTime - firstTime);
	},
	
	
	/**
	 * Date Format 1.2.3
	 * (c) 2007-2009 Steven Levithan <stevenlevithan.com>
	 * MIT license
	 *
	 * Includes enhancements by Scott Trenda <scott.trenda.net>
	 * and Kris Kowal <cixar.com/~kris.kowal/>
	 * Adapted for use by MCD
	 *
	 * DateFormat instructions here: 
	 * http://blog.stevenlevithan.com/archives/date-time-format
	 * 
	 * Accepts a date, a mask, or a date and a mask.
	 * Returns a formatted version of the given date.
	 * The date defaults to the current date/time.
	 * The mask defaults to dateFormat.masks.default.
	 */
	dateFormat : function (date, mask, utc) {
		var	token = /d{1,4}|m{1,4}|yy(?:yy)?|([HhMsTt])\1?|[LloSZ]|"[^"]*"|'[^']*'/g,
		timezone = /\b(?:[PMCEA][SDP]T|(?:Pacific|Mountain|Central|Eastern|Atlantic) (?:Standard|Daylight|Prevailing) Time|(?:GMT|UTC)(?:[-+]\d{4})?)\b/g,
		timezoneClip = /[^-+\dA-Z]/g,
		pad = function (val, len) {
			val = String(val);
			len = len || 2;
			while (val.length < len) val = "0" + val;
			return val;
		};

		// Regexes and supporting functions are cached through closure
		var dF = mcd.date;

		// You can't provide utc if you skip other args (use the "UTC:" mask prefix)
		if (arguments.length == 1 && Object.prototype.toString.call(date) == "[object String]" && !/\d/.test(date)) {
			mask = date;
			date = undefined;
		}

		// Passing date through Date applies Date.parse, if necessary
		date = date ? new Date(date) : new Date;
		if (isNaN(date)) throw SyntaxError("invalid date");

		mask = String(dF.masks[mask] || mask || dF.masks["default"]);

		// Allow setting the utc argument via the mask
		if (mask.slice(0, 4) == "UTC:") {
			mask = mask.slice(4);
			utc = true;
		}

		var	_ = utc ? "getUTC" : "get",
			d = date[_ + "Date"](),
			D = date[_ + "Day"](),
			m = date[_ + "Month"](),
			y = date[_ + "FullYear"](),
			H = date[_ + "Hours"](),
			M = date[_ + "Minutes"](),
			s = date[_ + "Seconds"](),
			L = date[_ + "Milliseconds"](),
			o = utc ? 0 : date.getTimezoneOffset(),
			flags = {
				d:    d,
				dd:   pad(d),
				ddd:  dF.i18n.dayNames[D],
				dddd: dF.i18n.dayNames[D + 7],
				m:    m + 1,
				mm:   pad(m + 1),
				mmm:  dF.i18n.monthNames[m],
				mmmm: dF.i18n.monthNames[m + 12],
				yy:   String(y).slice(2),
				yyyy: y,
				h:    H % 12 || 12,
				hh:   pad(H % 12 || 12),
				H:    H,
				HH:   pad(H),
				M:    M,
				MM:   pad(M),
				s:    s,
				ss:   pad(s),
				l:    pad(L, 3),
				L:    pad(L > 99 ? Math.round(L / 10) : L),
				t:    H < 12 ? "a"  : "p",
				tt:   H < 12 ? "am" : "pm",
				T:    H < 12 ? "A"  : "P",
				TT:   H < 12 ? "AM" : "PM",
				Z:    utc ? "UTC" : (String(date).match(timezone) || [""]).pop().replace(timezoneClip, ""),
				o:    (o > 0 ? "-" : "+") + pad(Math.floor(Math.abs(o) / 60) * 100 + Math.abs(o) % 60, 4),
				S:    ["th", "st", "nd", "rd"][d % 10 > 3 ? 0 : (d % 100 - d % 10 != 10) * d % 10]
			};

		return mask.replace(token, function ($0) {
			return $0 in flags ? flags[$0] : $0.slice(1, $0.length - 1);
		});
	},
	
	masks : {
		"default":      "ddd mmm dd yyyy HH:MM:ss",
		shortDate:      "m/d/yy",
		mediumDate:     "mmm d, yyyy",
		longDate:       "mmmm d, yyyy",
		fullDate:       "dddd, mmmm d, yyyy",
		shortTime:      "h:MM TT",
		mediumTime:     "h:MM:ss TT",
		longTime:       "h:MM:ss TT Z",
		isoDate:        "yyyy-mm-dd",
		isoTime:        "HH:MM:ss",
		isoDateTime:    "yyyy-mm-dd'T'HH:MM:ss",
		isoUtcDateTime: "UTC:yyyy-mm-dd'T'HH:MM:ss'Z'"
	},
	
	i18n : {
		dayNames: [
			"Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat",
			"Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"
		],
		monthNames: [
			"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec",
			"January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"
		]
	}
	
	
};