class PeriodicTaskGroup < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :tasks, dependent: :destroy PeriodDays = 7 def has_next_task? return false if tasks.empty? return false if tasks.first.due_date.nil? return true end def create_next_task template_task = tasks.first self.next_task_date ||= template_task.due_date + PeriodDays next_task = template_task.dup next_task.due_date = next_task_date next_task.save self.next_task_date += PeriodDays self.save end def exclude_tasks_before(task) tasks.where("due_date < '#{task.due_date}'").each do |t| t.update_attribute(:periodic_task_group, nil) end end end