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+<?php
+
+
+/**
+ * Defines a contextual filter searching for a date or date range.
+ */
+class SearchApiViewsHandlerArgumentDate extends SearchApiViewsHandlerArgument {
+
+  /**
+   * Set up the query for this argument.
+   *
+   * The argument sent may be found at $this->argument.
+   */
+  public function query($group_by = FALSE) {
+    if (empty($this->value)) {
+      $this->fillValue();
+    }
+
+    if (empty($this->options['not'])) {
+      $operator = '=';
+      $conjunction = 'OR';
+    }
+    else {
+      $operator = '<>';
+      $conjunction = 'AND';
+    }
+
+    if (!empty($this->argument)) {
+      $dates = explode(',', $this->argument);
+
+      if (!empty($dates)) {
+        $filter = $this->query->createFilter($conjunction);
+        foreach ($dates as $date) {
+          $values = explode(';', $date);
+          $is_range = (count($values) > 1);
+          $my_filter = ($is_range ? $this->query->createFilter('AND') : $filter);
+          $range_op = (empty($this->options['not']) ? '>=' : '<');
+          $my_filter->condition($this->real_field, $this->getTimestamp($values[0]), $is_range ? $range_op : $operator);
+          if ($is_range) {
+            $range_op = (empty($this->options['not']) ? '<=' : '>');
+            $my_filter->condition($this->real_field, strtotime('+1 day', $this->getTimestamp($values[1]))-1, $range_op);
+            $filter->filter($my_filter);
+          }
+        }
+
+        $this->query->filter($filter);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected function getTimestamp($value) {
+    if (is_numeric($value)) {
+      return $value;
+    }
+
+    $date = new DateTime($value, date_default_timezone_object());
+    $date->setTime(0, 0, 0);
+    return $date->format('U');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the title this argument will assign the view, given the argument.
+   */
+  public function title() {
+    if (!empty($this->argument)) {
+      if (empty($this->value)) {
+        $this->fillValue();
+      }
+      $terms = array();
+      foreach ($this->value as $tid) {
+        $taxonomy_term = taxonomy_term_load($tid);
+        if ($taxonomy_term) {
+          $terms[] = check_plain($taxonomy_term->name);
+        }
+      }
+
+      return $terms ? implode(', ', $terms) : check_plain($this->argument);
+    }
+    else {
+      return check_plain($this->argument);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Fill $this->value with data from the argument.
+   *
+   * Uses views_break_phrase(), if appropriate.
+   */
+  protected function fillValue() {
+    if (!empty($this->options['break_phrase'])) {
+      views_break_phrase($this->argument, $this);
+    }
+    else {
+      $this->value = array($this->argument);
+    }
+  }
+
+}