Change date

app/controllers/jobs_controller.rb

@@ -281,8 +281,15 @@ def unwatch
     flash[:notice] = 'Job is now unwatched. You can find a list of your watched jobs on the dashboard.'
     redirect_to :back
   end
+
+  def close_jobs
+    jobs = Job.where('latest_start_date < ?', Time.now)
 
-
+    jobs.each do |job|
+      job.update_attribute(:status, 1)
+      job.save(validate: false)
+    end
+  end
 
   protected
 

app/models/job.rb

@@ -341,6 +341,15 @@ def self.human_attribute_name(attr, options = {})
     end
     return super
   end
+
+  def self.close_jobs
+    jobs = Job.where('latest_start_date < ?', Time.now)
+
+    jobs.each do |job|
+      job.update_attribute(:status, 1)
+      job.save(validate: false)
+    end
+  end
 
   # Returns a string containing the category names taken by this Job
   # e.g. "robotics,signal processing"
@@ -434,15 +443,19 @@ def resend_email(send_email = false)
     end
   end
 
+
+
   protected
 
+  #delete this?
   def earliest_start_date_must_be_before_latest
-    errors[:earliest_start_date] << "cannot be later than the latest start date" if 
+    errors[:start_date] << "cannot be later than the latest start date" if 
       latest_start_date.present? && earliest_start_date.present? && earliest_start_date > latest_start_date
+
   end
 
   def latest_start_date_must_be_before_end_date
-    errors.add(:latest_start_date, "cannot be later than the end date") if
+    errors.add(:apply_by_date, "cannot be later than the end date") if
       latest_start_date.present? && !open_ended_end_date &&
         latest_start_date > end_date
   end

app/views/jobs/_form.html.haml

@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@
     %dd
       = text_field :proglang, :name, :value => @job.proglang_list_of_job(true), :class => 'form-control', :id => 'proglangs-input', :placeholder => "(e.g. Python, machine shop)"
     %dt
-      = f.label :earliest_start_date, 'Earliest start date *'
+      = f.label :earliest_start_date, 'Start date *'
     %dd
       = f.text_field :earliest_start_date, :class => 'datepicker form-control', value: @job.earliest_start_date.present? ? @job.earliest_start_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d") : nil
     %dt
-      = f.label :latest_start_date, 'Latest start date *'
+      = f.label :latest_start_date, 'Application Deadline*'
     %dd
       = f.text_field :latest_start_date, :class => 'datepicker form-control', value: @job.latest_start_date.present? ? @job.latest_start_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d") : nil
     %dt

app/views/jobs/show.html.haml

@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@
             = h @job.proglang_list_of_job(true)
           - else
             (none)
-        %dt Earliest start date
+        %dt Start date
         %dd
           = @job.earliest_start_date.strftime("%b %e, %Y")
-        %dt Latest start date
+        %dt Application Deadline
         %dd
           = @job.latest_start_date.strftime("%b %e, %Y")
         %dt Position end date

lib/tasks/scheduler.rake

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+desc "This task is called by the Heroku scheduler add-on"
+task :close_jobs => :environment do
+  Jobs.close_jobs
+end