EventCreation

/**
     * Form processing the event creation page.
     *
     * @param model
     *            is being passed in as well as the form information
     * @return the index page.
     */
    @RequestMapping(value = "/createEvent", method = RequestMethod.POST)
    public String createEventPost(Model model, @RequestParam("name") String name, @RequestParam("date") String dateStr,
            @RequestParam("description") String description) {

        if (name != null && name.matches(".{2,}") && description != null && description.matches(".{2,}")
                && dateStr != null && dateStr.matches("[0-9]{2}/[0-9]{2}/[0-9]{4}")) {

            String[] datePart = dateStr.split("/");

            // TODO Add 1900 as a year offset constant for the deprecated date
            // constructor
            Date eventDate = new Date(Integer.parseInt(datePart[2]) - 1900, Integer.parseInt(datePart[0]) - 1,
                    Integer.parseInt(datePart[1]));
            Date currentDate = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());

            if (eventDate.compareTo(currentDate) < 0) {

                HashMap<String, String> errors = new HashMap<String, String>();

                errors.put("date", "Error. The event's date must be after the current date.");

                model.addAttribute("errors", errors);

                return "createEvent";
            }

            // TODO Add the event creator (User)
            Event event = new Event(name, eventDate, description);

            try {
                getEventDao().addEvent(event);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

            return "index";

        } else {

            HashMap<String, String> errors = new HashMap<String, String>();

            if (name == null || !name.matches(".{2,}")) {
                errors.put("name", "Error in the input for the event name.");
            }

            if (description == null || !description.matches(".{2,}")) {
                errors.put("description", "Error in the input for the event description.");
            }

            if (dateStr == null || !dateStr.matches("[0-9]{2}/[0-9]{2}/[0-9]{4}")) {
                errors.put("date", "Error in the input for the event's date.");
            }

            model.addAttribute("errors", errors);

            return "createEvent";
        }
    }