lib/uk_financial_year.rb in fyuk-0.3.0 vs lib/uk_financial_year.rb in fyuk-0.4.0

@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 class UkFinancialYear
   include Comparable
 
   # creates a new UkFinancialYear as the financial year which
   # includes the given date
-  # @param [Date] date the date to create a financial year for
+  # @param [Date] date the date to create a financial year for. 
+  # If missing returns the current financial year
   # @return [UkFinancialYear] the financial year which covers the date
-  def initialize date
+  def initialize date=Date.today
     start_date = start_date date
     @range = start_date...start_date.next_year
   end
 
   # returns string representation of the financial year in the form '2000/01'.
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