lib/my_age/cli.rb in my_age-0.1.5 vs lib/my_age/cli.rb in my_age-0.1.6

@@ -12,24 +12,26 @@
 			self.dob = get_date(options[:dob])
 			date = options[:as_of].present? ? get_date(options[:as_of]) : Date.today
 			puts self.age(date)
 		end
 
-
 		private
 		def get_date(date)
 			if date =~ /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/
 				DateTime.strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d")
 			else
-				dates = date.delete(")").split("(")
-				if dates.length == 2
-					Date.today.send(dates[0].to_sym, dates[1].to_i)
-				else
-					Date.today.send(dates[0].to_sym)
-				end
+				date_from_active_support_core_ext_helper(date)
 			end
 		rescue NoMethodError
 			Date.send(date)
+		end
+
+		def date_from_active_support_core_ext_helper(date)
+			dates = date.delete(")").split("(")
+			method = dates[0].to_sym
+			arg = dates[1]
+			arg.nil? ? Date.today.send(method) :
+				         Date.today.send(method, arg.to_i)
 		end
 
 	end
 end