Split Task model into smaller classes

16 files changed, 533 insertions, 421 deletions

diff --git a/app/Controller/Action.php b/app/Controller/Action.php
index b2f80009..0bf8ff0c 100644
--- a/app/Controller/Action.php
+++ b/app/Controller/Action.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Action extends Base
             'columns_list' => $this->board->getColumnsList($project['id']),
             'users_list' => $this->project->getUsersList($project['id']),
             'projects_list' => $this->project->getList(false),
-            'colors_list' => $this->task->getColors(),
+            'colors_list' => $this->color->getList(),
             'categories_list' => $this->category->getList($project['id']),
             'menu' => 'projects',
             'title' => t('Automatic actions')
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Action extends Base
             'columns_list' => $this->board->getColumnsList($project['id']),
             'users_list' => $this->project->getUsersList($project['id']),
             'projects_list' => $this->project->getList(false),
-            'colors_list' => $this->task->getColors(),
+            'colors_list' => $this->color->getList(),
             'categories_list' => $this->category->getList($project['id']),
             'project' => $project,
             'menu' => 'projects',
diff --git a/app/Controller/Base.php b/app/Controller/Base.php
index 93749ea6..383b22d1 100644
--- a/app/Controller/Base.php
+++ b/app/Controller/Base.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use Model\LastLogin;
  * @property \Model\Action             $action
  * @property \Model\Board              $board
  * @property \Model\Category           $category
+ * @property \Model\Color              $color
  * @property \Model\Comment            $comment
  * @property \Model\Config             $config
  * @property \Model\File               $file
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ use Model\LastLogin;
  * @property \Model\SubTask            $subTask
  * @property \Model\Task               $task
  * @property \Model\TaskHistory        $taskHistory
+ * @property \Model\TaskExport         $taskExport
+ * @property \Model\TaskValidator      $taskValidator
  * @property \Model\CommentHistory     $commentHistory
  * @property \Model\SubtaskHistory     $subtaskHistory
  * @property \Model\User               $user
diff --git a/app/Controller/Board.php b/app/Controller/Board.php
index f643408d..e002ce3b 100644
--- a/app/Controller/Board.php
+++ b/app/Controller/Board.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Board extends Base
         $values = $this->request->getValues();
         $this->checkProjectPermissions($values['project_id']);
 
-        list($valid,) = $this->task->validateAssigneeModification($values);
+        list($valid,) = $this->taskValidator->validateAssigneeModification($values);
 
         if ($valid && $this->task->update($values)) {
             $this->session->flash(t('Task updated successfully.'));
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class Board extends Base
         $values = $this->request->getValues();
         $this->checkProjectPermissions($values['project_id']);
 
-        list($valid,) = $this->task->validateCategoryModification($values);
+        list($valid,) = $this->taskValidator->validateCategoryModification($values);
 
         if ($valid && $this->task->update($values)) {
             $this->session->flash(t('Task updated successfully.'));
diff --git a/app/Controller/Project.php b/app/Controller/Project.php
index ef9eac6b..2459f094 100644
--- a/app/Controller/Project.php
+++ b/app/Controller/Project.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Project extends Base
         $to = $this->request->getStringParam('to');
 
         if ($from && $to) {
-            $data = $this->task->export($project['id'], $from, $to);
+            $data = $this->taskExport->export($project['id'], $from, $to);
             $this->response->forceDownload('Export_'.date('Y_m_d_H_i_S').'.csv');
             $this->response->csv($data);
         }
diff --git a/app/Controller/Task.php b/app/Controller/Task.php
index ef55fb57..d958c248 100644
--- a/app/Controller/Task.php
+++ b/app/Controller/Task.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Task extends Base
             'category_id' => $this->request->getIntegerParam('category_id'),
         );
 
-        list($valid,) = $this->task->validateCreation($values);
+        list($valid,) = $this->taskValidator->validateCreation($values);
 
         if ($valid && $this->task->create($values)) {
             $this->response->text('OK');
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Task extends Base
             'subtasks' => $this->subTask->getAll($task['id']),
             'task' => $task,
             'columns_list' => $this->board->getColumnsList($task['project_id']),
-            'colors_list' => $this->task->getColors(),
+            'colors_list' => $this->color->getList(),
             'title' => $task['title'],
             'no_layout' => true,
             'auto_refresh' => true,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Task extends Base
             'subtasks' => $this->subTask->getAll($task['id']),
             'task' => $task,
             'columns_list' => $this->board->getColumnsList($task['project_id']),
-            'colors_list' => $this->task->getColors(),
+            'colors_list' => $this->color->getList(),
             'menu' => 'tasks',
             'title' => $task['title'],
         )));
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class Task extends Base
             'projects_list' => $this->project->getListByStatus(ProjectModel::ACTIVE),
             'columns_list' => $this->board->getColumnsList($project_id),
             'users_list' => $this->project->getUsersList($project_id),
-            'colors_list' => $this->task->getColors(),
+            'colors_list' => $this->color->getList(),
             'categories_list' => $this->category->getList($project_id),
             'menu' => 'tasks',
             'title' => t('New task')
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class Task extends Base
 
         $this->checkProjectPermissions($values['project_id']);
 
-        list($valid, $errors) = $this->task->validateCreation($values);
+        list($valid, $errors) = $this->taskValidator->validateCreation($values);
 
         if ($valid) {
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class Task extends Base
             'projects_list' => $this->project->getListByStatus(ProjectModel::ACTIVE),
             'columns_list' => $this->board->getColumnsList($values['project_id']),
             'users_list' => $this->project->getUsersList($values['project_id']),
-            'colors_list' => $this->task->getColors(),
+            'colors_list' => $this->color->getList(),
             'categories_list' => $this->category->getList($values['project_id']),
             'menu' => 'tasks',
             'title' => t('New task')
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class Task extends Base
                 'errors' => array(),
                 'task' => $task,
                 'users_list' => $this->project->getUsersList($task['project_id']),
-                'colors_list' => $this->task->getColors(),
+                'colors_list' => $this->color->getList(),
                 'categories_list' => $this->category->getList($task['project_id']),
                 'ajax' => $this->request->isAjax(),
                 'menu' => 'tasks',
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class Task extends Base
         $task = $this->getTask();
         $values = $this->request->getValues();
 
-        list($valid, $errors) = $this->task->validateModification($values);
+        list($valid, $errors) = $this->taskValidator->validateModification($values);
 
         if ($valid) {
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class Task extends Base
             'task' => $task,
             'columns_list' => $this->board->getColumnsList($values['project_id']),
             'users_list' => $this->project->getUsersList($values['project_id']),
-            'colors_list' => $this->task->getColors(),
+            'colors_list' => $this->color->getList(),
             'categories_list' => $this->category->getList($values['project_id']),
             'menu' => 'tasks',
             'title' => t('Edit a task')
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class Task extends Base
 
             $values = $this->request->getValues();
 
-            list($valid, $errors) = $this->task->validateDescriptionCreation($values);
+            list($valid, $errors) = $this->taskValidator->validateDescriptionCreation($values);
 
             if ($valid) {
 
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ class Task extends Base
         if ($this->request->isPost()) {
 
             $values = $this->request->getValues();
-            list($valid, $errors) = $this->task->validateProjectModification($values);
+            list($valid, $errors) = $this->taskValidator->validateProjectModification($values);
 
             if ($valid) {
                 $task_id = $this->task->{$action.'ToAnotherProject'}($values['project_id'], $task);
diff --git a/app/Model/Base.php b/app/Model/Base.php
index 9cf0b766..530ef6c2 100644
--- a/app/Model/Base.php
+++ b/app/Model/Base.php
@@ -19,14 +19,18 @@ use PicoDb\Database;
  * @property \Model\Board              $board
  * @property \Model\Category           $category
  * @property \Model\Comment            $comment
+ * @property \Model\Color              $color
  * @property \Model\Config             $config
+ * @property \Model\DateParser         $dateParser
  * @property \Model\File               $file
  * @property \Model\LastLogin          $lastLogin
  * @property \Model\Notification       $notification
  * @property \Model\Project            $project
  * @property \Model\SubTask            $subTask
  * @property \Model\Task               $task
+ * @property \Model\TaskExport         $taskExport
  * @property \Model\TaskHistory        $taskHistory
+ * @property \Model\TaskValidator      $taskValidator
  * @property \Model\User               $user
  * @property \Model\Webhook            $webhook
  */
diff --git a/app/Model/Color.php b/app/Model/Color.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f414e837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Model/Color.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Model;
+
+/**
+ * Color model (TODO: model for the future color picker)
+ *
+ * @package  model
+ * @author   Frederic Guillot
+ */
+class Color extends Base
+{
+    /**
+     * Get available colors
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getList()
+    {
+        return array(
+            'yellow' => t('Yellow'),
+            'blue' => t('Blue'),
+            'green' => t('Green'),
+            'purple' => t('Purple'),
+            'red' => t('Red'),
+            'orange' => t('Orange'),
+            'grey' => t('Grey'),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Model/DateParser.php b/app/Model/DateParser.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b051fb6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Model/DateParser.php
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Model;
+
+use DateTime;
+
+/**
+ * Date parser model
+ *
+ * @package  model
+ * @author   Frederic Guillot
+ */
+class DateParser extends Base
+{
+    /**
+     * Return a timestamp if the given date format is correct otherwise return 0
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  string   $value  Date to parse
+     * @param  string   $format Date format
+     * @return integer
+     */
+    public function getValidDate($value, $format)
+    {
+        $date = DateTime::createFromFormat($format, $value);
+
+        if ($date !== false) {
+            $errors = DateTime::getLastErrors();
+            if ($errors['error_count'] === 0 && $errors['warning_count'] === 0) {
+                $timestamp = $date->getTimestamp();
+                return $timestamp > 0 ? $timestamp : 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse a date ad return a unix timestamp, try different date formats
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  string   $value   Date to parse
+     * @return integer
+     */
+    public function getTimestamp($value)
+    {
+        foreach ($this->getDateFormats() as $format) {
+
+            $timestamp = $this->getValidDate($value, $format);
+
+            if ($timestamp !== 0) {
+                return $timestamp;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the list of supported date formats
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getDateFormats()
+    {
+        return array(
+            t('m/d/Y'),
+            'Y-m-d',
+            'Y_m_d',
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * For a given timestamp, reset the date to midnight
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  integer    $timestamp    Timestamp
+     * @return integer
+     */
+    public function resetDateToMidnight($timestamp)
+    {
+        return mktime(0, 0, 0, date('m', $timestamp), date('d', $timestamp), date('Y', $timestamp));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Model/Task.php b/app/Model/Task.php
index 84310d3c..eacf0b5b 100644
--- a/app/Model/Task.php
+++ b/app/Model/Task.php
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Model;
 
-use SimpleValidator\Validator;
-use SimpleValidator\Validators;
-use DateTime;
 use PDO;
 
 /**
@@ -44,24 +41,7 @@ class Task extends Base
     const EVENT_CREATE_UPDATE   = 'task.create_update';
     const EVENT_ASSIGNEE_CHANGE = 'task.assignee_change';
 
-    /**
-     * Get available colors
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function getColors()
-    {
-        return array(
-            'yellow' => t('Yellow'),
-            'blue' => t('Blue'),
-            'green' => t('Green'),
-            'purple' => t('Purple'),
-            'red' => t('Red'),
-            'orange' => t('Orange'),
-            'grey' => t('Grey'),
-        );
-    }
+
 
     /**
      * Get a list of due tasks for all projects
@@ -372,7 +352,7 @@ class Task extends Base
         }
 
         if (! empty($values['date_due']) && ! is_numeric($values['date_due'])) {
-            $values['date_due'] = $this->parseDate($values['date_due']);
+            $values['date_due'] = $this->dateParser->getTimestamp($values['date_due']);
         }
 
         // Force integer fields at 0 (for Postgresql)
@@ -408,7 +388,7 @@ class Task extends Base
         }
 
         if (empty($values['color_id'])) {
-            $colors = $this->getColors();
+            $colors = $this->color->getList();
             $values['color_id'] = key($colors);
         }
 
@@ -708,326 +688,4 @@ class Task extends Base
 
         return false;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Common validation rules
-     *
-     * @access private
-     * @return array
-     */
-    private function commonValidationRules()
-    {
-        return array(
-            new Validators\Integer('id', t('This value must be an integer')),
-            new Validators\Integer('project_id', t('This value must be an integer')),
-            new Validators\Integer('column_id', t('This value must be an integer')),
-            new Validators\Integer('owner_id', t('This value must be an integer')),
-            new Validators\Integer('creator_id', t('This value must be an integer')),
-            new Validators\Integer('score', t('This value must be an integer')),
-            new Validators\Integer('category_id', t('This value must be an integer')),
-            new Validators\MaxLength('title', t('The maximum length is %d characters', 200), 200),
-            new Validators\Date('date_due', t('Invalid date'), $this->getDateFormats()),
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Validate task creation
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param  array    $values           Form values
-     * @return array    $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
-     */
-    public function validateCreation(array $values)
-    {
-        $rules = array(
-            new Validators\Required('project_id', t('The project is required')),
-            new Validators\Required('title', t('The title is required')),
-        );
-
-        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
-
-        return array(
-            $v->execute(),
-            $v->getErrors()
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Validate description creation
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param  array   $values           Form values
-     * @return array   $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
-     */
-    public function validateDescriptionCreation(array $values)
-    {
-        $rules = array(
-            new Validators\Required('id', t('The id is required')),
-            new Validators\Required('description', t('The description is required')),
-        );
-
-        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
-
-        return array(
-            $v->execute(),
-            $v->getErrors()
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Validate task modification
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param  array   $values           Form values
-     * @return array   $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
-     */
-    public function validateModification(array $values)
-    {
-        $rules = array(
-            new Validators\Required('id', t('The id is required')),
-        );
-
-        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
-
-        return array(
-            $v->execute(),
-            $v->getErrors()
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Validate assignee change
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param  array   $values           Form values
-     * @return array   $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
-     */
-    public function validateAssigneeModification(array $values)
-    {
-        $rules = array(
-            new Validators\Required('id', t('The id is required')),
-            new Validators\Required('project_id', t('The project is required')),
-            new Validators\Required('owner_id', t('This value is required')),
-        );
-
-        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
-
-        return array(
-            $v->execute(),
-            $v->getErrors()
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Validate category change
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param  array   $values           Form values
-     * @return array   $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
-     */
-    public function validateCategoryModification(array $values)
-    {
-        $rules = array(
-            new Validators\Required('id', t('The id is required')),
-            new Validators\Required('project_id', t('The project is required')),
-            new Validators\Required('category_id', t('This value is required')),
-
-        );
-
-        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
-
-        return array(
-            $v->execute(),
-            $v->getErrors()
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Validate project modification
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param  array   $values           Form values
-     * @return array   $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
-     */
-    public function validateProjectModification(array $values)
-    {
-        $rules = array(
-            new Validators\Required('id', t('The id is required')),
-            new Validators\Required('project_id', t('The project is required')),
-        );
-
-        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
-
-        return array(
-            $v->execute(),
-            $v->getErrors()
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return a timestamp if the given date format is correct otherwise return 0
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param  string   $value  Date to parse
-     * @param  string   $format Date format
-     * @return integer
-     */
-    public function getValidDate($value, $format)
-    {
-        $date = DateTime::createFromFormat($format, $value);
-
-        if ($date !== false) {
-            $errors = DateTime::getLastErrors();
-            if ($errors['error_count'] === 0 && $errors['warning_count'] === 0) {
-                $timestamp = $date->getTimestamp();
-                return $timestamp > 0 ? $timestamp : 0;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Parse a date ad return a unix timestamp, try different date formats
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param  string   $value   Date to parse
-     * @return integer
-     */
-    public function parseDate($value)
-    {
-        foreach ($this->getDateFormats() as $format) {
-
-            $timestamp = $this->getValidDate($value, $format);
-
-            if ($timestamp !== 0) {
-                return $timestamp;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the list of supported date formats
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function getDateFormats()
-    {
-        return array(
-            t('m/d/Y'),
-            'Y-m-d',
-            'Y_m_d',
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * For a given timestamp, reset the date to midnight
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param  integer    $timestamp    Timestamp
-     * @return integer
-     */
-    public function resetDateToMidnight($timestamp)
-    {
-        return mktime(0, 0, 0, date('m', $timestamp), date('d', $timestamp), date('Y', $timestamp));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Export a list of tasks for a given project and date range
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param  integer    $project_id      Project id
-     * @param  mixed      $from            Start date (timestamp or user formatted date)
-     * @param  mixed      $to              End date (timestamp or user formatted date)
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function export($project_id, $from, $to)
-    {
-        $sql = '
-            SELECT
-            tasks.id,
-            projects.name AS project_name,
-            tasks.is_active,
-            project_has_categories.name AS category_name,
-            columns.title AS column_title,
-            tasks.position,
-            tasks.color_id,
-            tasks.date_due,
-            creators.username AS creator_username,
-            users.username AS assignee_username,
-            tasks.score,
-            tasks.title,
-            tasks.date_creation,
-            tasks.date_modification,
-            tasks.date_completed
-            FROM tasks
-            LEFT JOIN users ON users.id = tasks.owner_id
-            LEFT JOIN users AS creators ON creators.id = tasks.creator_id
-            LEFT JOIN project_has_categories ON project_has_categories.id = tasks.category_id
-            LEFT JOIN columns ON columns.id = tasks.column_id
-            LEFT JOIN projects ON projects.id = tasks.project_id
-            WHERE tasks.date_creation >= ? AND tasks.date_creation <= ? AND tasks.project_id = ?
-        ';
-
-        if (! is_numeric($from)) {
-            $from = $this->resetDateToMidnight($this->parseDate($from));
-        }
-
-        if (! is_numeric($to)) {
-            $to = $this->resetDateToMidnight(strtotime('+1 day', $this->parseDate($to)));
-        }
-
-        $rq = $this->db->execute($sql, array($from, $to, $project_id));
-        $tasks = $rq->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
-
-        $columns = array(
-            e('Task Id'),
-            e('Project'),
-            e('Status'),
-            e('Category'),
-            e('Column'),
-            e('Position'),
-            e('Color'),
-            e('Due date'),
-            e('Creator'),
-            e('Assignee'),
-            e('Complexity'),
-            e('Title'),
-            e('Creation date'),
-            e('Modification date'),
-            e('Completion date'),
-        );
-
-        $results = array($columns);
-
-        foreach ($tasks as &$task) {
-            $results[] = array_values($this->formatOutput($task));
-        }
-
-        return $results;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Format the output of a task array
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param  array     $task    Task properties
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function formatOutput(array &$task)
-    {
-        $colors = $this->getColors();
-        $task['score'] = $task['score'] ?: '';
-        $task['is_active'] = $task['is_active'] == self::STATUS_OPEN ? e('Open') : e('Closed');
-        $task['color_id'] = $colors[$task['color_id']];
-        $task['date_creation'] = date('Y-m-d', $task['date_creation']);
-        $task['date_due'] = $task['date_due'] ? date('Y-m-d', $task['date_due']) : '';
-        $task['date_modification'] = $task['date_modification'] ? date('Y-m-d', $task['date_modification']) : '';
-        $task['date_completed'] = $task['date_completed'] ? date('Y-m-d', $task['date_completed']) : '';
-
-        return $task;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Model/TaskExport.php b/app/Model/TaskExport.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..815f5997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Model/TaskExport.php
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Model;
+
+use PDO;
+
+/**
+ * Task Export model
+ *
+ * @package  model
+ * @author   Frederic Guillot
+ */
+class TaskExport extends Base
+{
+    /**
+     * Fetch tasks and return the prepared CSV
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  integer    $project_id      Project id
+     * @param  mixed      $from            Start date (timestamp or user formatted date)
+     * @param  mixed      $to              End date (timestamp or user formatted date)
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function export($project_id, $from, $to)
+    {
+        $tasks = $this->getTasks($project_id, $from, $to);
+        $results = array($this->getColumns());
+
+        foreach ($tasks as &$task) {
+            $results[] = array_values($this->formatOutput($task));
+        }
+
+        return $results;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the list of tasks for a given project and date range
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  integer    $project_id      Project id
+     * @param  mixed      $from            Start date (timestamp or user formatted date)
+     * @param  mixed      $to              End date (timestamp or user formatted date)
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getTasks($project_id, $from, $to)
+    {
+        $sql = '
+            SELECT
+            tasks.id,
+            projects.name AS project_name,
+            tasks.is_active,
+            project_has_categories.name AS category_name,
+            columns.title AS column_title,
+            tasks.position,
+            tasks.color_id,
+            tasks.date_due,
+            creators.username AS creator_username,
+            users.username AS assignee_username,
+            tasks.score,
+            tasks.title,
+            tasks.date_creation,
+            tasks.date_modification,
+            tasks.date_completed
+            FROM tasks
+            LEFT JOIN users ON users.id = tasks.owner_id
+            LEFT JOIN users AS creators ON creators.id = tasks.creator_id
+            LEFT JOIN project_has_categories ON project_has_categories.id = tasks.category_id
+            LEFT JOIN columns ON columns.id = tasks.column_id
+            LEFT JOIN projects ON projects.id = tasks.project_id
+            WHERE tasks.date_creation >= ? AND tasks.date_creation <= ? AND tasks.project_id = ?
+        ';
+
+        if (! is_numeric($from)) {
+            $from = $this->dateParser->resetDateToMidnight($this->dateParser->getTimestamp($from));
+        }
+
+        if (! is_numeric($to)) {
+            $to = $this->dateParser->resetDateToMidnight(strtotime('+1 day', $this->dateParser->getTimestamp($to)));
+        }
+
+        $rq = $this->db->execute($sql, array($from, $to, $project_id));
+        return $rq->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Format the output of a task array
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  array     $task    Task properties
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function formatOutput(array &$task)
+    {
+        $colors = $this->color->getList();
+        $task['score'] = $task['score'] ?: '';
+        $task['is_active'] = $task['is_active'] == Task::STATUS_OPEN ? e('Open') : e('Closed');
+        $task['color_id'] = $colors[$task['color_id']];
+        $task['date_creation'] = date('Y-m-d', $task['date_creation']);
+        $task['date_due'] = $task['date_due'] ? date('Y-m-d', $task['date_due']) : '';
+        $task['date_modification'] = $task['date_modification'] ? date('Y-m-d', $task['date_modification']) : '';
+        $task['date_completed'] = $task['date_completed'] ? date('Y-m-d', $task['date_completed']) : '';
+
+        return $task;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get column titles
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getColumns()
+    {
+        return array(
+            e('Task Id'),
+            e('Project'),
+            e('Status'),
+            e('Category'),
+            e('Column'),
+            e('Position'),
+            e('Color'),
+            e('Due date'),
+            e('Creator'),
+            e('Assignee'),
+            e('Complexity'),
+            e('Title'),
+            e('Creation date'),
+            e('Modification date'),
+            e('Completion date'),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Model/TaskValidator.php b/app/Model/TaskValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..461c03d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Model/TaskValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Model;
+
+use SimpleValidator\Validator;
+use SimpleValidator\Validators;
+
+/**
+ * Task validator model
+ *
+ * @package  model
+ * @author   Frederic Guillot
+ */
+class TaskValidator extends Base
+{
+    /**
+     * Common validation rules
+     *
+     * @access private
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function commonValidationRules()
+    {
+        return array(
+            new Validators\Integer('id', t('This value must be an integer')),
+            new Validators\Integer('project_id', t('This value must be an integer')),
+            new Validators\Integer('column_id', t('This value must be an integer')),
+            new Validators\Integer('owner_id', t('This value must be an integer')),
+            new Validators\Integer('creator_id', t('This value must be an integer')),
+            new Validators\Integer('score', t('This value must be an integer')),
+            new Validators\Integer('category_id', t('This value must be an integer')),
+            new Validators\MaxLength('title', t('The maximum length is %d characters', 200), 200),
+            new Validators\Date('date_due', t('Invalid date'), $this->dateParser->getDateFormats()),
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate task creation
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  array    $values           Form values
+     * @return array    $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
+     */
+    public function validateCreation(array $values)
+    {
+        $rules = array(
+            new Validators\Required('project_id', t('The project is required')),
+            new Validators\Required('title', t('The title is required')),
+        );
+
+        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
+
+        return array(
+            $v->execute(),
+            $v->getErrors()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate description creation
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  array   $values           Form values
+     * @return array   $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
+     */
+    public function validateDescriptionCreation(array $values)
+    {
+        $rules = array(
+            new Validators\Required('id', t('The id is required')),
+            new Validators\Required('description', t('The description is required')),
+        );
+
+        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
+
+        return array(
+            $v->execute(),
+            $v->getErrors()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate task modification
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  array   $values           Form values
+     * @return array   $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
+     */
+    public function validateModification(array $values)
+    {
+        $rules = array(
+            new Validators\Required('id', t('The id is required')),
+        );
+
+        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
+
+        return array(
+            $v->execute(),
+            $v->getErrors()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate assignee change
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  array   $values           Form values
+     * @return array   $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
+     */
+    public function validateAssigneeModification(array $values)
+    {
+        $rules = array(
+            new Validators\Required('id', t('The id is required')),
+            new Validators\Required('project_id', t('The project is required')),
+            new Validators\Required('owner_id', t('This value is required')),
+        );
+
+        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
+
+        return array(
+            $v->execute(),
+            $v->getErrors()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate category change
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  array   $values           Form values
+     * @return array   $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
+     */
+    public function validateCategoryModification(array $values)
+    {
+        $rules = array(
+            new Validators\Required('id', t('The id is required')),
+            new Validators\Required('project_id', t('The project is required')),
+            new Validators\Required('category_id', t('This value is required')),
+
+        );
+
+        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
+
+        return array(
+            $v->execute(),
+            $v->getErrors()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate project modification
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  array   $values           Form values
+     * @return array   $valid, $errors   [0] = Success or not, [1] = List of errors
+     */
+    public function validateProjectModification(array $values)
+    {
+        $rules = array(
+            new Validators\Required('id', t('The id is required')),
+            new Validators\Required('project_id', t('The project is required')),
+        );
+
+        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
+
+        return array(
+            $v->execute(),
+            $v->getErrors()
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jsonrpc.php b/jsonrpc.php
index 1f3cf650..a9c44747 100644
--- a/jsonrpc.php
+++ b/jsonrpc.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Core\Translator;
 use JsonRPC\Server;
 use Model\Project;
 use Model\Task;
+use Model\TaskValidator;
 use Model\User;
 use Model\Config;
 use Model\Category;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ use Model\Notification;
 $config = new Config($registry);
 $project = new Project($registry);
 $task = new Task($registry);
+$taskValidator = new TaskValidator($registry);
 $user = new User($registry);
 $category = new Category($registry);
 $comment = new Comment($registry);
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ $server->register('allowUser', function($project_id, $user_id) use ($project) {
 /**
  * Task procedures
  */
-$server->register('createTask', function($title, $project_id, $color_id = '', $column_id = 0, $owner_id = 0, $creator_id = 0, $date_due = '', $description = '', $category_id = 0, $score = 0) use ($task) {
+$server->register('createTask', function($title, $project_id, $color_id = '', $column_id = 0, $owner_id = 0, $creator_id = 0, $date_due = '', $description = '', $category_id = 0, $score = 0) use ($task, $taskValidator) {
 
     $values = array(
         'title' => $title,
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ $server->register('createTask', function($title, $project_id, $color_id = '', $c
         'score' => $score,
     );
 
-    list($valid,) = $task->validateCreation($values);
+    list($valid,) = $taskValidator->validateCreation($values);
     return $valid && $task->create($values) !== false;
 });
 
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ $server->register('getAllTasks', function($project_id, $status) use ($task) {
     return $task->getAll($project_id, $status);
 });
 
-$server->register('updateTask', function($id, $title = null, $project_id = null, $color_id = null, $column_id = null, $owner_id = null, $creator_id = null, $date_due = null, $description = null, $category_id = null, $score = null) use ($task) {
+$server->register('updateTask', function($id, $title = null, $project_id = null, $color_id = null, $column_id = null, $owner_id = null, $creator_id = null, $date_due = null, $description = null, $category_id = null, $score = null) use ($task, $taskValidator) {
 
     $values = array(
         'id' => $id,
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ $server->register('updateTask', function($id, $title = null, $project_id = null,
         }
     }
 
-    list($valid) = $task->validateModification($values);
+    list($valid) = $taskValidator->validateModification($values);
     return $valid && $task->update($values);
 });
 
diff --git a/kanboard b/kanboard
index 2c3ee7a9..d9c932f2 100755
--- a/kanboard
+++ b/kanboard
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Core\Tool;
 use Core\Translator;
 use Model\Config;
 use Model\Task;
+use Model\TaskExport;
 use Model\Notification;
 
 $config = new Config($registry);
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ $cli->register('export-csv', function() use ($cli, $registry) {
     $start_date = $GLOBALS['argv'][3];
     $end_date = $GLOBALS['argv'][4];
 
-    $taskModel = new Task($registry);
-    $data = $taskModel->export($project_id, $start_date, $end_date);
+    $taskExport = new TaskExport($registry);
+    $data = $taskExport->export($project_id, $start_date, $end_date);
 
     if (is_array($data)) {
         Tool::csv($data);
diff --git a/tests/units/DateParserTest.php b/tests/units/DateParserTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68addf3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/units/DateParserTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/Base.php';
+
+use Model\DateParser;
+
+class DateParserTest extends Base
+{
+    public function testValidDate()
+    {
+        $d = new DateParser($this->registry);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $d->getValidDate('2014-03-05', 'Y-m-d')));
+        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $d->getValidDate('2014_03_05', 'Y_m_d')));
+        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $d->getValidDate('05/03/2014', 'd/m/Y')));
+        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $d->getValidDate('03/05/2014', 'm/d/Y')));
+        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $d->getValidDate('3/5/2014', 'm/d/Y')));
+        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $d->getValidDate('5/3/2014', 'd/m/Y')));
+        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $d->getValidDate('5/3/14', 'd/m/y')));
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $d->getValidDate('5/3/14', 'd/m/Y'));
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $d->getValidDate('5-3-2014', 'd/m/Y'));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetTimestamp()
+    {
+        $d = new DateParser($this->registry);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $d->getTimestamp('2014-03-05')));
+        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $d->getTimestamp('2014_03_05')));
+        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $d->getTimestamp('03/05/2014')));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/units/TaskExportTest.php b/tests/units/TaskExportTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad0bbdc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/units/TaskExportTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/Base.php';
+
+use Model\Task;
+use Model\TaskExport;
+use Model\Project;
+use Model\Category;
+use Model\User;
+
+class TaskExportTest extends Base
+{
+    public function testExport()
+    {
+        $t = new Task($this->registry);
+        $p = new Project($this->registry);
+        $c = new Category($this->registry);
+        $e = new TaskExport($this->registry);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $p->create(array('name' => 'Export Project')));
+        $this->assertNotFalse($c->create(array('name' => 'Category #1', 'project_id' => 1)));
+        $this->assertNotFalse($c->create(array('name' => 'Category #2', 'project_id' => 1)));
+        $this->assertNotFalse($c->create(array('name' => 'Category #3', 'project_id' => 1)));
+
+        for ($i = 1; $i <= 100; $i++) {
+
+            $task = array(
+                'title' => 'Task #'.$i,
+                'project_id' => 1,
+                'column_id' => rand(1, 3),
+                'creator_id' => rand(0, 1),
+                'owner_id' => rand(0, 1),
+                'color_id' => rand(0, 1) === 0 ? 'green' : 'purple',
+                'category_id' => rand(0, 3),
+                'date_due' => array_rand(array(0, date('Y-m-d'), date('Y-m-d', strtotime('+'.$i.'day')))),
+                'score' => rand(0, 21)
+            );
+
+            $this->assertEquals($i, $t->create($task));
+        }
+
+        $rows = $e->export(1, strtotime('-1 day'), strtotime('+1 day'));
+        $this->assertEquals($i, count($rows));
+        $this->assertEquals('Task Id', $rows[0][0]);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $rows[1][0]);
+        $this->assertEquals('Task #'.($i - 1), $rows[$i - 1][11]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/units/TaskTest.php b/tests/units/TaskTest.php
index ad9f4cb8..b5ba6c18 100644
--- a/tests/units/TaskTest.php
+++ b/tests/units/TaskTest.php
@@ -395,41 +395,6 @@ class TaskTest extends Base
         $this->assertEquals($task_per_column + 1, $t->countByColumnId(1, 4));
     }
 
-    public function testExport()
-    {
-        $t = new Task($this->registry);
-        $p = new Project($this->registry);
-        $c = new Category($this->registry);
-
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $p->create(array('name' => 'Export Project')));
-        $this->assertNotFalse($c->create(array('name' => 'Category #1', 'project_id' => 1)));
-        $this->assertNotFalse($c->create(array('name' => 'Category #2', 'project_id' => 1)));
-        $this->assertNotFalse($c->create(array('name' => 'Category #3', 'project_id' => 1)));
-
-        for ($i = 1; $i <= 100; $i++) {
-
-            $task = array(
-                'title' => 'Task #'.$i,
-                'project_id' => 1,
-                'column_id' => rand(1, 3),
-                'creator_id' => rand(0, 1),
-                'owner_id' => rand(0, 1),
-                'color_id' => rand(0, 1) === 0 ? 'green' : 'purple',
-                'category_id' => rand(0, 3),
-                'date_due' => array_rand(array(0, date('Y-m-d'), date('Y-m-d', strtotime('+'.$i.'day')))),
-                'score' => rand(0, 21)
-            );
-
-            $this->assertEquals($i, $t->create($task));
-        }
-
-        $rows = $t->export(1, strtotime('-1 day'), strtotime('+1 day'));
-        $this->assertEquals($i, count($rows));
-        $this->assertEquals('Task Id', $rows[0][0]);
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $rows[1][0]);
-        $this->assertEquals('Task #'.($i - 1), $rows[$i - 1][11]);
-    }
-
     public function testFilter()
     {
         $t = new Task($this->registry);
@@ -499,25 +464,6 @@ class TaskTest extends Base
         $this->assertEquals(0, count($tasks));
     }
 
-    public function testDateFormat()
-    {
-        $t = new Task($this->registry);
-
-        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $t->getValidDate('2014-03-05', 'Y-m-d')));
-        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $t->getValidDate('2014_03_05', 'Y_m_d')));
-        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $t->getValidDate('05/03/2014', 'd/m/Y')));
-        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $t->getValidDate('03/05/2014', 'm/d/Y')));
-        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $t->getValidDate('3/5/2014', 'm/d/Y')));
-        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $t->getValidDate('5/3/2014', 'd/m/Y')));
-        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $t->getValidDate('5/3/14', 'd/m/y')));
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $t->getValidDate('5/3/14', 'd/m/Y'));
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $t->getValidDate('5-3-2014', 'd/m/Y'));
-
-        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $t->parseDate('2014-03-05')));
-        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $t->parseDate('2014_03_05')));
-        $this->assertEquals('2014-03-05', date('Y-m-d', $t->parseDate('03/05/2014')));
-    }
-
     public function testDuplicateToTheSameProject()
     {
         $t = new Task($this->registry);