class Jekyll::Publisher

def can_be_published?(thing)
  thing.data.fetch("published", true) || @site.unpublished
end

def hidden_in_the_future?(thing)
  thing.respond_to?(:date) && !@site.future && thing.date.to_i > @site.time.to_i
end

def initialize(site)
  @site = site
end

def publish?(thing)
  can_be_published?(thing) && !hidden_in_the_future?(thing)
end