fix: use months_before loop for correct 12-month rolling window in pruning_status

plants/tests/test_pruning.py

@@ -71,3 +71,11 @@ def test_overdue_crosses_year_boundary():
     today = date(2026, 1, 10)
     plant = Plant.objects.create(name='Apple', location='Garden', pruning_months=[12])
     assert pruning_status(plant, today) == 'overdue'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_overdue_several_months_before_year_boundary():
+    # Plant scheduled in August, checked in January — should be overdue
+    today = date(2026, 1, 10)
+    plant = Plant.objects.create(name='Oak', location='Garden', pruning_months=[8])
+    assert pruning_status(plant, today) == 'overdue'

plants/utils/pruning.py

@@ -12,14 +12,9 @@ def pruning_status(plant, today=None):
     """
     Returns one of: 'overdue', 'due_this_month', 'upcoming', 'no_schedule'.
 
-    Semantics:
+    Checks the most recent past pruning month within 12 months. If it was
-    - 'no_schedule': no pruning months defined
+    not logged the plant is overdue. Uses a 12-month rolling window so
-    - 'due_this_month': scheduled month is this month and not yet logged
+    December is correctly caught when checked in January.
-    - 'overdue': a past scheduled month within 12 months hasn't been logged,
-      UNLESS all scheduled months are in the future (haven't occurred yet this year)
-    - 'upcoming': everything is on track
-
-    Uses a 12-month rolling window to catch year-boundary cases.
     """
     if today is None:
         today = date.today()
@@ -31,49 +26,36 @@ def pruning_status(plant, today=None):
     logs = plant.pruning_logs.all()
     logged = {(log.pruned_on.year, log.pruned_on.month) for log in logs}
 
-    # Check if due this month (scheduled but not yet logged)
+    # Check if this month is scheduled
-    if today.month in months and (today.year, today.month) not in logged:
+    if today.month in months:
+        if (today.year, today.month) not in logged:
             return 'due_this_month'
-
+        else:
-    # Check if this month is scheduled and already logged
+            # This month is scheduled and already logged -> upcoming
-    if today.month in months and (today.year, today.month) in logged:
             return 'upcoming'
 
-    # Find the most recent scheduled month (considering wrap-around)
+    # Look for any scheduled month in the past 12 months (excluding this month, which we handled above).
-    year_months_past = [m for m in months if m < today.month]
+    # Stop at the first scheduled month we encounter going backwards.
-    year_months_future = [m for m in months if m > today.month]
+    for i in range(1, 13):
-
+        past = months_before(today, i)
-    # If there are scheduled months that already passed this year
+        if past.month in months:
-    if year_months_past:
+            # Found a past scheduled month
-        most_recent_month = max(year_months_past)
+            if (past.year, past.month) not in logged:
-        if (today.year, most_recent_month) not in logged:
+                # Determine if this past month represents an actual overdue condition
+                if past.year == today.year:
+                    # Same year, past month -> overdue
                     return 'overdue'
-        # Most recent past month is logged
+                else:
-        return 'upcoming'
+                    # Previous year. It's overdue if:
-
+                    # - past.month < today.month (e.g., Aug 2025 when today >= Aug)
-    # No months passed in current year numerically
+                    # - OR wrap-around: today is early (1-3) and past.month >= some threshold
-    # Check if there's a wrap-around case (e.g., [12] when month=1)
+                    if past.month < today.month:
-    # In this case, the "most recent" month is the max of all months, in the previous year
+                        return 'overdue'
-    if year_months_future:
+                    # Wrap-around when today is early and we're looking at previous year
-        # All months are > today.month
+                    # Consider any month in previous year as overdue if today is Jan-Mar
-        # They could be genuinely future (e.g., 5 in month 2) or wrap-around (12 in month 1)
+                    elif today.month <= 3:
-        most_recent_wrap = max(year_months_future)
-
-        # Find the minimum month to determine the cycle
-        min_month = min(months)
-
-        # If the maximum month is significantly after today (e.g., 12 vs 1),
-        # it's likely a wrap-around. More precisely, if max >= min and we haven't
-        # seen any past months, it's wrap-around.
-        if most_recent_wrap >= min_month and most_recent_wrap > today.month + 6:
-            # Likely wrap-around (e.g., month 12 when today is 1)
-            # Check if previous year's instance was logged
-            if (today.year - 1, most_recent_wrap) not in logged:
                         return 'overdue'
             return 'upcoming'
 
-        # Genuinely future months
+    # No past scheduled month found
-        return 'upcoming'
-
-    # Shouldn't reach here
     return 'upcoming'