Finished the test with Ruby.

award.rb

@@ -1 +1,58 @@
-Award = Struct.new(:name, :expires_in, :quality)
+class Award
+
+  attr_accessor :name, :expires_in, :quality
+  # Constructor
+  def initialize(name, expires_in, quality)
+    @name = name
+    @expires_in = expires_in
+    @quality = quality
+  end
+
+  #Update quality and expiration date method
+  def update_quality
+
+    # Checks if expired proc
+    is_expired = Proc.new { |date| date <= 0}
+
+    # Calculate how many points the award will gain/lose based on a reducer variable
+    reducer = case @name
+    when 'Blue Compare' then blue_compare_calculator(@expires_in, @quality)
+    else reductor_calculator(@name, is_expired.call(@expires_in))
+    end
+
+    # Check that it's not going over 50 or under 0
+    @quality += reducer if @quality > 0 and @quality < 50
+
+    # Patches the quality for edge cases.
+    (@quality > 50 && name != 'Blue Distinction Plus') ? @quality = 50 : @quality
+
+    # Does not change expiration date if it is Blue Disctintion Plus
+    @expires_in -= 1 unless name == 'Blue Distinction Plus'
+
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  # Calculate the amount of points an award will gain/lose method
+  def reductor_calculator (name, expired)
+    reductor = case name
+    when 'Blue Distinction Plus' then return reductor = 0
+    when 'Blue First' then 1
+    when 'Blue Star' then -2
+    when 'NORMAL ITEM' then -1
+    end
+    (expired == true) ? reductor * 2 : reductor
+  end
+
+  # Calculate the amount of points Blue Compare would gain/lose method
+  def blue_compare_calculator (expires, quality)
+    case expires
+    when 11..Float::INFINITY then 1
+    when 6..10 then 2
+    when 1..5 then 3
+    when -Float::INFINITY..0 then -quality
+    end
+  end
+
+    # This is the end; my only friend.
+end

update_quality.rb

@@ -1,49 +1,9 @@
 require 'award'
 
 def update_quality(awards)
+
   awards.each do |award|
-    if award.name != 'Blue First' && award.name != 'Blue Compare'
-      if award.quality > 0
-        if award.name != 'Blue Distinction Plus'
-          award.quality -= 1
-        end
-      end
-    else
-      if award.quality < 50
-        award.quality += 1
-        if award.name == 'Blue Compare'
-          if award.expires_in < 11
-            if award.quality < 50
-              award.quality += 1
-            end
-          end
-          if award.expires_in < 6
-            if award.quality < 50
-              award.quality += 1
-            end
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-    if award.name != 'Blue Distinction Plus'
-      award.expires_in -= 1
-    end
-    if award.expires_in < 0
-      if award.name != 'Blue First'
-        if award.name != 'Blue Compare'
-          if award.quality > 0
-            if award.name != 'Blue Distinction Plus'
-              award.quality -= 1
-            end
-          end
-        else
-          award.quality = award.quality - award.quality
-        end
-      else
-        if award.quality < 50
-          award.quality += 1
-        end
-      end
-    end
+
+    award.update_quality
   end
-end
+end

update_quality_spec.rb

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
       end
 
       context 'given a Blue Star award' do
-        before { pending }
+     #   before { pending }
         let(:name) { 'Blue Star' }
         before { award.expires_in.should == initial_expires_in-1 }