chronic 0.2.2 → 0.3.0

data/test/test_parsing.rb

@@ -1,592 +1,710 @@
-require 'chronic'
-require 'test/unit'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[helper])
 
 class TestParsing < Test::Unit::TestCase
   # Wed Aug 16 14:00:00 UTC 2006
   TIME_2006_08_16_14_00_00 = Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 14, 0, 0, 0)
-  
+
   def setup
     @time_2006_08_16_14_00_00 = TIME_2006_08_16_14_00_00
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_guess_dates
     # rm_sd
 
     time = parse_now("may 27")
     assert_equal Time.local(2007, 5, 27, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("may 28", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 5, 28, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("may 28 5pm", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 5, 28, 17), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("may 28 at 5pm", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 5, 28, 17), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("may 28 at 5:32.19pm", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 5, 28, 17, 32, 19), time
-    
+
+    # rm_sd_on
+
+    time = parse_now("5pm on may 28")
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 5, 28, 17), time
+
+    time = parse_now("5pm may 28")
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 5, 28, 17), time
+
+    time = parse_now("5 on may 28", :ambiguous_time_range => :none)
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 5, 28, 05), time
+
     # rm_od
-    
+
     time = parse_now("may 27th")
     assert_equal Time.local(2007, 5, 27, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("may 27th", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 5, 27, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("may 27th 5:00 pm", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 5, 27, 17), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("may 27th at 5pm", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 5, 27, 17), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("may 27th at 5", :ambiguous_time_range => :none)
     assert_equal Time.local(2007, 5, 27, 5), time
-    
+
+    # rm_od_on
+
+    time = parse_now("5:00 pm may 27th", :context => :past)
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 5, 27, 17), time
+
+    time = parse_now("5pm on may 27th", :context => :past)
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 5, 27, 17), time
+
+    time = parse_now("5 on may 27th", :ambiguous_time_range => :none)
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 5, 27, 5), time
+
     # rm_sy
-    
+
     time = parse_now("June 1979")
     assert_equal Time.local(1979, 6, 16, 0), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("dec 79")
     assert_equal Time.local(1979, 12, 16, 12), time
-    
+
     # rm_sd_sy
-    
+
     time = parse_now("jan 3 2010")
     assert_equal Time.local(2010, 1, 3, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("jan 3 2010 midnight")
     assert_equal Time.local(2010, 1, 4, 0), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("jan 3 2010 at midnight")
     assert_equal Time.local(2010, 1, 4, 0), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("jan 3 2010 at 4", :ambiguous_time_range => :none)
     assert_equal Time.local(2010, 1, 3, 4), time
-    
+
     #time = parse_now("January 12, '00")
     #assert_equal Time.local(2000, 1, 12, 12), time
-    
+
+    time = parse_now("may 27, 1979")
+    assert_equal Time.local(1979, 5, 27, 12), time
+
     time = parse_now("may 27 79")
     assert_equal Time.local(1979, 5, 27, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("may 27 79 4:30")
     assert_equal Time.local(1979, 5, 27, 16, 30), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("may 27 79 at 4:30", :ambiguous_time_range => :none)
     assert_equal Time.local(1979, 5, 27, 4, 30), time
-    
+
     # sd_rm_sy
 
     time = parse_now("3 jan 2010")
     assert_equal Time.local(2010, 1, 3, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("3 jan 2010 4pm")
     assert_equal Time.local(2010, 1, 3, 16), time
-    
+
+    time = parse_now("27 Oct 2006 7:30pm")
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 10, 27, 19, 30), time
+
     # sm_sd_sy
-    
+
     time = parse_now("5/27/1979")
     assert_equal Time.local(1979, 5, 27, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("5/27/1979 4am")
     assert_equal Time.local(1979, 5, 27, 4), time
-    
+
     # sd_sm_sy
-    
+
     time = parse_now("27/5/1979")
     assert_equal Time.local(1979, 5, 27, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("27/5/1979 @ 0700")
     assert_equal Time.local(1979, 5, 27, 7), time
-    
+
     # sm_sy
-    
+
     time = parse_now("05/06")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 5, 16, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("12/06")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 12, 16, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("13/06")
     assert_equal nil, time
-    
+
     # sy_sm_sd
-    
+
     time = parse_now("2000-1-1")
     assert_equal Time.local(2000, 1, 1, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("2006-08-20")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 20, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("2006-08-20 7pm")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 20, 19), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("2006-08-20 03:00")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 20, 3), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("2006-08-20 03:30:30")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 20, 3, 30, 30), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("2006-08-20 15:30:30")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 20, 15, 30, 30), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("2006-08-20 15:30.30")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 20, 15, 30, 30), time
-    
+
     # rdn_rm_rd_rt_rtz_ry
-    
+
     time = parse_now("Mon Apr 02 17:00:00 PDT 2007")
-    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 4, 2, 17), time
-    
+    assert_equal 1175558400, time.to_i
+
     now = Time.now
     time = parse_now(now.to_s)
     assert_equal now.to_s, time.to_s
-    
+
     # rm_sd_rt
-    
+
     #time = parse_now("jan 5 13:00")
     #assert_equal Time.local(2007, 1, 5, 13), time
-    
-    # due to limitations of the Time class, these don't work
-    
+
+    # old dates
+
     time = parse_now("may 40")
-    assert_equal nil, time
-    
+    assert_equal Time.local(40, 5, 16, 12, 0, 0), time
+
     time = parse_now("may 27 40")
-    assert_equal nil, time
-    
+    assert_equal Time.local(40, 5, 27, 12, 0, 0), time
+
     time = parse_now("1800-08-20")
-    assert_equal nil, time
-  end
-  
-  def test_foo
-    Chronic.parse('two months ago this friday')
+    assert_equal Time.local(1800, 8, 20, 12, 0, 0), time
   end
 
   def test_parse_guess_r
     time = parse_now("friday")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 18, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("tue")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 22, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("5")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 17), time
-    
+
     time = Chronic.parse("5", :now => Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 3, 0, 0, 0), :ambiguous_time_range => :none)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 5), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("13:00")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 17, 13), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("13:45")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 17, 13, 45), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("november")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 11, 16), time
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_guess_rr
     time = parse_now("friday 13:00")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 18, 13), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("monday 4:00")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 21, 16), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("sat 4:00", :ambiguous_time_range => :none)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 19, 4), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("sunday 4:20", :ambiguous_time_range => :none)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 20, 4, 20), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("4 pm")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 16), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("4 am", :ambiguous_time_range => :none)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 4), time
-    
+
+    time = parse_now("12 pm")
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 12), time
+
+    time = parse_now("12:01 pm")
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 12, 1), time
+
+    time = parse_now("12:01 am")
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 0, 1), time
+
+    time = parse_now("12 am")
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16), time
+
     time = parse_now("4:00 in the morning")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 4), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("november 4")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 11, 4, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("aug 24")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 24, 12), time
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_guess_rrr
     time = parse_now("friday 1 pm")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 18, 13), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("friday 11 at night")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 18, 23), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("friday 11 in the evening")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 18, 23), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("sunday 6am")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 20, 6), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("friday evening at 7")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 18, 19), time
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_guess_gr
     # year
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this year")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 10, 24, 12, 30), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this year", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 4, 24, 12, 30), time
-    
+
     # month
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this month")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 24, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this month", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 8, 12), time
-    
+
     time = Chronic.parse("next month", :now => Time.local(2006, 11, 15))
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 12, 16, 12), time
-    
+
     # month name
-    
+
     time = parse_now("last november")
     assert_equal Time.local(2005, 11, 16), time
-    
+
     # fortnight
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this fortnight")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 21, 19, 30), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this fortnight", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 14, 19), time
-    
+
     # week
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this week")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 18, 7, 30), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this week", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 14, 19), time
-    
+
     # weekend
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this weekend")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 20), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this weekend", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 13), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("last weekend")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 13), time
-    
+
     # day
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this day")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 19, 30), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this day", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 7), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("today")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 19, 30), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("yesterday")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 15, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("tomorrow")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 17, 12), time
-    
+
     # day name
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this tuesday")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 22, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("next tuesday")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 22, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("last tuesday")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 15, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this wed")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 23, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("next wed")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 23, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("last wed")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 9, 12), time
-    
+
     # day portion
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this morning")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 9), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("tonight")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 22), time
-    
+
     # minute
-    
+
     time = parse_now("next minute")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 14, 1, 30), time
-    
+
     # second
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this second")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 14), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this second", :context => :past)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 14), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("next second")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 14, 0, 1), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("last second")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 13, 59, 59), time
   end
-  
-  def test_parse_guess_grr    
+
+  def test_parse_guess_grr
     time = parse_now("yesterday at 4:00")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 15, 16), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("today at 9:00")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 9), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("today at 2100")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 21), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this day at 0900")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 9), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("tomorrow at 0900")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 17, 9), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("yesterday at 4:00", :ambiguous_time_range => :none)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 15, 4), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("last friday at 4:00")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 11, 16), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("next wed 4:00")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 23, 16), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("yesterday afternoon")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 15, 15), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("last week tuesday")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 8, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("tonight at 7")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 19), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("tonight 7")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 19), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("7 tonight")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 19), time
   end
-    
+
   def test_parse_guess_grrr
     time = parse_now("today at 6:00pm")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 18), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("today at 6:00am")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 6), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("this day 1800")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 18), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("yesterday at 4:00pm")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 15, 16), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("tomorrow evening at 7")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 17, 19), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("tomorrow morning at 5:30")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 17, 5, 30), time
+
+    time = parse_now("next monday at 12:01 am")
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 21, 00, 1), time
+
+    time = parse_now("next monday at 12:01 pm")
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 21, 12, 1), time
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_guess_rgr
     time = parse_now("afternoon yesterday")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 15, 15), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("tuesday last week")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 8, 12), time
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_guess_s_r_p
     # past
-    
+
     time = parse_now("3 years ago")
     assert_equal Time.local(2003, 8, 16, 14), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("1 month ago")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 7, 16, 14), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("1 fortnight ago")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 2, 14), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("2 fortnights ago")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 7, 19, 14), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("3 weeks ago")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 7, 26, 14), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("2 weekends ago")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 5), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("3 days ago")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 13, 14), time
-    
+
     #time = parse_now("1 monday ago")
     #assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 14, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("5 mornings ago")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 12, 9), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("7 hours ago")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 7), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("3 minutes ago")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 13, 57), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("20 seconds before now")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 13, 59, 40), time
 
     # future
-    
+
     time = parse_now("3 years from now")
     assert_equal Time.local(2009, 8, 16, 14, 0, 0), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("6 months hence")
     assert_equal Time.local(2007, 2, 16, 14), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("3 fortnights hence")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 9, 27, 14), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("1 week from now")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 23, 14, 0, 0), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("1 weekend from now")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 19), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("2 weekends from now")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 26), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("1 day hence")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 17, 14), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("5 mornings hence")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 21, 9), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("1 hour from now")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 15), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("20 minutes hence")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 14, 20), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("20 seconds from now")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 14, 0, 20), time
-    
+
     time = Chronic.parse("2 months ago", :now => Time.parse("2007-03-07 23:30"))
     assert_equal Time.local(2007, 1, 7, 23, 30), time
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_guess_p_s_r
     time = parse_now("in 3 hours")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 17), time
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_guess_s_r_p_a
     # past
-    
+
     time = parse_now("3 years ago tomorrow")
     assert_equal Time.local(2003, 8, 17, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("3 years ago this friday")
     assert_equal Time.local(2003, 8, 18, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("3 months ago saturday at 5:00 pm")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 5, 19, 17), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("2 days from this second")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 18, 14), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("7 hours before tomorrow at midnight")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 17, 17), time
-    
+
     # future
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_guess_o_r_s_r
     time = parse_now("3rd wednesday in november")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 11, 15, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("10th wednesday in november")
     assert_equal nil, time
+
+    # time = parse_now("3rd wednesday in 2007")
+    # assert_equal Time.local(2007, 1, 20, 12), time
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_guess_o_r_g_r
     time = parse_now("3rd month next year")
     assert_equal Time.local(2007, 3, 16, 12, 30), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("3rd thursday this september")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 9, 21, 12), time
-    
+
     time = parse_now("4th day last week")
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 9, 12), time
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_guess_nonsense
     time = parse_now("some stupid nonsense")
     assert_equal nil, time
+
+    time = parse_now("Ham Sandwich")
+    assert_equal nil, time
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_span
     span = parse_now("friday", :guess => false)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 18), span.begin
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 19), span.end
-    
+
     span = parse_now("november", :guess => false)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 11), span.begin
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 12), span.end
-    
+
     span = Chronic.parse("weekend" , :now => @time_2006_08_16_14_00_00, :guess => false)
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 19), span.begin
     assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 21), span.end
   end
-  
+
+  def test_parse_with_endian_precedence
+    date = '11/02/2007'
+
+    expect_for_middle_endian = Time.local(2007, 11, 2, 12)
+    expect_for_little_endian = Time.local(2007, 2, 11, 12)
+
+    # default precedence should be toward middle endianness
+    assert_equal expect_for_middle_endian, Chronic.parse(date)
+
+    assert_equal expect_for_middle_endian, Chronic.parse(date, :endian_precedence => [:middle, :little])
+
+    assert_equal expect_for_little_endian, Chronic.parse(date, :endian_precedence => [:little, :middle])
+  end
+
   def test_parse_words
     assert_equal parse_now("33 days from now"), parse_now("thirty-three days from now")
     assert_equal parse_now("2867532 seconds from now"), parse_now("two million eight hundred and sixty seven thousand five hundred and thirty two seconds from now")
     assert_equal parse_now("may 10th"), parse_now("may tenth")
   end
-  
+
   def test_parse_only_complete_pointers
     assert_equal parse_now("eat pasty buns today at 2pm"), @time_2006_08_16_14_00_00
     assert_equal parse_now("futuristically speaking today at 2pm"), @time_2006_08_16_14_00_00
     assert_equal parse_now("meeting today at 2pm"), @time_2006_08_16_14_00_00
   end
-  
+
+  def test_am_pm
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16), parse_now("8/16/2006 at 12am")
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 12), parse_now("8/16/2006 at 12pm")
+  end
+
+  def test_a_p
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 0, 15), parse_now("8/16/2006 at 12:15a")
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 8, 16, 18, 30), parse_now("8/16/2006 at 6:30p")
+  end
+
   def test_argument_validation
     assert_raise(Chronic::InvalidArgumentException) do
       time = Chronic.parse("may 27", :foo => :bar)
     end
-    
+
     assert_raise(Chronic::InvalidArgumentException) do
       time = Chronic.parse("may 27", :context => :bar)
     end
   end
-  
+
+  def test_seasons
+    t = parse_now("this spring", :guess => false)
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 3, 20), t.begin
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 6, 20), t.end
+
+    t = parse_now("this winter", :guess => false)
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 12, 22, 23), t.begin
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 3, 19), t.end
+
+    t = parse_now("last spring", :guess => false)
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 3, 20, 23), t.begin
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 6, 20), t.end
+
+    t = parse_now("last winter", :guess => false)
+    assert_equal Time.local(2005, 12, 22, 23), t.begin
+    assert_equal Time.local(2006, 3, 19, 23), t.end
+
+    t = parse_now("next spring", :guess => false)
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 3, 20), t.begin
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 6, 20), t.end
+  end
+
+  # regression
+
+  # def test_partial
+  #   assert_equal '', parse_now("2 hours")
+  # end
+
+  def test_days_in_november
+    t1 = Chronic.parse('1st thursday in november', :now => Time.local(2007))
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 11, 1, 12), t1
+
+    t1 = Chronic.parse('1st friday in november', :now => Time.local(2007))
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 11, 2, 12), t1
+
+    t1 = Chronic.parse('1st saturday in november', :now => Time.local(2007))
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 11, 3, 12), t1
+
+    t1 = Chronic.parse('1st sunday in november', :now => Time.local(2007))
+    assert_equal Time.local(2007, 11, 4, 11), t1
+
+    # Chronic.debug = true
+    #
+    # t1 = Chronic.parse('1st monday in november', :now => Time.local(2007))
+    # assert_equal Time.local(2007, 11, 5, 11), t1
+  end
+
   private
   def parse_now(string, options={})
     Chronic.parse(string, {:now => TIME_2006_08_16_14_00_00 }.merge(options))
   end
-end
+end