date_formatter 0.0.1

data/lib/date_formatter.rb

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+module DateFormatter
+
+  FORMATTED_METHOD = /^formatted_(.+)$/
+
+  # ensure that respond_to? returns true if passed a valid formatted_method_name
+  def respond_to? method_name, some_random_argument = nil
+    return true if valid_formatted_method_name? method_name
+    super
+  end
+
+  # call strftime on the given date, with this class's strftime_date_string
+  def format_date value
+    value.strftime strftime_date_string
+  end
+
+  # generic date formatter
+  # called like formatted_method_name
+  # if your class responds to method_name, call format_date with it
+  def method_missing method_name, *args
+    if name = valid_formatted_method_name?(method_name)
+      value = send name
+      return format_date value
+    else
+      super
+    end
+  end
+
+  # set a default value for strftime_date_string
+  # override this method in your class to customize the date format
+  def strftime_date_string
+    '%m/%d/%Y'
+  end
+
+private
+
+  def valid_formatted_method_name? method
+    return $1 if method.to_s =~ DateFormatter::FORMATTED_METHOD and respond_to?($1)
+  end
+
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: date_formatter
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  hash: 29
+  prerelease: false
+  segments: 
+  - 0
+  - 0
+  - 1
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Dev Fu!
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-07-28 00:00:00 -07:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Format dates with a common format. Useful for making views and specs more readable.
+email: info@devfu.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/date_formatter.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: http://github.com/devfu/date_formatter
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      hash: 3
+      segments: 
+      - 0
+      version: "0"
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      hash: 3
+      segments: 
+      - 0
+      version: "0"
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.3.7
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Simple date formatter using method_missing
+test_files: []
+