pbyrne-valid-date 1.0.1 → 1.1.0

data/README

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
-Adds String#valid_date? method to add utility to the Rails String#to_date method. Determines whether the string contains a valid date, to check before converting to a date and avoiding an exception.
+Adds String#valid_date? and String#valid_time? methods to add utility to the Rails String#to_date and String#to_time methods. Determines whether the string contains a valid date or time, to check before converting to a date and avoiding an exception.
 
 Examples:
 
-    "2008-01-01".valid_date? #=> true
-    "20080101".valid_date?   #=> true
-    "0000-00-00".valid_date? #=> false
-    "".valid_date?           #=> nil
+    "2008-01-01".valid_date?          #=> true
+    "20080101".valid_date?            #=> true
+    "0000-00-00".valid_date?          #=> false
+    "".valid_date?                    #=> nil
+    
+    "2008-01-01".valid_time?          #=> true
+    "20080101".valid_time?            #=> true
+    "2008-01-01 12:00".valid_time     #=> true
+    "2008-01-01 52:99".valid_time     #=> false
+    "0000-00-00".valid_time?          #=> false
+    "".valid_time?                    #=> nil
+    
     
 
 This gem is released under a broad open-source license. See LICENSE for more details.
-
-# TODO consider switching from manual gemspec to using jeweler (the recommended tool by github to manage the gemspec)

data/lib/valid-date.rb

@@ -22,4 +22,27 @@ class String
     
     result
   end
+  
+  # 
+  # Determines whether the string contains a valid time for use with the Rails String#to_time method.
+  # 
+  #   "2008-01-01".valid_time?          #=> true
+  #   "20080101".valid_time?            #=> true
+  #   "2008-01-01 12:00".valid_time     #=> true
+  #   "2008-01-01 52:99".valid_time     #=> false
+  #   "0000-00-00".valid_time?          #=> false
+  #   "".valid_time?                    #=> nil
+  # 
+  def valid_time?
+    unless self == ''
+      begin
+        date = self.to_time
+        result = true
+      rescue Exception => e
+        result = false
+      end
+    end
+    
+    result
+  end
 end

data/spec/valid-date_spec.rb

@@ -20,4 +20,30 @@ describe String do
       s.valid_date?.should be_nil
     end
   end
+  
+  context "knowing whether it contains a valid time" do
+    it "returns true when contains a valid time" do
+      s = "2008-10-25"
+      t = "2008-10-25 12:35"
+      u = "2008-10-25 12:35:40"
+      
+      s.valid_time?.should be_true
+      t.valid_time?.should be_true
+      u.valid_time?.should be_true
+    end
+    
+    it "returns false when contains an invalid time" do
+      s = "0000-00-00"
+      t = "2008-10-25 36:99"
+      
+      s.valid_time?.should be_false
+      t.valid_time?.should be_false
+    end
+    
+    it "returns nil when is empty" do
+      s = ""
+      
+      s.valid_time?.should be_nil
+    end
+  end
 end

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: pbyrne-valid-date
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: 1.0.1
+  version: 1.1.0
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - Patrick Byrne
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ files:
 - README
 has_rdoc: true
 homepage: http://github.com/pbyrne/valid-date/
+licenses: 
 post_install_message: 
 rdoc_options: []
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
 requirements: []
 
 rubyforge_project: 
-rubygems_version: 1.2.0
+rubygems_version: 1.3.5
 signing_key: 
 specification_version: 2
 summary: Adds String#valid_date? method to add utility to the Rails String#to_date method. Determines whether the string contains a valid date, to check before converting to a date and avoiding an exception.