smarter_dates 0.2.9 → 0.2.13
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- data/.rspec +2 -0
- data/Gemfile +12 -1
- data/config/locales/en.yml +32 -0
- data/lib/generators/smarter_dates/install_generator.rb +2 -0
- data/lib/smarter_dates.rb +6 -1
- data/lib/smarter_dates/chronic_parsable_validator.rb +2 -6
- data/lib/smarter_dates/chronic_strings.rb +63 -0
- data/lib/smarter_dates/engine.rb +5 -0
- data/lib/smarter_dates/parser.rb +93 -34
- data/lib/smarter_dates/version.rb +1 -1
- data/smarter_dates.gemspec +38 -16
- data/spec/dummy/.gitignore +2 -0
- data/spec/dummy/.rspec +1 -0
- data/spec/dummy/README.rdoc +261 -0
- data/spec/dummy/Rakefile +7 -0
- data/spec/dummy/app/assets/javascripts/application.js +15 -0
- data/spec/dummy/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css +13 -0
- data/spec/dummy/app/controllers/application_controller.rb +3 -0
- data/spec/dummy/app/models/.gitkeep +0 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config.ru +4 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/application.rb +64 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/boot.rb +10 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/database.yml +20 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/environment.rb +5 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/environments/development.rb +37 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/environments/test.rb +37 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/initializers/backtrace_silencers.rb +7 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/initializers/inflections.rb +15 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/initializers/mime_types.rb +5 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/initializers/secret_token.rb +7 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/initializers/session_store.rb +8 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/initializers/wrap_parameters.rb +14 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/locales/en.yml +5 -0
- data/spec/dummy/config/routes.rb +3 -0
- data/spec/dummy/db/migrate/1_create_activities.rb +10 -0
- data/spec/dummy/db/schema.rb +23 -0
- data/spec/dummy/log/.gitkeep +0 -0
- data/spec/dummy/script/rails +6 -0
- data/spec/dummy/spec/support/.gitkeep +0 -0
- data/spec/models/smarter_dates/activity_spec.rb +71 -0
- data/spec/spec.opts +5 -0
- data/spec/spec_helper.rb +17 -0
- data/test/chronic_parsable_validator_test.rb +5 -7
- data/test/smarter_dates_test.rb +2 -2
- metadata +215 -23
data/.rspec
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data/Gemfile
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source '
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#source 'https://rubygems.org'
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source 'http://bundler-api.herokuapp.com'
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group :development, :test, :cucumber do
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if RbConfig::CONFIG['RUBY_PROGRAM_VERSION'] == '1.9.3'
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gem 'debugger'
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elsif %w(1.9.0 1.9.1 1.9.2).include?(RbConfig::CONFIG['RUBY_PROGRAM_VERSION'])
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gem 'ruby-debug19', require: 'ruby-debug'
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gem 'ruby-debug'
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end
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end
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# Specify your gem's dependencies in smarter_dates.gemspec
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gemspec
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# See https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails%2Flocale for starting points.
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en:
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date:
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formats:
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default: "%d %b %Y"
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filesystem: "%Y%m%d"
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humanized_date: "%d %b %Y"
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mon_year: "%b %Y"
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humanized_date: "%d %b %Y"
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humanized_datetime12: "%d %b %Y"
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humanized_datetime24: "%d %b %Y"
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time:
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formats:
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default: "%a %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z"
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filesystem: "%Y%m%d%H%M%S"
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long: "%d %b %Y %H:%M"
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mon_year: "%b %Y"
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humanized_date: "%d %b %Y"
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humanized_datetime12: "%d %b %Y %I:%M:%S%p"
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humanized_datetime24: "%d %b %Y %H:%M:%S"
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datetime:
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formats:
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default: "%d %b %Y %H:%M:%S"
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filesystem: "%d%m%Y%H%M%S"
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mon_year: "%b %Y"
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humanized_date: "%d %b %Y"
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humanized_datetime12: "%d %b %Y %I:%M:%S%p"
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humanized_datetime24: "%d %b %Y %H:%M:%S"
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data/lib/smarter_dates.rb
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require File.join('smarter_dates', 'version')
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require File.join('smarter_dates', 'parser')
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require File.join('smarter_dates', 'chronic_strings')
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if defined? ActiveModel
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require File.join('smarter_dates', 'chronic_parsable_validator')
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if defined? ::Rails
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end
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unless is_valid?
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record.errors[attribute] << 'not a valid Date or DateTime' unless is_valid?
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def is_valid_datetime?
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@value.to_date : @value.to_s)
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# provide natural-language date / datetime parsing to strings
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# to_chronic_datetime
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# Parses a string into a DateTime object using the Chronic gem if available.
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def to_chronic_datetime
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dt = defined?(Chronic) ? parse_with_chronic : parse_with_builtins
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#raise RuntimeError, "#{dt.inspect} unparsable Date/DateTime" unless dt
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def to_chronic_time
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protected
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# parse_with_chronic
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programming in general.
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application's domain model. Here you'll have all parts of the application
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configured, just like it is when the application is running. You can inspect
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domain models, change values, and save to the database. Starting the script
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without arguments will launch it in the development environment.
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directory.
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environment. Example: <tt>rails console production</tt>.
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dbconsole</tt>. You would be connected to the database with the credentials
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defined in database.yml. Starting the script without arguments will connect you
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to the development database. Passing an argument will connect you to a different
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database, like <tt>rails dbconsole production</tt>. Currently works for MySQL,
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PostgreSQL and SQLite 3.
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| | `-- stylesheets
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| |-- helpers
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|-- config
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| `-- locales
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|-- doc
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|-- public
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|-- test
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| |-- functional
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| |-- integration
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|
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automated URL mapping. All controllers should descend from
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ApplicationController which itself descends from ActionController::Base.
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|
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|
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|
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|
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eRuby syntax by default.
|
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|
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|
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common header/footer method of wrapping views. In your views, define a layout
|
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using the <tt>layout :default</tt> and create a file named default.html.erb.
|
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|
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layout.
|
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|
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|
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|
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generated for you automatically when using generators for controllers.
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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and other dependencies.
|
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|
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|
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|
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sequence of Migrations for your schema.
|
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|
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|
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This directory is where your application documentation will be stored when
|
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generated using <tt>rake doc:app</tt>
|
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|
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|
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|
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doesn't belong under controllers, models, or helpers. This directory is in
|
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the load path.
|
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|
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|
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The directory available for the web server. Also contains the dispatchers and the
|
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default HTML files. This should be set as the DOCUMENT_ROOT of your web
|
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server.
|
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|
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|
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Helper scripts for automation and generation.
|
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|
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|
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|
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command, template test files will be generated for you and placed in this
|
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directory.
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External libraries that the application depends on. Also includes the plugins
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subdirectory. If the app has frozen rails, those gems also go here, under
|
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vendor/rails/. This directory is in the load path.
|