ignore time part for dates in validation

lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
         if type == :time
           # Rails dummy time date part is defined as 2000-01-01
           time_array[0..2] = 2000, 1, 1
+        elsif type == :date
+          # throw away time part and check date
+          time_array[3..5] = 0, 0, 0
+          Date.new(*time_array[0..2])
         else
           # Date.new enforces days per month, unlike Time
           Date.new(*time_array[0..2])

spec/validations_spec.rb

@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Validations do
   end
   
   describe "for date type" do
+    it "should validate with invalid time part" do
+      person = BasicValidation.new
+      person.birth_date = "1980-01-01 25:61:61"
+      person.should be_valid
+    end
+    
     describe "with before and after restrictions" do
       before :all do
         class DateBeforeAfter < Person
@@ -210,6 +216,12 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Validations do
   end
   
   describe "for time type" do
+    it "should validate with invalid date part" do
+      person = BasicValidation.new
+      person.birth_time = "1980-02-30 23:59:59"
+      person.should be_valid
+    end
+  
     describe "with before and after restrictions" do
       before :all do
         class TimeBeforeAfter < Person