push dummy date value assignment into Formats.parse and allow custom values to be used

lib/validates_timeliness/formats.rb

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
     
 
     # Set the threshold value for a two digit year to be considered last century
+    #
     # Default: 30
     #
     #   Example:
@@ -32,6 +33,14 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
     cattr_accessor :ambiguous_year_threshold
     self.ambiguous_year_threshold = 30
 
+    # Set the dummy date part for a time type value. Should be an array of 3 values
+    # being year, month and day in that order.
+    #
+    # Default: [ 2000, 1, 1 ] same as ActiveRecord
+    # 
+    cattr_accessor :dummy_date_for_time_type
+    self.dummy_date_for_time_type = [ 2000, 1, 1 ]
+
     # Format tokens:   
     #       y = year
     #       m = month
@@ -196,7 +205,11 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
           break(proc) if matches = full.match(string.strip)
         end
         last = options[:include_offset] ? 8 : 7
-        processor.call(*matches[1..last]) if matches
+        if matches
+          values = processor.call(*matches[1..last]) 
+          values[0..2] = dummy_date_for_time_type if type == :time
+          return values
+        end
       end   
       
       # Delete formats of specified type. Error raised if format not found.

lib/validates_timeliness/parser.rb

@@ -10,22 +10,17 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
         time_array = ValidatesTimeliness::Formats.parse(raw_value, type, options.reverse_merge(:strict => true))
         return nil if time_array.nil?
         
-        if type == :time
-          # Rails dummy time date part is defined as 2000-01-01
-          time_array[0..2] = 2000, 1, 1
-        else
-          # Enforce date part validity which Time class does not
-          return nil unless Date.valid_civil?(*time_array[0..2])
-        end
-        
         if type == :date
-          Date.new(*time_array[0..2]) 
+          Date.new(*time_array[0..2]) rescue nil
         else
           make_time(time_array[0..7])
         end
       end
 
       def make_time(time_array)
+        # Enforce date part validity which Time class does not
+        return nil unless Date.valid_civil?(*time_array[0..2])
+
         if Time.respond_to?(:zone) && ValidatesTimeliness.use_time_zones
           Time.zone.local(*time_array)
         else