fix timezone issue for to_dummy_time as per normal Rails which uses AR default_timezone

lib/validates_timeliness.rb

@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ require 'validates_timeliness/core_ext/date_time'
 module ValidatesTimeliness
   
   mattr_accessor :ignore_restriction_errors
+  mattr_accessor :default_timezone
   mattr_accessor :error_value_formats
-  
+
   self.ignore_restriction_errors = false
-    
+  self.default_timezone = :utc 
   self.error_value_formats = {
     :time     => '%H:%M:%S',
     :date     => '%Y-%m-%d',
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
     def setup_for_rails
       major, minor = Rails::VERSION::MAJOR, Rails::VERSION::MINOR
       self.send("setup_for_rails_#{major}_#{minor}")
+      self.default_timezone = ::ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone
     rescue
       raise "Rails version #{Rails::VERSION::STRING} not yet supported by validates_timeliness plugin"
     end

lib/validates_timeliness/core_ext/date.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
     module Date
     
       def to_dummy_time
-        ::Time.mktime(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+        ::Time.send(ValidatesTimeliness.default_timezone, 2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
       end
 
     end

lib/validates_timeliness/core_ext/date_time.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
     module DateTime
 
       def to_dummy_time
-        ::Time.mktime(2000, 1, 1, hour, min, sec) 
+        ::Time.send(ValidatesTimeliness.default_timezone, 2000, 1, 1, hour, min, sec)
       end
 
     end

lib/validates_timeliness/core_ext/time.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
     module Time 
 
       def to_dummy_time
-        self.class.mktime(2000, 1, 1, hour, min, sec) 
+        self.class.send(ValidatesTimeliness.default_timezone, 2000, 1, 1, hour, min, sec) 
       end
 
     end

spec/core_ext/dummy_time_spec.rb

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::CoreExtensions::Date do
     @a_date = Date.new(2008, 7, 1)
   end
   
-  it "should " do
+  it "should make a date value into a dummy time value" do
-    @a_date.to_dummy_time.should == Time.mktime(2000,1,1,0,0,0)
+    @a_date.to_dummy_time.should == Time.utc(2000,1,1,0,0,0)
   end
 end
 
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::CoreExtensions::Time do
     @a_time = Time.mktime(2008, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4)
   end
   
-  it "should " do
+  it "should make a time value into a dummy time value" do
-    @a_time.to_dummy_time.should == Time.mktime(2000,1,1,2,3,4)
+    @a_time.to_dummy_time.should == Time.utc(2000,1,1,2,3,4)
   end
 end
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::CoreExtensions::DateTime do
     @a_datetime = DateTime.new(2008, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4)
   end
   
-  it "should " do
+  it "should make a datetime value into a dummy time value" do
-    @a_datetime.to_dummy_time.should == Time.mktime(2000,1,1,2,3,4)
+    @a_datetime.to_dummy_time.should == Time.utc(2000,1,1,2,3,4)
   end
 end

spec/spec_helper.rb

@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@ require 'action_view'
 
 require 'spec/rails'
 require 'time_travel/time_travel'
-require 'validates_timeliness'
-
-RAILS_VER = Rails::VERSION::STRING
-
-puts "Using #{vendored ? 'vendored' : 'gem'} Rails version #{RAILS_VER} (ActiveRecord version #{ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING})"
 
 ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone = :utc
+RAILS_VER = Rails::VERSION::STRING
+puts "Using #{vendored ? 'vendored' : 'gem'} Rails version #{RAILS_VER} (ActiveRecord version #{ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING})"
+
+require 'validates_timeliness'
 
 if RAILS_VER >= '2.1'
   Time.zone_default = ActiveSupport::TimeZone['UTC']