require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper' describe ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods do describe "for Time columns" do before do @person = Person.new end it "should return string value for attribute_before_type_cast when written as string" do @person.birth_date_and_time = "1980-12-25 01:02:03" @person.birth_date_and_time_before_type_cast.should == "1980-12-25 01:02:03" end it "should return Time object for attribute_before_type_cast when written as Time" do @person.birth_date_and_time = Time.mktime(1980, 12, 25, 1, 2, 3) @person.birth_date_and_time_before_type_cast.should be_kind_of(Time) end it "should return Time object using attribute read method when written with string" do @person.birth_date_and_time = "1980-12-25 01:02:03" @person.birth_date_and_time.should be_kind_of(Time) end unless ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING < '2.1' it "should return stored time string as Time with correct timezone" do Time.zone = TimeZone['Sydney'] # no I'm not from Sydney but there is no Melbourne timezone! @person.birth_date_and_time = "1980-12-25 01:02:03" @person.birth_date_and_time.zone == Time.zone end end it "should return nil when time is invalid" do @person.birth_date_and_time = "1980-02-30 01:02:03" @person.birth_date_and_time.should be_nil end end end