Class | Timecop |
In: |
lib/timecop/time_stack_item.rb
lib/timecop/timecop.rb |
Parent: | Object |
This is very useful when your app‘s functionality is dependent on time (e.g. anything that might expire). This will allow us to alter the return value of Date.today, Time.now, and DateTime.now, such that our application code never has to change.
Allows you to run a block of code and "fake" a time throughout the execution of that block. This is particularly useful for writing test methods where the passage of time is critical to the business logic being tested. For example:
joe = User.find(1) joe.purchase_home() assert !joe.mortgage_due? Timecop.freeze(2008, 10, 5) do assert joe.mortgage_due? end
freeze and travel will respond to several different arguments:
When a block is also passed, Time.now, DateTime.now and Date.today are all reset to their previous values after the block has finished executing. This allows us to nest multiple calls to Timecop.travel and have each block maintain it‘s concept of "now."
Returns the frozen time.
Reverts back to system‘s Time.now, Date.today and DateTime.now (if it exists).
Returns Time.now, which is now the real current time.
Allows you to run a block of code and "fake" a time throughout the execution of that block. See Timecop#freeze for a sample of how to use (same exact usage syntax)
Returns the ‘new’ current Time.