class Faker::Date

Public Class Methods

backward(days = 365) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/date.rb, line 28
def backward(days = 365)
  from = ::Date.today - days
  to   = ::Date.today - 1

  between(from, to).to_date
end
between(from, to) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/date.rb, line 4
def between(from, to)
  from = get_date_object(from)
  to   = get_date_object(to)

  Faker::Base.rand_in_range(from, to)
end
between_except(from, to, excepted) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/date.rb, line 11
def between_except(from, to, excepted)
  raise ArgumentError, 'From date, to date and excepted date must not be the same' if from == to && to == excepted
  excepted = get_date_object(excepted)

  loop do
    date = between(from, to)
    break date.to_date if date != excepted
  end
end
birthday(min_age = 18, max_age = 65) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/date.rb, line 35
def birthday(min_age = 18, max_age = 65)
  t = ::Date.today

  from = birthday_date(t, max_age)
  to   = birthday_date(t, min_age)

  between(from, to).to_date
end
forward(days = 365) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/date.rb, line 21
def forward(days = 365)
  from = ::Date.today + 1
  to   = ::Date.today + days

  between(from, to).to_date
end

Private Class Methods

birthday_date(date, age) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/date.rb, line 46
def birthday_date(date, age)
  year = date.year - age

  day =
    if date.day == 29 && date.month == 2 && !::Date.leap?(year)
      28
    else
      date.day
    end

  ::Date.new(year, date.month, day)
end
get_date_object(date) click to toggle source
# File lib/faker/date.rb, line 59
def get_date_object(date)
  date = ::Date.parse(date) if date.is_a?(::String)
  date = date.to_date if date.respond_to?(:to_date)
  date
end