class Date

Public Class Methods

months_between(date1, date2) click to toggle source

return array with one entry for each month between date1 and date2 (inclusive)

# File lib/date_helper.rb, line 10
def self.months_between(date1, date2)
  months = []
  if date2 < date1
    start_date = Date.civil(date2.year, date2.month, 1)
    end_date = Date.civil(date1.year, date1.month, 1)
  else
    start_date = Date.civil(date1.year, date1.month, 1)
    end_date = Date.civil(date2.year, date2.month, 1)
  end

  while (start_date < end_date)
    months << start_date
    start_date = start_date >>1
  end

  months << end_date
end

utc_times(dates) click to toggle source

# File lib/date_helper.rb, line 29
def self.utc_times(dates)
  result = Array.new
  for date in dates
    result << date.to_utc_time
  end
  result
end

Public Instance Methods

to_utc_time() click to toggle source

return a Time object at 00:00:00 UTC on the given Date

# File lib/date_helper.rb, line 39
def to_utc_time
  Time.utc(self.year,self.month,self.day)
end