Module: ActiveRecord::Timestamp

Defined in:
lib/active_record/timestamp.rb

Overview

Active Records will automatically record creation and/or update timestamps of database objects if fields of the names created_at/created_on or updated_at/updated_on are present. This module is automatically included, so you don’t need to do that manually.

This behavior can be turned off by setting ActiveRecord::Base.record_timestamps = false. This behavior can use GMT by setting ActiveRecord::Base.timestamps_gmt = true

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.append_features(base) ⇒ Object

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# File 'lib/active_record/timestamp.rb', line 9

def self.append_features(base) # :nodoc:
  super

  base.class_eval do
    alias_method :create_without_timestamps, :create
    alias_method :create, :create_with_timestamps

    alias_method :update_without_timestamps, :update
    alias_method :update, :update_with_timestamps
  end
end

Instance Method Details

#create_with_timestamps ⇒ Object

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# File 'lib/active_record/timestamp.rb', line 21

def create_with_timestamps #:nodoc:
  if record_timestamps
  t = ( self.class.default_timezone == :utc ? Time.now.utc : Time.now )
    write_attribute('created_at', t) if respond_to?(:created_at) && created_at.nil?
    write_attribute('created_on', t) if respond_to?(:created_on) && created_on.nil?
  
    write_attribute('updated_at', t) if respond_to?(:updated_at)
    write_attribute('updated_on', t) if respond_to?(:updated_on)
  end
  create_without_timestamps
end

#update_with_timestamps ⇒ Object

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# File 'lib/active_record/timestamp.rb', line 33

def update_with_timestamps #:nodoc:
  if record_timestamps
  t = ( self.class.default_timezone == :utc ? Time.now.utc : Time.now )
    write_attribute('updated_at', t) if respond_to?(:updated_at)
    write_attribute('updated_on', t) if respond_to?(:updated_on)
  end
  update_without_timestamps
end