Class: XapianDb::TypeCodec::DateCodec

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/type_codec.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.decode(date_as_string) ⇒ Date

Decode a string to a date

Parameters:

  • date_as_string (String) —

    a string representing a date

Returns:

  • (Date) —

    the parsed date



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# File 'lib/type_codec.rb', line 105

def self.decode(date_as_string)
  return nil if date_as_string.nil? || date_as_string.strip == ""
  begin
    Date.parse date_as_string
  rescue ArgumentError
    raise ArgumentError.new "'#{date_as_string}' cannot be converted to a date"
  end
end

.encode(date) ⇒ String

Encode a date to a string in the format ‘yyyymmdd’

Parameters:

  • date (Date) —

    a date object to encode

Returns:

  • (String) —

    the encoded date



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# File 'lib/type_codec.rb', line 93

def self.encode(date)
  return nil if date.nil?
  begin
    date.strftime "%Y%m%d"
  rescue NoMethodError
    raise ArgumentError.new "#{date} was expected to be a date"
  end
end