require 'time'
require 'date'
t = Time.now
d = DateTime.now
dd = DateTime.parse(t.to_s)
tt = Time.parse(d.to_s)
As an update to the state of the Ruby ecosystem, Date, DateTime and Time now have methods to convert between the various classes. Using Ruby 1.9.2+:
pry
[1] pry(main)> ts = 'Jan 1, 2000 12:01:01'
=> "Jan 1, 2000 12:01:01"
[2] pry(main)> require 'time'
=> true
[3] pry(main)> require 'date'
=> true
[4] pry(main)> ds = Date.parse(ts)
=> #<Date: 2000-01-01 (4903089/2,0,2299161)>
[5] pry(main)> ds.to_date
=> #<Date: 2000-01-01 (4903089/2,0,2299161)>
[6] pry(main)> ds.to_datetime
=> #<DateTime: 2000-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 (4903089/2,0,2299161)>
[7] pry(main)> ds.to_time
=> 2000-01-01 00:00:00 -0700
[8] pry(main)> ds.to_time.class
=> Time
[9] pry(main)> ds.to_datetime.class
=> DateTime
[10] pry(main)> ts = Time.parse(ts)
=> 2000-01-01 12:01:01 -0700
[11] pry(main)> ts.class
=> Time
[12] pry(main)> ts.to_date
=> #<Date: 2000-01-01 (4903089/2,0,2299161)>
[13] pry(main)> ts.to_date.class
=> Date
[14] pry(main)> ts.to_datetime
=> #<DateTime: 2000-01-01T12:01:01-07:00 (211813513261/86400,-7/24,2299161)>
[15] pry(main)> ts.to_datetime.class
=> DateTime
While making such conversions one should take into consideration the behavior of timezones while converting from one object to the other. I found some good notes and examples in this stackoverflow post.
Improving on Gordon Wilson solution, here is my try:
def to_time
#Convert a fraction of a day to a number of microseconds
usec = (sec_fraction * 60 * 60 * 24 * (10**6)).to_i
t = Time.gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec)
t - offset.abs.div(SECONDS_IN_DAY)
end
You'll get the same time in UTC, loosing the timezone (unfortunately)
Also, if you have ruby 1.9, just try the to_time method
Unfortunately, the DateTime.to_time, Time.to_datetime and Time.parse functions don't retain the timezone info. Everything is converted to local timezone during conversion. Date arithmetics still work but you won't be able to display the dates with their original timezones. That context information is often important. For example, if I want to see transactions performed during business hours in New York I probably prefer to see them displayed in their original timezones, not my local timezone in Australia (which 12 hrs ahead of New York).
The conversion methods below do keep that tz info.
For Ruby 1.8, look at Gordon Wilson's answer. It's from the good old reliable Ruby Cookbook.
For Ruby 1.9, it's slightly easier.
require 'date'
# Create a date in some foreign time zone (middle of the Atlantic)
d = DateTime.new(2010,01,01, 10,00,00, Rational(-2, 24))
puts d
# Convert DateTime to Time, keeping the original timezone
t = Time.new(d.year, d.month, d.day, d.hour, d.min, d.sec, d.zone)
puts t
# Convert Time to DateTime, keeping the original timezone
d = DateTime.new(t.year, t.month, t.day, t.hour, t.min, t.sec, Rational(t.gmt_offset / 3600, 24))
puts d
This prints the following
2010-01-01T10:00:00-02:00
2010-01-01 10:00:00 -0200
2010-01-01T10:00:00-02:00
The full original DateTime info including timezone is kept.
require 'time'
require 'date'
t = Time.now
d = DateTime.now
dd = DateTime.parse(t.to_s)
tt = Time.parse(d.to_s)
You can use to_date, e.g.
> Event.last.starts_at
=> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:49:36.292979000 CET +01:00
> Event.last.starts_at.to_date
=> Wed, 13 Jan 2021
Improving on Gordon Wilson solution, here is my try:
def to_time
#Convert a fraction of a day to a number of microseconds
usec = (sec_fraction * 60 * 60 * 24 * (10**6)).to_i
t = Time.gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec)
t - offset.abs.div(SECONDS_IN_DAY)
end
You'll get the same time in UTC, loosing the timezone (unfortunately)
Also, if you have ruby 1.9, just try the to_time method
require 'time'
require 'date'
t = Time.now
d = DateTime.now
dd = DateTime.parse(t.to_s)
tt = Time.parse(d.to_s)
While making such conversions one should take into consideration the behavior of timezones while converting from one object to the other. I found some good notes and examples in this stackoverflow post.
You can use to_date, e.g.
> Event.last.starts_at
=> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:49:36.292979000 CET +01:00
> Event.last.starts_at.to_date
=> Wed, 13 Jan 2021
Unfortunately, the DateTime.to_time, Time.to_datetime and Time.parse functions don't retain the timezone info. Everything is converted to local timezone during conversion. Date arithmetics still work but you won't be able to display the dates with their original timezones. That context information is often important. For example, if I want to see transactions performed during business hours in New York I probably prefer to see them displayed in their original timezones, not my local timezone in Australia (which 12 hrs ahead of New York).
The conversion methods below do keep that tz info.
For Ruby 1.8, look at Gordon Wilson's answer. It's from the good old reliable Ruby Cookbook.
For Ruby 1.9, it's slightly easier.
require 'date'
# Create a date in some foreign time zone (middle of the Atlantic)
d = DateTime.new(2010,01,01, 10,00,00, Rational(-2, 24))
puts d
# Convert DateTime to Time, keeping the original timezone
t = Time.new(d.year, d.month, d.day, d.hour, d.min, d.sec, d.zone)
puts t
# Convert Time to DateTime, keeping the original timezone
d = DateTime.new(t.year, t.month, t.day, t.hour, t.min, t.sec, Rational(t.gmt_offset / 3600, 24))
puts d
This prints the following
2010-01-01T10:00:00-02:00
2010-01-01 10:00:00 -0200
2010-01-01T10:00:00-02:00
The full original DateTime info including timezone is kept.
As an update to the state of the Ruby ecosystem, Date, DateTime and Time now have methods to convert between the various classes. Using Ruby 1.9.2+:
pry
[1] pry(main)> ts = 'Jan 1, 2000 12:01:01'
=> "Jan 1, 2000 12:01:01"
[2] pry(main)> require 'time'
=> true
[3] pry(main)> require 'date'
=> true
[4] pry(main)> ds = Date.parse(ts)
=> #<Date: 2000-01-01 (4903089/2,0,2299161)>
[5] pry(main)> ds.to_date
=> #<Date: 2000-01-01 (4903089/2,0,2299161)>
[6] pry(main)> ds.to_datetime
=> #<DateTime: 2000-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 (4903089/2,0,2299161)>
[7] pry(main)> ds.to_time
=> 2000-01-01 00:00:00 -0700
[8] pry(main)> ds.to_time.class
=> Time
[9] pry(main)> ds.to_datetime.class
=> DateTime
[10] pry(main)> ts = Time.parse(ts)
=> 2000-01-01 12:01:01 -0700
[11] pry(main)> ts.class
=> Time
[12] pry(main)> ts.to_date
=> #<Date: 2000-01-01 (4903089/2,0,2299161)>
[13] pry(main)> ts.to_date.class
=> Date
[14] pry(main)> ts.to_datetime
=> #<DateTime: 2000-01-01T12:01:01-07:00 (211813513261/86400,-7/24,2299161)>
[15] pry(main)> ts.to_datetime.class
=> DateTime
Source: Stackoverflow.com