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require 'time'
DateTime.class_eval do
  #
  # Parses the time but never fails.
  # Return value is always in the UTC time zone.
  #
  # A flattened time -- a 12-digit YYYYmmddHHMMMSS -- is treated as a UTC
  # datetime.
  #
  def self.parse_safely dt
    begin
      if dt.to_s =~ /\A\d{12}Z?\z/
        parse(dt+'Z', true).utc
      else
        parse(dt, true).utc
      end
    rescue StandardError
      nil
    end
  end

  def self.parse_and_flatten str
    parse_safely(str).to_flat
  end
end

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
wukong-1.4.11	lib/wukong/extensions/date_time.rb
wukong-1.4.10	lib/wukong/extensions/date_time.rb