lib/eddy/models/element/dt.rb in eddy-0.6.0 vs lib/eddy/models/element/dt.rb in eddy-0.7.0

@@ -41,37 +41,46 @@
             self.fmt = fmt
           end
           self.value = val
         end
 
-        # @raise [Eddy::Errors::ElementNilValueError] If the element is required and no value has been set.
-        # @return [String]
-        def value()
-          if @val.nil?
-            case self.req
-            when "M"      then raise Eddy::Errors::ElementNilValueError.new(element: self)
-            when "O", "C" then return ""
-            else raise Eddy::Errors::Error, "Invalid req value: #{self.req}"
-            end
-          end
-          case self.fmt
-          when :yymmdd then return Eddy::Util::Time.yymmdd(@val)
-          when :ccyymmdd then return Eddy::Util::Time.ccyymmdd(@val)
-          else raise Eddy::Errors::Error "invalid fmt value for DT object"
-          end
-        end
-
         # @raise [ElementValidationError] Unless passed a *UTC* formatted `Time` object.
         # @param arg [Time] A *UTC* formatted [Time](https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.6.5/libdoc/time/rdoc/Time.html) object.
         # @return [void]
         def value=(arg)
-          if arg.nil?
+          if arg == :skip
+            @val = :skip
+            return
+          end
+          if arg.nil?()
             @val = arg
             return
           end
           raise Eddy::Errors::TypeValidationError.new(element: self, arg: arg) unless arg.is_a?(Time)
           raise Eddy::Errors::ElementValidationError.new("Argument passed is not in UTC format", element: self) unless arg.utc?()
           @val = arg
+        end
+
+        # @raise [Eddy::Errors::ElementNilValueError] If the element is required and no value has been set.
+        # @return [String]
+        def value()
+          return super()
+        end
+
+        # @return [String]
+        def process_value()
+          return self.class.process_value(@val, self.fmt)
+        end
+
+        # @param val [Time] A *UTC* formatted [Time](https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.6.5/libdoc/time/rdoc/Time.html) object.
+        # @param fmt [Symbol]
+        # @return [String]
+        def self.process_value(val, fmt)
+          case fmt
+          when :yymmdd then return Eddy::Util::Time.yymmdd(val)
+          when :ccyymmdd then return Eddy::Util::Time.ccyymmdd(val)
+          else raise Eddy::Errors::Error "invalid fmt value for DT object"
+          end
         end
 
         # @param fmt [Symbol]
         # @return [void]
         def fmt=(fmt)