mdy.rb in search_lingo-1.0.3

- old
+ new

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 
       ##
       # Returns a +Date+ object for the date represented by +term+. Returns
       # +nil+ if +term+ can not be parsed.
       #
-      # If the year has two digits, it will be expanded into a four-digit by
-      # +Date.parse+.
+      # If the year has two digits, it will be implicitly expanded into a
+      # four-digit year by +Date.parse+. Otherwise it will be used as is.
       #
       # If the year is omitted, it will be inferred using +relative_to+ as a
       # reference date. In this scenario, the resulting date will always be
       # less than or equal to the reference date. If +relative_to+ omitted, it
       # defaults to today's date.
@@ -24,15 +24,16 @@
       # Available as both a class method and an instance method.
       def parse(term, relative_to: Date.today)
         term.match /\A#{US_DATE}\z/ do |m|
           return Date.parse "#{m[:y]}/#{m[:m]}/#{m[:d]}" if m[:y]
 
+          ref   = relative_to
           day   = Integer(m[:d])
           month = Integer(m[:m])
-          year  = if month < relative_to.month || month == relative_to.month && day <= relative_to.day
-                    relative_to.year
+          year  = if month < ref.month || month == ref.month && day <= ref.day
+                    ref.year
                   else
-                    relative_to.year - 1
+                    ref.year - 1
                   end
 
           Date.new year, month, day
         end
       rescue ArgumentError