lib/weather-api/utils.rb in weather-api-1.0.0 vs lib/weather-api/utils.rb in weather-api-1.0.1

@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
   class Utils
 
     # Attempts to convert passed text into a Time object
     #
     # Returns a Time object or nil
-    def self.parse_time(text)
+    def self.parse_time(text = '')
+      if text == ''
+        return nil
+      end
+
       begin
         Time.parse(text)
       rescue ArgumentError
         Chronic.parse(text)
       end