Module: N::Expirable

Defined in:
lib/glue/mixins.rb

Overview

Generic expiring functionality mixin.

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Attribute Details

#expires ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute expires.



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# File 'lib/glue/mixins.rb', line 10

def expires
  @expires
end

Instance Method Details

#expired? ⇒ Boolean

Is this entry expired?

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/glue/mixins.rb', line 27

def expired?
	if @expires.nil? or (Time.now > @expires)
		return true
	else
		return false
	end
end

#expires_after(timeout = (60*60*24)) ⇒ Object

Set the expires timeout for this entry.



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# File 'lib/glue/mixins.rb', line 14

def expires_after(timeout = (60*60*24))
	@expires = Time.now + timeout
end

#expires_spread(base, spread) ⇒ Object

Set the expire timeout for this entry. The timeout happens after (base + rand(spread)) seconds.



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# File 'lib/glue/mixins.rb', line 21

def expires_spread(base, spread)
	@expires = Time.now + base + rand(spread)
end