Class: Faker::Date

Inherits:
Base
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/faker/default/date.rb

Constant Summary collapse

DAYS_OF_WEEK = 
i[sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday].freeze

Constants inherited from Base

Base::LLetters, Base::Letters, Base::NOT_GIVEN, Base::Numbers, Base::ULetters

Class Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from Base

bothify, disable_enforce_available_locales, fetch, fetch_all, flexible, generate, letterify, method_missing, numerify, parse, rand, rand_in_range, regexify, resolve, respond_to_missing?, sample, shuffle, shuffle!, translate, unique, with_locale

Class Method Details

.backward(days: 365) ⇒ Date

Produce a random date in the past (up to N days).

Examples:

Faker::Date.backward(days: 14) #=> #<Date: 2019-09-12>

Parameters:

  • days (Integer) (defaults to: 365) —

    The maximum number of days to go into the past.

Returns:

Available since:

  • 1.0.0



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# File 'lib/faker/default/date.rb', line 90

def backward(days: 365)
  from = ::Date.today - days
  to   = ::Date.today - 1

  between(from: from, to: to).to_date
end

.between(from:, to:) ⇒ Date

Produce a random date between two dates.

Examples:

if used with or without Rails (Active Support)

Faker::Date.between(from: '2014-09-23', to: '2014-09-25') #=> #<Date: 2014-09-24>

if used with Rails (Active Support)

Faker::Date.between(from: 2.days.ago, to: Date.today) #=> #<Date: 2014-09-24>

Parameters:

  • from (Date, String) —

    The start of the usable date range.

  • to (Date, String) —

    The end of the usable date range.

Returns:

Available since:

  • 1.0.0



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# File 'lib/faker/default/date.rb', line 22

def between(from:, to:)
  from = get_date_object(from)
  to   = get_date_object(to)

  Faker::Base.rand_in_range(from, to)
end

.between_except(from:, to:, excepted:) ⇒ Date

Produce a random date between two dates.

Examples:

if used with or without Rails (Active Support)

Faker::Date.between_except(from: '2014-09-23', to: '2015-09-25', excepted: '2015-01-24') #=> #<Date: 2014-10-03>

if used with Rails (Active Support)

Faker::Date.between_except(from: 1.year.ago, to: 1.year.from_now, excepted: Date.today) #=> #<Date: 2014-10-03>

Parameters:

  • from (Date, String) —

    The start of the usable date range.

  • to (Date, String) —

    The end of the usable date range.

  • excepted (Date, String) —

    A date to exclude.

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError)

Available since:

  • 1.6.2



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# File 'lib/faker/default/date.rb', line 44

def between_except(from:, to:, excepted:)
  raise ArgumentError, 'From date, to date and excepted date must not be the same' if from == to && to == excepted

  excepted = get_date_object(excepted)

  loop do
    date = between(from: from, to: to)
    break date.to_date if date != excepted
  end
end

.birthday(min_age: 18, max_age: 65) ⇒ Date

Produce a random date in the past (up to N days).

Examples:

Faker::Date.birthday(min_age: 18, max_age: 65) #=> #<Date: 1986-03-28>

Parameters:

  • min_age (Integer) (defaults to: 18) —

    The minimum age that the birthday would imply.

  • max_age (Integer) (defaults to: 65) —

    The maximum age that the birthday would imply.

Returns:

Available since:

  • 1.4.3



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# File 'lib/faker/default/date.rb', line 108

def birthday(min_age: 18, max_age: 65)
  t = ::Date.today

  from = birthday_date(t, max_age)
  to   = birthday_date(t, min_age)

  between(from: from, to: to).to_date
end

.forward(from: ::Date.today, days: 365) ⇒ Date

Produce a random date in the future (up to N days).

Examples:

if used with or without Rails (Active Support)

Faker::Date.forward(days: 23) #=> #<Date: 2014-10-03>

if used with Rails (Active Support)

Faker::Date.forward(from: Date.current, days: 17) #=> #<Date: 2022-06-22>

if used with or without Rails (Active Support)

Faker::Date.forward(from: '2022-06-03', days: 10) #=> #<Date: 2022-10-13>

Parameters:

  • from (Integer) (defaults to: ::Date.today) —

    The start of the usable forward date range.

  • days (Integer) (defaults to: 365) —

    The maximum number of days to go into the future.

Returns:

Available since:

  • 1.0.0



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# File 'lib/faker/default/date.rb', line 72

def forward(from: ::Date.today, days: 365)
  start_date = get_date_object(from)
  since = start_date + 1
  to = start_date + days

  between(from: since, to: to).to_date
end

.in_date_period(month: nil, year: ::Date.today.year) ⇒ Date

Produces a date in the year and/or month specified.

Examples:

Faker::Date.in_date_period #=> #<Date: 2019-09-01>

Faker::Date.in_date_period(year: 2018, month: 2) #=> #<Date: 2018-02-26>

Faker::Date.in_date_period(month: 2) #=> #<Date: 2019-02-26>

Parameters:

  • month (Integer) (defaults to: nil) —

    represents the month of the date

  • year (Integer) (defaults to: ::Date.today.year) —

    represents the year of the date

Returns:

Available since:

  • 2.13.0



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# File 'lib/faker/default/date.rb', line 134

def in_date_period(month: nil, year: ::Date.today.year)
  from = ::Date.new(year, month || 1, 1)
  to = ::Date.new(year, month || 12, ::Date.civil(year, month || 12, -1).day)

  between(from: from, to: to).to_date
end

.on_day_of_week_between(day:, from:, to:) ⇒ Date

Produce a random date at given day(s) of the week between two dates.

Examples:

if used with or without Rails (Active Support)

Faker::Date.on_day_of_week_between(day: :tuesday, from: '2023-01-01', to: '2023-02-01') #=> #<Date: 2032-01-10>

if used with Rails (Active Support)

Faker::Date.on_day_of_week_between(day: [:saturday, :sunday], from: 1.month.ago, to: Date.today) #=> #<Date: 2014-09-24>

Parameters:

  • day (Symbol, Array<Symbol>) —

    # The day(s) of the week. See DAYS_OF_WEEK.

  • from (Date, String) —

    The start of the usable date range.

  • to (Date, String) —

    The end of the usable date range.

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError)

Available since:

  • next



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# File 'lib/faker/default/date.rb', line 156

def on_day_of_week_between(day:, from:, to:)
  days = [day].flatten
  raise ArgumentError, 'Day of week cannot be empty' if days.empty?

  # Convert given days of the week to numbers used by `Date#wday` method
  numeric_weekdays = days.map do |d|
    DAYS_OF_WEEK.index(d.to_sym.downcase) || raise(ArgumentError, "#{d} is not a valid day of the week")
  end

  from = get_date_object(from)
  to   = get_date_object(to)
  date = Faker::Base.rand_in_range(from, to)

  # If the initial date is not on one of the wanted days of the week...
  unless numeric_weekdays.include? date.wday
    # ...pick a date nearby that is on one of the wanted days of the week instead
    date += sample(numeric_weekdays) - date.wday

    # Move date 1 week earlier or later if the adjusted date is now outside the date range
    date += 7 if date < from
    date -= 7 if date > to

    if date > to || date < from
      raise ArgumentError,
            "There is no #{DAYS_OF_WEEK[date.wday].capitalize} between #{from} and #{to}. Increase the from/to date range or choose a different day of the week."
    end
  end

  date
end