quoted_date converts time-like objects to ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone before serialization. This allows you to use Time.now in find conditions and have it correctly be serialized as the current time in UTC when default_timezone == :utc [#2946 state:resolved]

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/quoting.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/quoting.rb
index 720fba29e9..8649f96498 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/quoting.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/quoting.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       def quoted_date(value)
-        value.to_s(:db)
+        if value.acts_like?(:time)
+          zone_conversion_method = ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone == :utc ? :getutc : :getlocal
+          value.respond_to?(zone_conversion_method) ? value.send(zone_conversion_method) : value
+        else
+          value
+        end.to_s(:db)
       end
 
       def quoted_string_prefix