1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date_time/conversions.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date_time/conversions.rb
index 5f01bc4fd6..47a31839a6 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date_time/conversions.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date_time/conversions.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,18 @@ class DateTime
   
   # Converts self to a floating-point number of seconds since the Unix epoch 
   def to_f
-    days_since_unix_epoch = self - ::DateTime.civil(1970)
-    (days_since_unix_epoch * 86_400).to_f
+    seconds_since_unix_epoch.to_f
+  end
+
+  # Converts self to an integer number of seconds since the Unix epoch
+  def to_i
+    seconds_since_unix_epoch.to_i
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def seconds_since_unix_epoch
+    seconds_per_day = 86_400
+    (self - ::DateTime.civil(1970)) * seconds_per_day
   end
 end