require 'date' require 'active_support/core_ext/time/zones' class Date # *DEPRECATED*: Use +Date#in_time_zone+ instead. # # Converts Date to a TimeWithZone in the current zone if Time.zone or # Time.zone_default is set, otherwise converts Date to a Time via # Date#to_time. def to_time_in_current_zone ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn 'Date#to_time_in_current_zone is deprecated. Use Date#in_time_zone instead', caller if ::Time.zone ::Time.zone.local(year, month, day) else to_time end end # Converts Date to a TimeWithZone in the current zone if Time.zone or Time.zone_default # is set, otherwise converts Date to a Time via Date#to_time # # Time.zone = 'Hawaii' # => 'Hawaii' # Date.new(2000).in_time_zone # => Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 HST -10:00 # # You can also pass in a TimeZone instance or string that identifies a TimeZone as an argument, # and the conversion will be based on that zone instead of Time.zone. # # Date.new(2000).in_time_zone('Alaska') # => Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 AKST -09:00 def in_time_zone(zone = ::Time.zone) if zone ::Time.find_zone!(zone).local(year, month, day) else to_time end end end