Compare time

module ApplicationHelper
..SOMETIME_FORMAT = "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %z %Y"
..SOMETIME_FORMAT_DB = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'

..def sometime_this_month(time, format='user')
....return time.beginning_of_month.strftime(SOMETIME_FORMAT) if format == 'user'
....return time.beginning_of_month.strftime(SOMETIME_FORMAT_DB) if format == 'db'
..end

..def sometime_today(time, format='user')
....return time.beginning_of_day.strftime(SOMETIME_FORMAT) if format == 'user'
....return time.beginning_of_day.strftime(SOMETIME_FORMAT_DB) if format == 'db'
..end

end


Time based finds.

created_at time from the database is: "2008-10-24 22:06:18 +0200"
However retrieving the Time.now results in the format as follows: "Fri Nov 07 15:31:56 +0100 2008"

end

Converting database time to human time

model.created_at.begining_of_day.strftime(%B, %Y)
>October, 2008
model.creted_at.strftime("%d").to_i.ordinalize
>25th

%a weekday name.
%A weekday name (full).
%b month name.
%B month name (full).
%c date and time (locale)
%d day of month [01,31].
%H hour [00,23].
%I hour [01,12].
%j day of year [001,366].
%m month [01,12].
%M minute [00,59].
%p AM or PM
%S Second [00,61]
%U week of year (Sunday)[00,53].
w weekday [0(Sunday),6].
W week of year (Monday)[00,53].
x date (locale).
%X time (locale).
%y year [00,99].
%Y year [2000].
%Z timezone name.