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I'm creating test data for a Rails app. How do I define the value for a datetime field in YAML?
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when rails generates fixture files it uses the following format in the yaml files
one:
something_at: 2010-02-11 11:02:57
something_on: 2010-02-11
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Found the answer here:
model:
datetime_field: 2010-04-16 16:32:03 -5
When I yaml DateTime, I generally pack it as a string:
foo = DateTime.now
foo_yaml = YAML.dump(foo.to_s)
foo = DateTime.parse(YAML.load(foo_yaml))
puts foo
I'd be interested to know if there's a better way.
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For me works it wrapped in " "
created_at: "2010-02-11 11:02:57"
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