> If I use a constant '01/01/07 - 01/01/08' there is no problem, but I need
> some way to deal with the dates in the parameters.
escape the slashes: /01\/01\/07/ - 01\/01\/08/
That said, anytime I deal with dates, I usually try to make them
actual date objects, then I can assert interesting things about when
stuff happens. I made a demo, I hope this helps.
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require 'parsedate'
require 'test/unit'
class TC_Date < Test::Unit::TestCase
def test_date
#TEST DATA
arr_date = "01/01/07"
dep_date = "01/10/07"
#DATA FOUND IN THE APP
found_arr_date = "01/01/07"
#CHANGE YEAR TO "07" TO PASS TEST 2, CHANGE MONTH TO "10" TO PASS TEST 3
found_dep_date = "01/09/06"
#GET THE RAW ELEMENTS OF THE DATE
arr = ParseDate.parsedate(arr_date)
dep = ParseDate.parsedate(dep_date)
found_arr = ParseDate.parsedate(found_arr_date)
found_dep = ParseDate.parsedate(found_dep_date)
#TURN THE RAW ELEMENTS INTO DATE OBJECTS FOR COMPARISON
arr_obj = Time.local(*arr)
dep_obj = Time.local(*dep)
found_arr_obj = Time.local(*found_arr)
found_dep_obj = Time.local(*found_dep)
#TEST 1: JUST SHOWING WHAT A PASSING TEST LOOKS LIKE
assert_equal(arr_obj,found_arr_obj)
#TEST 2: ASSERT THAT WE'RE LEAVING LATER THAN WE'RE ARRIVING
assert(found_dep_obj >= found_arr_obj,"leaving before we arrive!
#{found_dep_obj} is less than #{found_arr_obj}")
#TEST 3: ASSERT THAT OUR TEST DATE MATCHES THE DATE IN THE APP
assert_equal((dep_obj - arr_obj),(found_dep_obj - found_arr_obj))
end
end
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