--- /dev/null
+module ActiveRecord
+ # Active Record automatically timestamps create and update operations if the table has fields
+ # named created_at/created_on or updated_at/updated_on.
+ #
+ # Timestamping can be turned off by setting
+ # <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.record_timestamps = false</tt>
+ #
+ # Timestamps are in the local timezone by default but you can use UTC by setting
+ # <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone = :utc</tt>
+ module Timestamp
+ def self.included(base) #:nodoc:
+ base.alias_method_chain :create, :timestamps
+ base.alias_method_chain :update, :timestamps
+
+ base.class_inheritable_accessor :record_timestamps, :instance_writer => false
+ base.record_timestamps = true
+ end
+
+ private
+ def create_with_timestamps #:nodoc:
+ if record_timestamps
+ t = self.class.default_timezone == :utc ? Time.now.utc : Time.now
+ write_attribute('created_at', t) if respond_to?(:created_at) && created_at.nil?
+ write_attribute('created_on', t) if respond_to?(:created_on) && created_on.nil?
+
+ write_attribute('updated_at', t) if respond_to?(:updated_at)
+ write_attribute('updated_on', t) if respond_to?(:updated_on)
+ end
+ create_without_timestamps
+ end
+
+ def update_with_timestamps(*args) #:nodoc:
+ if record_timestamps && (!partial_updates? || changed?)
+ t = self.class.default_timezone == :utc ? Time.now.utc : Time.now
+ write_attribute('updated_at', t) if respond_to?(:updated_at)
+ write_attribute('updated_on', t) if respond_to?(:updated_on)
+ end
+ update_without_timestamps(*args)
+ end
+ end
+end