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Instance Protected methods
define_method_attribute(attr_name)

Defined for all datetime and timestamp attributes when time_zone_aware_attributes are enabled. This enhanced read method automatically converts the UTC time stored in the database to the time zone stored in Time.zone.

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/time_zone_conversion.rb, line 22
def define_method_attribute(attr_name)
  if create_time_zone_conversion_attribute?(attr_name, columns_hash[attr_name])
    method_body, line =                 def _#{attr_name}                  cached = @attributes_cache['#{attr_name}']                  return cached if cached                  time = _read_attribute('#{attr_name}')                  @attributes_cache['#{attr_name}'] = time.acts_like?(:time) ? time.in_time_zone : time                end                alias #{attr_name} _#{attr_name}, __LINE__ + 1
    generated_attribute_methods.module_eval(method_body, __FILE__, line)
  else
    super
  end
end
define_method_attribute=(attr_name)

Defined for all datetime and timestamp attributes when time_zone_aware_attributes are enabled. This enhanced write method will automatically convert the time passed to it to the zone stored in Time.zone.

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/time_zone_conversion.rb, line 41
def define_method_attribute=(attr_name)
  if create_time_zone_conversion_attribute?(attr_name, columns_hash[attr_name])
    method_body, line =                 def #{attr_name}=(original_time)                  time = original_time                  unless time.acts_like?(:time)                    time = time.is_a?(String) ? Time.zone.parse(time) : time.to_time rescue time                  end                  time = time.in_time_zone rescue nil if time                  write_attribute(:#{attr_name}, original_time)                  @attributes_cache["#{attr_name}"] = time                end, __LINE__ + 1
    generated_attribute_methods.module_eval(method_body, __FILE__, line)
  else
    super
  end
end