Ruby comparing dates

Question

I would like to do is to know if a user has been created in the system in the last 10 second. so i would do:

  def new_user
    if(DateTime.now - User.created_at < 10)
      return true
    else 
      return false 
    end
  end

IT is just an idea , how can i do it correctly? thank you

molf · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-16 01:26:04Z

10

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  def new?
    created_at > 10.seconds.ago
  end
end

# Example:
user = User.create!
user.new?
#=> true

sleep 11
user.new?
#=> false

(Presuming your User class is an ActiveRecord model.)

answered May 16, 2010 at 1:26

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Jakub Hampl · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-16 01:26:10Z

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User.created_at > 10.seconds.ago

answered May 16, 2010 at 1:26

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