[ruby-core:96241] [Ruby master Feature#16244] Add a Time#before? and Time#after? method

Issue #16244 has been updated by nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada).


anastasiastowers (Anastasia Stowers) wrote:
> Using the > and < symbols makes sense to compare Time only with the knowledge of the underlying unix time system being used.

I don’t think that knowledge necessary.
Rather, the time is comparable physical quantity.

> Some examples of preferring “natural language”:
> https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12746
> https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/13784

These are selections of more proper names.

> https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/14043

This is a deprecation of too magical special variables.

> https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/14697

This is opposite, preferring a symbol over “natural language”.

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Feature #16244: Add a Time#before? and Time#after? method
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16244#change-83131

* Author: stevendaniels (Steven Daniels)
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: 
* Target version: 
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Comparing times using `>` and`<` can be pretty confusing.

I'd like to propose `Time#before?` and `Time#after?`  methods for aliasing `Time#<` and `Time#>`

These method aliases would make the code more readable. :)

Current syntax:

``` ruby
if current_time < expiration_at
  # do stuff
end

if birthday > thirteen_years_ago
  # you need a parent's permission to sign up
end
```


What I'd like to see added:

``` ruby
if current_time.before? expiration_at
  # do stuff
end


if birthday.after? thirteen_years_ago
  # you need a parent's permission to sign up
end
```
 

Thanks for your consideration!



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