EctoTimestamps

An elixir module that convert default utc timestamps to local timestamps in ecto.

Note: Ecto 2.0 and above is required.

Installation

If available in Hex, the package can be installed as:

1. Add ecto_timestamps to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

def deps do
  [{:ecto_timestamps, "~> 1.0.0"}]
end

2. Ensure ecto_timestamps is started before your application:

def application do
  [applications: [:ecto_timestamps]]
end

Usage

Add a module attribute to your Ecto schema, for example:

defmodule <ProjectName>.Model.Role do
  @timestamps_opts [
    autogenerate: {EctoTimestamps.Local, :autogenerate, [:sec]}
  ]
  schema "role" do
    field :name, :string
    timestamps
  end
end

If you dont want to add @timestamps_opts module attribute in your every schema, you could create a module and use it.

defmodule <ProjectName>.Model do
  defmacro __using__(_opts) do
    quote do
      import Ecto.Query
      use Ecto.Schema
      alias Ecto.Changeset
      alias <ProjectName>.Repo

      @timestamps_opts [
        autogenerate: {EctoTimestamps.Local, :autogenerate, [:sec]}
      ]
    end
  end
end

And then use it in your Role schema

defmodule <ProjectName>.Model.Role do
  use <ProjectName>.Model

  schema "role" do
    field :name, :string
    timestamps
  end
end