date.rb

module Virtus
  module Typecast

    # Date
    #
    class Date < Object

      # Typecast given value to String
      #
      # @example
      #   Virtus::Typecast::Date.to_string(date) # => "2011-07-20"
      #
      # @param [Date] value
      #
      # @return [String]
      #
      # @api public
      def self.to_string(value)
        value.to_s
      end

      # @api public
      def self.to_datetime(value)
        if value.respond_to?(:to_datetime)
          value.to_datetime
        else
          String.to_datetime(to_string(value))
        end
      end

      # @api public
      def self.to_time(value)
        value.to_time
      end

    end # class Date
  end # module Typecast
end # module Virtus