def self.included(modul)
class << modul
alias really_new new
alias really_now now
remove_method :now rescue nil
remove_method :new rescue nil
def dummy=(value)
if value.respond_to?(:to_str)
value = Time.parse(value.to_str)
elsif value.respond_to?(:to_time)
value = value.to_time
end
@dummy = value
end
def dummy(value = nil)
if value.nil?
if defined?(@dummy)
@dummy
end
else
begin
old_dummy = @dummy
self.dummy = value
yield
ensure
self.dummy = old_dummy
end
end
end
def new(*a)
if dummy
dummy.dup
elsif caller.first =~ /`now`/
really_now
else
really_new(*a)
end
end
def now
new
end
end
super
end