Defined for all datetime and timestamp attributes when
time_zone_aware_attributes are enabled. This enhanced write method
will automatically convert the time passed to it to the zone stored in
Time.zone.
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/time_zone_conversion.rb, line 33
def define_method_attribute=(attr_name)
if create_time_zone_conversion_attribute?(attr_name, columns_hash[attr_name])
method_body, line = def #{attr_name}=(time) time_with_zone = time.respond_to?(:in_time_zone) ? time.in_time_zone : nil previous_time = attribute_changed?("#{attr_name}") ? changed_attributes["#{attr_name}"] : read_attribute(:#{attr_name}) write_attribute(:#{attr_name}, time) #{attr_name}_will_change! if previous_time != time_with_zone @attributes_cache["#{attr_name}"] = time_with_zone end, __LINE__ + 1
generated_attribute_methods.module_eval(method_body, __FILE__, line)
else
super
end
end