date.unit.js

if (typeof module !== 'undefined') {
    var assert = require('assert');
    var sinon = require('sinon');
    var faker = require('../index');
}

describe("date.js", function () {
    describe("past()", function () {
        it("returns a date N years into the past", function () {

            var date = faker.date.past(75);
            assert.ok(date < new Date());
        });

        it("returns a past date when N = 0", function () {

            var refDate = new Date();
            var date = faker.date.past(0, refDate.toJSON());

            assert.ok(date < refDate); // date should be before the date given
        });

        it("returns a date N years before the date given", function () {

            var refDate = new Date(2120, 11, 9, 10, 0, 0, 0); // set the date beyond the usual calculation (to make sure this is working correctly)

            var date = faker.date.past(75, refDate.toJSON());

            assert.ok(date < refDate && date > new Date()); // date should be before date given but after the current time
        });

    });

    describe("future()", function () {
        it("returns a date N years into the future", function () {

            var date = faker.date.future(75);

            assert.ok(date > new Date());
        });

        it("returns a future date when N = 0", function () {

            var refDate = new Date();
            var date = faker.date.future(0, refDate.toJSON());

            assert.ok(date > refDate); // date should be after the date given
        });

        it("returns a date N years after the date given", function () {

            var refDate = new Date(1880, 11, 9, 10, 0, 0, 0); // set the date beyond the usual calculation (to make sure this is working correctly)

            var date = faker.date.future(75, refDate.toJSON());

            assert.ok(date > refDate && date < new Date()); // date should be after the date given, but before the current time
        });
    });

    describe("recent()", function () {
        it("returns a date N days from the recent past", function () {

            var date = faker.date.recent(30);

            assert.ok(date <= new Date());
        });

    });

    describe("between()", function () {
        it("returns a random date between the dates given", function () {

            var from = new Date(1990, 5, 7, 9, 11, 0, 0);
            var to = new Date(2000, 6, 8, 10, 12, 0, 0);

            var date = faker.date.between(from, to);

            assert.ok(date > from && date < to);
        });
    });
});