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class CreateExamples < ActiveRecord::Migration
def change
create_table :examples do |t|
t.column :duration_min, :interval
t.column :duration_max, :interval
t.timestamps
end
end
end
Ejemplo de uso:
Example.create duration_min: '2 hours', duration_max: '2 days'
#=> #<Example id: 1, duration_min: "2 hours", duration_max: "2 days", created_at: "2013-12-02 14:20:36", updated_at: "2013-12-02 14:20:36">
Example.where(%[TIMESTAMP ? - TIMESTAMP ? BETWEEN "duration_min" AND "duration_max"], DateTime.now, 10.hours.ago)
#=> #<ActiveRecord::Relation [#<Example id: 1, duration_min: "02:00:00", duration_max: "2 days", created_at: "2013-12-02 14:20:36", updated_at: "2013-12-02 14:20:36">]>