Dalt

Parse you date dynamically without raising error when invalid, but returning alternative object as you want.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'dalt'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install dalt

Simple. Very similiar with Date.parse. Just:

['invalid', 'monday', '01-01-2019'].each do |date|
   Dalt.parse(date, alt: 'Invalid date')
end

will return

["Invalid date", #<Date: 2019-03-18 ((2458561j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>, #<Date: 2019-01-01 ((2458485j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>]

If your date is valid, then will return your valid date. If your date is not valid, then will return your alternate. Simple, right?

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/whatdacode/dalt. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Everyone interacting in the Dalt project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.