convert iso-8601 datetime to utc time rails

Question

I have an ISO-8601 datetime stamp, and need to convert it into local time in GMT. What is the way to do it in Ruby on Rails? I have '1325233011', and need to convert it into local time in GMT standards.

Answer 1

I think what you're asking for is a locale time in GMT+5.

Given an ISO timestamp, 1325233011

When I convert this to a locale-based date/time

Time.at(1325233011) => '2011-12-30 03:16:51 -0500'

Take a look at the ruby-docs, http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Time.html for more information. Ruby has robust Time and Date classes with many helper utilities. My machine is configured for GMT-5 so it returns the local time. It's easy to change the way timezone settings are interpreted in your program, but that's for another day. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

From Collegue's help got it

Time.at(1325233011).to_datetime

For Iso-8601:

Time.at(1325233011).to_datetime.iso8601

For verification of time correct conversion and comparision use this link http://coderstoolbox.net/unixtimestamp/