# frozen_string_literal: true module SafeTimestampParser extend ActiveSupport::Concern private def safe_timestamp(date_string) return Time.zone.now.to_i if date_string.blank? parsed_time = Time.zone.parse(date_string) # Time.zone.parse returns epoch time (2000-01-01) for unparseable strings # Check if it's a valid parse by seeing if year is suspiciously at epoch return Time.zone.now.to_i if parsed_time.nil? || (parsed_time.year == 2000 && !date_string.include?('2000')) min_timestamp = Time.zone.parse('1970-01-01').to_i max_timestamp = Time.zone.parse('2100-01-01').to_i parsed_time.to_i.clamp(min_timestamp, max_timestamp) rescue ArgumentError, TypeError Time.zone.now.to_i end end