method

freeze_time

freeze_time(date_or_time = Time.now, with_usec: false, &block)
public

Calls travel_to with date_or_time, which defaults to Time.now. Forwards optional with_usec argument.

Time.current # => Sun, 09 Jul 2017 15:34:49 EST -05:00
freeze_time
sleep(1)
Time.current # => Sun, 09 Jul 2017 15:34:49 EST -05:00
freeze_time Time.current + 1.day
sleep(1)
Time.current # => Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:34:49 EST -05:00

This method also accepts a block, which will return the current time back to its original state at the end of the block:

Time.current # => Sun, 09 Jul 2017 15:34:49 EST -05:00
freeze_time do
  sleep(1)
  User.create.created_at # => Sun, 09 Jul 2017 15:34:49 EST -05:00
end
Time.current # => Sun, 09 Jul 2017 15:34:50 EST -05:00