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Returns true if the given calendar date is valid, and false if not.

Date.valid_date?(2001,2,3)        #=> true
Date.valid_date?(2001,2,29)       #=> false

See also ::jd and ::civil.

Returns self.

Returns a DateTime object which denotes self.

Returns a Date object which denotes self.

Returns self.

Returns a Date object which denotes self.

Returns a DateTime object which denotes self.

Returns true if this class can be used to create an instance from a serialised JSON string. The class has to implement a class method json_create that expects a hash as first parameter. The hash should include the required data.

Returns garbage collector generation for the given object.

class B
  include ObjectSpace

  def foo
    trace_object_allocations do
      obj = Object.new
      p "Generation is #{allocation_generation(obj)}"
    end
  end
end

B.new.foo #=> "Generation is 3"

See ::trace_object_allocations for more information and examples.

Takes a hash as its argument. The key is a symbol or an array of symbols. These symbols correspond to method names. The value is the accessor to which the methods will be delegated.

How String Gem paths should be split. Overridable for esoteric platforms.

True if the gems in the system satisfy dependency.

Downloads uri to path if necessary. If no path is given, it just passes the data.

Expire memoized instance variables that can incorrectly generate, replace or miss files due changes in certain attributes used to compute them.

Raises a MissingTagError or NotExpectedTagError if the element is not properly formatted.

Raises NotAvailableValueError if element content is nil

Enumerates the outdated local gems yielding the local specification and the latest remote version.

This method may take some time to return as it must check each local gem against the server’s index.