Fixing issues with Ruby 1.8.7

lib/couchrest/model/core_extensions/time_parsing.rb

@@ -3,6 +3,29 @@ module CouchRest
     module CoreExtensions
       module TimeParsing
 
+        if RUBY_VERSION < "1.9.0"
+          # Overrwrite Ruby's standard new method to provide compatible support
+          # of 1.9.2's Time.new method.
+          #
+          # Only supports syntax like:
+          #
+          #   Time.new(2011, 4, 1, 18, 50, 32, "+02:00")
+          #   # or
+          #   Time.new(2011, 4, 1, 18, 50, 32)
+          #
+          def new(*args)
+            return super() if (args.empty?)
+            zone = args.delete_at(6)
+            time = mktime(*args)
+            if zone =~ /([\+|\-]?)(\d{2}):?(\d{2})/
+              tz_difference = ("#{$1 == '-' ? '+' : '-'}#{$2}".to_i * 3600) + ($3.to_i * 60)
+              time + tz_difference + zone_offset(time.zone)
+            else
+              time
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
         # Attemtps to parse a time string in ISO8601 format.
         # If no match is found, the standard time parse will be used.
         #