turn_off_timestamps.rb

# Note to self: Normally to turn off ActiveRecord timestamps you would set:
# ActiveRecord::Base.record_timestamps = false
# in the configuration. Timestamp.rb uses class_inheritable_accessor to copy that
# value for each AR model. So to change it at runtime (ex. tests) it needs to be
# accessed through the class directly.
 
myobj.class.record_timestamps = false

# Set timestamp manually to simulate old objects

myobj.updated_at = Time.now - 2.months.ago
myobj.save