How to calculate next, previous business day in Rails?

Question

How to calculate next and previous business days in Rails?

Answer 1

Here's two examples for the number of working days between two dates:

1. http://codesnippets.joyent.com/posts/show/1209
   • Also at: http://www.railsonwave.com/2007/1/30/calculate-the-number-of-working-days-between-two-dates
2. http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/93938#190402

Here's a Ruby holidays gem:

• http://github.com/alexdunae/holidays
  • Also at: http://code.dunae.ca/holidays/