convert times to complex types

lib/bert/decoder.rb

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ module BERT
               end
             when :bool
               item[1] == :true
+            when :time
+              Time.at(item[1].to_i, item[2].to_i)
             else
               item.map { |x| convert(x) }
           end

lib/bert/encoder.rb

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ module BERT
           [:nil, :nil]
         when TrueClass, FalseClass
           [:bool, item.to_s.to_sym]
+        when Time
+          [:time, item.to_i, item.usec]
         else
           item
       end

test/decoder_test.rb

@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ class DecoderTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert_equal after, BERT::Decoder.convert(before)
     end
 
+    should "convert times" do
+      before = [:time, 1254976067, 0]
+      after = Time.at(1254976067)
+      assert_equal after, BERT::Decoder.convert(before)
+    end
+
     should "leave other stuff alone" do
       before = [1, 2.0, [:foo, 'bar']]
       assert_equal before, BERT::Decoder.convert(before)

test/encoder_test.rb

@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ class EncoderTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert_equal after, BERT::Encoder.convert(before)
     end
 
+    should "convert times" do
+      before = Time.at(1254976067)
+      after = [:time, 1254976067, 0]
+      assert_equal after, BERT::Encoder.convert(before)
+    end
+
     should "leave other stuff alone" do
       before = [1, 2.0, [:foo, 'bar']]
       assert_equal before, BERT::Encoder.convert(before)