instance method
Gem::Specification#date
date
lib/rubygems/specification.rb
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# File tmp/rubies/ruby-4.0.0/lib/rubygems/specification.rb, line 1667
def date
@date ||= Time.utc(*Gem.source_date_epoch.utc.to_a[3..5].reverse)
end
The date this gem was created.
If SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH is set as an environment variable, use that to support reproducible builds; otherwise, default to the current UTC date.
Details on SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH: reproducible-builds.org/specs/source-date-epoch/