Fix an incorrect autocorrect for Rails/TimeZone when Time.new has a string argument

changelog/fix_fix_an_incorrect_autocorrect_for_rails_timezone_when_time_new_has_a_string_augument.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* [#1397](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop-rails/pull/1397): Fix an incorrect autocorrect for `Rails/TimeZone` when Time.new has a string argument. ([@mterada1228][])

lib/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone.rb

@@ -97,11 +97,9 @@ def autocorrect(corrector, node)
         end
 
         def autocorrect_time_new(node, corrector)
-          if node.arguments?
-            corrector.replace(node.loc.selector, 'local')
-          else
-            corrector.replace(node.loc.selector, 'now')
-          end
+          replacement = replacement(node)
+
+          corrector.replace(node.loc.selector, replacement)
         end
 
         # remove redundant `.in_time_zone` from `Time.zone.now.in_time_zone`
@@ -183,7 +181,7 @@ def method_send?(node)
 
         def safe_method(method_name, node)
           if %w[new current].include?(method_name)
-            node.arguments? ? 'local' : 'now'
+            replacement(node)
           else
             method_name
           end
@@ -259,6 +257,12 @@ def offset_option_provided?(node)
               pair.key.sym_type? && pair.key.value == :in && !pair.value.nil_type?
             end
         end
+
+        def replacement(node)
+          return 'now' unless node.arguments?
+
+          node.first_argument.str_type? ? 'parse' : 'local'
+        end
       end
     end
   end

spec/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone_spec.rb

@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@
       RUBY
     end
 
+    it 'registers an offense for Time.new with string argument' do
+      expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
+        Time.new("2012-06-10 10:12:00")
+             ^^^ Do not use `Time.new` without zone. Use `Time.zone.parse` instead.
+      RUBY
+
+      expect_correction(<<~RUBY)
+        Time.zone.parse("2012-06-10 10:12:00")
+      RUBY
+    end
+
     it 'does not register an offense when a .new method is called independently of the Time class' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
         Range.new(1, Time.class.to_s)