Set block ends_at to exactly created_at + duration

app/controllers/user_blocks_controller.rb

@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ class UserBlocksController < ApplicationController
 
   def create
     if @valid_params
+      now = Time.now.utc
       @user_block = UserBlock.new(
         :user => @user,
         :creator => current_user,
         :reason => params[:user_block][:reason],
-        :ends_at => Time.now.utc + @block_period.hours,
+        :created_at => now,
+        :ends_at => now + @block_period.hours,
         :needs_view => params[:user_block][:needs_view]
       )
 

test/controllers/user_blocks_controller_test.rb

@@ -261,6 +261,21 @@ class UserBlocksControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_select "h1", "The user non_existent_user does not exist"
   end
 
+  ##
+  # test the duration of a created block
+  def test_create_duration
+    target_user = create(:user)
+    moderator_user = create(:moderator_user)
+
+    session_for(moderator_user)
+    post user_blocks_path(:display_name => target_user.display_name,
+                          :user_block_period => "336",
+                          :user_block => { :needs_view => false, :reason => "Vandalism" })
+
+    block = UserBlock.order(:id).last
+    assert_equal 1209600, block.ends_at - block.created_at
+  end
+
   ##
   # test the update action
   def test_update