4 files changed, 31 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/date/iso8601_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/date/iso8601_spec.rb
index a29652014e..af66845a6b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/date/iso8601_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/date/iso8601_spec.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ describe "Date.iso8601" do
     d.should == Date.civil(-4712, 1, 1)
   end
 
+  it "raises a Date::Error if the argument is a invalid Date" do
+    -> {
+      Date.iso8601('invalid')
+    }.should raise_error(Date::Error, "invalid date")
+  end
+
+  it "raises a Date::Error when passed a nil" do
+    -> {
+      Date.iso8601(nil)
+    }.should raise_error(Date::Error, "invalid date")
+  end
+
   it "raises a TypeError when passed an Object" do
     -> { Date.iso8601(Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
   end
@@ -32,4 +44,13 @@ describe "Date._iso8601" do
     h = Date._iso8601('invalid')
     h.should == {}
   end
+
+  it "returns an empty hash if the argument is nil" do
+    h = Date._iso8601(nil)
+    h.should == {}
+  end
+
+  it "raises a TypeError when passed an Object" do
+    -> { Date._iso8601(Object.new) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb
index 1015285e04..40af908386 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe :date_parse, shared: true do
     d.day.should == 23
   end
 
-  it "can parse a 'mmm DD YYYY' string into a Date object" do
+  it "can parse a 'DD mmm YYYY' string into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("23#{@sep}feb#{@sep}2008")
     d.year.should == 2008
     d.month.should == 2
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe :date_parse, shared: true do
     d.should == Date.civil(2005, 11, 5)
   end
 
-  it "can parse a year, day and month name into a Date object" do
+  it "can parse a day, month name and year into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("5th#{@sep}november#{@sep}2005")
     d.should == Date.civil(2005, 11, 5)
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_eu.rb b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_eu.rb
index ecb15e3c0e..3819524a57 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_eu.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_eu.rb
@@ -7,28 +7,28 @@ describe :date_parse_eu, shared: true do
     d.day.should == 1
   end
 
-  it "can parse a MM-DD-YYYY string into a Date object" do
+  it "can parse a DD-MM-YYYY string into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}2007")
     d.year.should == 2007
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 10
   end
 
-  it "can parse a MM-DD-YY string into a Date object" do
+  it "can parse a YY-MM-DD string into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07")
     d.year.should == 2010
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 7
   end
 
-  it "can parse a MM-DD-YY string into a Date object NOT using the year digits as 20XX" do
+  it "can parse a YY-MM-DD string into a Date object NOT using the year digits as 20XX" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07", false)
     d.year.should == 10
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 7
   end
 
-  it "can parse a MM-DD-YY string into a Date object using the year digits as 20XX" do
+  it "can parse a YY-MM-DD string into a Date object using the year digits as 20XX" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07", true)
     d.year.should == 2010
     d.month.should == 1
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_us.rb b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_us.rb
index 7be62b1af1..17e2fc96c1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_us.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_us.rb
@@ -6,28 +6,28 @@ describe :date_parse_us, shared: true do
     d.day.should == 1
   end
 
-  it "parses a MM#{@sep}DD#{@sep}YYYY string into a Date object" do
+  it "parses a DD#{@sep}MM#{@sep}YYYY string into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}2007")
     d.year.should == 2007
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 10
   end
 
-  it "parses a MM#{@sep}DD#{@sep}YY string into a Date object" do
+  it "parses a YY#{@sep}MM#{@sep}DD string into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07")
     d.year.should == 2010
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 7
   end
 
-  it "parses a MM#{@sep}DD#{@sep}YY string into a Date object NOT using the year digits as 20XX" do
+  it "parses a YY#{@sep}MM#{@sep}DD string into a Date object NOT using the year digits as 20XX" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07", false)
     d.year.should == 10
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 7
   end
 
-  it "parses a MM#{@sep}DD#{@sep}YY string into a Date object using the year digits as 20XX" do
+  it "parses a YY#{@sep}MM#{@sep}DD string into a Date object using the year digits as 20XX" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07", true)
     d.year.should == 2010
     d.month.should == 1