toDefaultValue method

lib/utils.js

-var client = new (require("mysql").Client)()
-  , util    = require("util")
+var client    = new (require("mysql").Client)()
+  , util      = require("util")
+  , DataTypes = require("./data-types")
 
 var Utils = module.exports = {
   _: (function() {
@@ -71,23 +72,31 @@ var Utils = module.exports = {
   combineTableNames: function(tableName1, tableName2) {
     return (tableName1.toLowerCase() < tableName2.toLowerCase()) ? (tableName1 + tableName2) : (tableName2 + tableName1)
   },
+
   singularize: function(s) {
     return Utils.Lingo.en.isSingular(s) ? s : Utils.Lingo.en.singularize(s)
   },
+
   pluralize: function(s) {
     return Utils.Lingo.en.isPlural(s) ? s : Utils.Lingo.en.pluralize(s)
   },
+
   merge: function(a, b){
     for(var key in b) {
       a[key] = b[key]
     }
     return a
   },
+
   removeCommentsFromFunctionString: function(s) {
     s = s.replace(/\s*(\/\/.*)/g, '')
     s = s.replace(/(\/\*[\n\r\s\S]*?\*\/)/mg, '')
 
     return s
+  },
+
+  toDefaultValue: function(value) {
+    return (value == DataTypes.NOW) ? new Date() : value
   }
 }