#!/usr/bin/env ruby module Flapjack module Utility def time_period_in_words(period) period_mm, period_ss = period.divmod(60) period_hh, period_mm = period_mm.divmod(60) period_dd, period_hh = period_hh.divmod(24) ["#{period_dd} day#{plural_s(period_dd)}", "#{period_hh} hour#{plural_s(period_hh)}", "#{period_mm} minute#{plural_s(period_mm)}", "#{period_ss} second#{plural_s(period_ss)}"].reject {|s| s =~ /^0 /}.join(', ') end # Returns relative time in words referencing the given date # relative_time_ago(Time.now) => 'about a minute ago' def relative_time_ago(from_time) distance_in_minutes = (((Time.now - from_time.to_time).abs)/60).round case distance_in_minutes when 0..1 then 'about a minute' when 2..44 then "#{distance_in_minutes} minutes" when 45..89 then 'about 1 hour' when 90..1439 then "about #{(distance_in_minutes.to_f / 60.0).round} hours" when 1440..2439 then '1 day' when 2440..2879 then 'about 2 days' when 2880..43199 then "#{(distance_in_minutes / 1440).round} days" when 43200..86399 then 'about 1 month' when 86400..525599 then "#{(distance_in_minutes / 43200).round} months" when 525600..1051199 then 'about 1 year' else "over #{(distance_in_minutes / 525600).round} years" end end # returns a string showing the local timezone we're running in # eg "CST (UTC+09:30)" def local_timezone tzname = Time.new.zone q, r = Time.new.utc_offset.divmod(3600) sign = (q < 0) ? '-' : '+' tzoffset = sign + "%02d" % q.abs.to_s + ':' + r.to_f.div(60).to_s "#{tzname} (UTC#{tzoffset})" end def remove_utc_offset(time) Time.utc(time.year, time.month, time.day, time.hour, time.min, time.sec) end def symbolize(obj) return obj.inject({}){|memo,(k,v)| memo[k.to_sym] = symbolize(v); memo} if obj.is_a? Hash return obj.inject([]){|memo,v | memo << symbolize(v); memo} if obj.is_a? Array return obj end # The passed block will be provided each value from the args # and must return array pairs [key, value] representing members of # the hash this method returns. Keys should be unique -- if they're # not, the earlier pair for that key will be overwritten. def hashify(*args, &block) key_value_pairs = args.map {|a| yield(a) } # if using Ruby 1.9, # Hash[ key_value_pairs ] # is all that's needed, but for Ruby 1.8 compatability, these must # be flattened and the resulting array unpacked. flatten(1) only # flattens the arrays constructed in the block, it won't mess up # any values (or keys) that are themselves arrays/hashes. Hash[ *( key_value_pairs.flatten(1) )] end private def plural_s(value) (value == 1) ? '' : 's' end end end