module TimeOptions def short strftime("%Y-%m-%d") end def long strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M") end end class Time include TimeOptions class << self # humanize_seconds(61) -> 1min 1sec # humanize_seconds(1111) -> 18min 31sec def humanize_seconds(secs) return '-' unless secs secs = secs.to_i [[60, :sec], [60, :min], [24, :hrs], [356, :days], [1000, :years]].map{ |count, name| if secs > 0 secs, n = secs.divmod(count) "#{n.to_i}#{name}" end }.compact.reverse.slice(0,2).join(' ') end def ago(start_time, end_time=nil) start_time = Time.new(start_time.year, start_time.month, start_time.day) if start_time.class == Date end_time ||= Time.now time_diff = end_time.to_i - start_time.to_i in_past = time_diff > 0 ? true : false time_diff = time_diff.abs d_minutes = (time_diff / 60).round rescue 0 d_hours = (time_diff / (60 * 60)).round rescue 0 d_days = (time_diff / (60*60 * 24)).round rescue 0 d_months = (time_diff / (60*60*24 * 30)).round rescue 0 d_years = (time_diff / (60*60*24*30 * 12)).round rescue 0 return (in_past ? 'few sec ago' : 'in few seconds') if time_diff < 10 return (in_past ? 'less than min ago' : 'in less then a minute') if time_diff < 60 template = in_past ? '%s ago' : 'in %s' return template % d_minutes.pluralize('min') if d_minutes < 60 return template % d_hours.pluralize('hour') if d_hours < 24 return template % d_days.pluralize('day') if d_days < 31 return template % d_months.pluralize('month') if d_months < 12 return template % d_years.pluralize('year') end end end class DateTime include TimeOptions end