# Tempus
Gem to efficiently manipulate the time, adding, subtracting and converting hours.
## Installation
Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:
$ bundle add tempus
If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:
$ gem install tempus
## Usage
With this gem you can manage durations of time.
### Initialize with duration
```ruby
hours = Tempus.new(30.hours + 5.minutes + 3.seconds)
=>
hours.value_in_minutes
=> 1805.05
hours.to_s("%H hours and %M minutes")
=> "30 hours and 05 minutes"
```
### Convert from other types
```ruby
hours = "35:05:01".to_tempus
=>
hours + 6.hours
=>
```
```ruby
Tempus.new(Time.now)
=>
```
### Sum durations
```ruby
"1:00:00".to_tempus + "2:00"
=>
```
## Development
After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
## Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/dannnylo/tempus. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the [code of conduct](https://github.com/dannnylo/tempus/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
## License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
## Code of Conduct
Everyone interacting in the Tempus project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the [code of conduct](https://github.com/dannnylo/tempus/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).