Class: Numeric

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/numeric.rb

Overview

Extend the numeric class with the “duration” method that print a duration in human langage. This code was found at: stackoverflow.com/questions/1679266/can-ruby-print-out-time-difference-duration-readily

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#duration ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/numeric.rb', line 9

def duration
   secs  = self.to_int
   mins  = secs / 60
   hours = mins / 60
   days  = hours / 24

   if days > 0
      "#{days} days and #{hours % 24} hours"
   elsif hours > 0
      "#{hours} hours and #{mins % 60} minutes"
   elsif mins > 0
      "#{mins} minutes and #{secs % 60} seconds"
   elsif secs >= 0
      "#{secs} seconds"
   end
end