Class: Time

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• Time

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Defined in:

lib/time-lord.rb

Constant Summary

Second =

1

Minute =

Second  * 60

Hour =

Minute  * 60

Day =

Hour    * 24

Week =

Day     * 7

Fortnight =

Week    * 2

Month =

Week    * 4

Quarter =

Month   * 3

Year =

Month   * 12

Olympiad =

Year    * 4

Lustrum =

Year    * 5

Decade =

Year    * 10

Indiction =

Year    * 15

Jubilee =

Decade  * 5

Century =

Decade  * 10

Millennium =

Century * 10

Eon =

1.0/0

Instance Method Summary (collapse)

• - (Object) ago_in_words (also: #time_ago_in_words)

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# File 'lib/time-lord.rb', line 22

def ago_in_words

  # Find the time difference between the time provided and the current time.
  difference = get_time_difference_from self

  # Catch less than 1 second differences.
  return "just now" if difference < 1

  name   = get_unit_name_from difference
  amount = get_unit_amount_from difference
  count  = get_unit_count_from difference, amount

  # Determine if unit name needs pluralization.
  name += "s" if count > 1

  # Return the remaining string.
  "#{count} #{name} ago"
end