Module: TimeDSL

Defined in:
lib/merb_helpers/time_dsl.rb

Overview

Provides a a simple way of calling time units and to see the elapsed time between 2 moments

Examples

142.minutes => returns a value in seconds
7.days => returns a value in seconds
1.week => returns a value in seconds
2.weeks.ago => returns a date
1.year.since(time) => returns a date
5.months.since(2.weeks.from_now) => returns a date

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#ago(time = ::Time.now) ⇒ Object Also known as: until

Reads best without arguments: 10.minutes.ago



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# File 'lib/merb_helpers/time_dsl.rb', line 47

def ago(time = ::Time.now)
  time - self
end

#day ⇒ Object Also known as: days 



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# File 'lib/merb_helpers/time_dsl.rb', line 26

def day
  self * 86400
end

#hour ⇒ Object Also known as: hours 



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# File 'lib/merb_helpers/time_dsl.rb', line 21

def hour
  self * 3600
end

#minute ⇒ Object Also known as: minutes 



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# File 'lib/merb_helpers/time_dsl.rb', line 16

def minute
  self * 60
end

#month ⇒ Object Also known as: months 



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# File 'lib/merb_helpers/time_dsl.rb', line 36

def month
  self * 2592000
end

#second ⇒ Object Also known as: seconds 



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# File 'lib/merb_helpers/time_dsl.rb', line 11

def second
  self * 1
end

#since(time = ::Time.now) ⇒ Object Also known as: from_now

Reads best with argument: 10.minutes.since(time)



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# File 'lib/merb_helpers/time_dsl.rb', line 53

def since(time = ::Time.now)
  time + self
end

#week ⇒ Object Also known as: weeks 



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# File 'lib/merb_helpers/time_dsl.rb', line 31

def week
  self * 604800
end

#year ⇒ Object Also known as: years 



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# File 'lib/merb_helpers/time_dsl.rb', line 41

def year
  self * 31471200
end