app/models/time_entry.rb
class TimeEntry < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :user
validates :note, :date, :start, presence: true
before_update :calculate_duration
def now
TimeDiffer.from_now(start)
end
private
def calculate_duration
return unless start.present? && self.end.present?
self.duration = TimeDiffer.calc_seconds(self.end, start)
end
end