lib/bbc/shell/describe_time.rb
# encoding: utf-8
# Collection of time related methods awaiting a relevantly named module.
#
module Timings
def how_long_between(past, future)
a = (future - past).to_i
case a
when -10_000_000...0 then 'On now'
when 0 then 'Now!'
when 1 then 'A second'
when 2..59 then a.to_s + ' secs'
when 60..119 then 'A min' # 120 = 2 minutes
when 120..3_540 then (a / 60).to_i.to_s + ' mins'
when 3_541..7_100 then 'An hour' # 3600 = 1 hour
when 7_101..82_800 then ((a + 99) / 3600).to_i.to_s + ' hours'
when 82_801..172_000 then 'A day' # 86400 = 1 day
when 172_001..518_400 then ((a + 800) / (60 * 60 * 24)).to_i.to_s + ' days'
when 518_401..1_036_800 then 'A week'
else ((a + 180_000) / (60 * 60 * 24 * 7)).to_i.to_s + ' weeks'
end
end
def time_now
Time.now
end
module_function :how_long_between, :time_now
end