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Rails - Convert Seconds to readable time - time_spent_in_words
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| # Source: http://snipplr.com/view/73984/human-readable-time-from-seconds-helper/ | |
| def time_spent_in_words seconds, params={} | |
| time_periods_shown = params[:time_periods_shown] || 3 | |
| use_short_names = params[:use_short_names] || false | |
| return "0 seconds" if seconds < 1 | |
| short_name = {:second => :sec, :minute => :min, :hour => :hr, :day => :day, :week => :wk, :year => :yr} | |
| [[60, :second], [60, :minute], [24, :hour], [7, :day], [52, :week], [1000, :year]].map{ |count, name| | |
| if seconds > 0 | |
| seconds, n = seconds.divmod(count) | |
| name = short_name[name] if use_short_names | |
| "#{n.to_i} #{name}".pluralize(n.to_i) if n.to_i > 0 | |
| end | |
| }.compact.last(time_periods_shown).reverse.join(' ') | |
| end |
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