meaningful_time 0.0.1

data/.gitignore

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+*.gem
+.bundle
+Gemfile.lock
+pkg/*
+.idea

data/Gemfile

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+source "http://rubygems.org"
+
+# Specify your gem's dependencies in meaningful_time.gemspec
+gemspec
+

data/Rakefile

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+require "bundler/gem_tasks"

data/lib/meaningful_time.rb

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+require "meaningful_time/version"
+
+class Time
+
+  def to_meaningful
+    diff = (Time.new - self).floor
+    if diff == 1
+      "#{diff} second ago"
+    elsif diff < 60
+      "#{diff} seconds ago"
+    else
+      minutes_passed = diff/60
+      if minutes_passed == 1
+        "#{minutes_passed} minute ago"
+      elsif minutes_passed < 60
+        "#{minutes_passed} minutes ago"
+      else
+        hours_passed = diff/60/60
+        if hours_passed == 1
+          "#{hours_passed} hour ago"
+        elsif hours_passed < 24
+          "#{hours_passed} hours ago"
+        else
+          days_passed = diff/60/60/24
+          if days_passed == 1
+            "#{days_passed} day ago"
+          elsif days_passed < 30
+            "#{days_passed} days ago"
+          else
+            months_passed = diff/60/60/24/30
+            if months_passed == 1
+              "#{months_passed} month ago"
+            elsif months_passed < 12
+              "#{months_passed} months ago"
+            else
+              years_passed = diff/60/60/24/30/12
+              if years_passed == 1
+                "#{years_passed} year ago"
+              elsif years_passed < 6
+                "#{years_passed} years ago"
+              else
+                "a long time ago"
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/meaningful_time/version.rb

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+module MeaningfulTime
+  VERSION = "0.0.1"
+end

data/meaningful_time.gemspec

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+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+$:.push File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
+require "meaningful_time/version"
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name        = "meaningful_time"
+  s.version     = MeaningfulTime::VERSION
+  s.authors     = ["Dennis Suratna"]
+  s.email       = ["dennis.suratna@cal.berkeley.edu"]
+  s.homepage    = ""
+  s.summary     = %q{Adds a convenient method to Time class to print out how long ago a Time instance is passed.}
+  s.description = %q{
+    # Assuming that today is 1/27/2012
+    now = Time.new(2012,1,26)
+    puts now.to_meaningful # "1 day ago"
+  }
+
+  s.rubyforge_project = "meaningful_time"
+
+  s.files         = `git ls-files`.split("\n")
+  s.test_files    = `git ls-files -- {test,spec,features}/*`.split("\n")
+  s.executables   = `git ls-files -- bin/*`.split("\n").map{ |f| File.basename(f) }
+  s.require_paths = ["lib"]
+
+  s.add_development_dependency "rspec"
+  # specify any dependencies here; for example:
+  # s.add_development_dependency "rspec"
+  # s.add_runtime_dependency "rest-client"
+end

data/spec/meaningful_time_spec.rb

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+require File.expand_path('../../lib/meaningful_time.rb' ,__FILE__)
+describe Time do
+  describe "#to_meaningful" do
+
+
+
+    it "works" do
+      Time.new.to_meaningful
+    end
+
+    context "before 1 minute" do
+      before do
+        @past = Time.new(2012, 1,1,10,10,15)
+        @now = Time.new(2012, 1,1,10,10,20)
+        Time.stub!(:new).and_return(@now)
+      end
+
+      it "returns in seconds" do
+        @past.to_meaningful.should == "5 seconds ago"
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "before 1 hour" do
+      before do
+        @past = Time.new(2012, 1,1,10,10,15)
+        @now = Time.new(2012, 1,1,10,15,20)
+        @one_minute_ago = Time.new(2012, 1,1,10,14,15)
+        Time.stub!(:new).and_return(@now)
+      end
+
+      it "returns in minutes" do
+        @past.to_meaningful.should == "5 minutes ago"
+      end
+
+      it "returns 1 minute ago" do
+        @one_minute_ago.to_meaningful.should == "1 minute ago"
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "before 1 day" do
+      before do
+        @past = Time.new(2012, 1, 1, 7, 10, 15)
+        @one_hour_ago = Time.new(2012, 1, 1, 9, 15, 20)
+        @now = Time.new(2012, 1,1, 10, 15, 20)
+        Time.stub!(:new).and_return(@now)
+      end
+
+      it "returns in minutes" do
+        @past.to_meaningful.should == "3 hours ago"
+      end
+
+      it "returns 1 hour ago" do
+        @one_hour_ago.to_meaningful.should == "1 hour ago"
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "before 1 month" do
+      before do
+        @past = Time.new(2011, 12,29, 10, 15, 19)
+        @one_day_ago = Time.new(2011, 12,31, 10, 15, 19)
+        @now = Time.new(2012, 1,1, 10, 15, 20)
+        Time.stub!(:new).and_return(@now)
+      end
+
+      it "returns in minutes" do
+        @past.to_meaningful.should == "3 days ago"
+      end
+
+      it "returns 1 day ago" do
+        @one_day_ago.to_meaningful.should == "1 day ago"
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "before 1 year" do
+      before do
+        @past = Time.new(2011, 10,1, 10, 15, 20)
+        @one_month_ago = Time.new(2011, 12,1, 10, 15, 20)
+        @now = Time.new(2012, 1,1, 10, 15, 20)
+        Time.stub!(:new).and_return(@now)
+      end
+
+      it "returns in months" do
+        @past.to_meaningful.should == "3 months ago"
+      end
+
+      it "returns 1 month ago" do
+        @one_month_ago.to_meaningful.should == "1 month ago"
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "before 5 years" do
+      before do
+        @past = Time.new(2009, 1,1, 10, 15, 20)
+        @long_time = Time.new(2001,1,1,1,1,1);
+        @one_year_ago = Time.new(2010, 12,12, 10, 15, 20)
+        @now = Time.new(2012, 1,1, 10, 15, 20)
+        Time.stub!(:new).and_return(@now)
+      end
+
+      it "returns in years" do
+        @past.to_meaningful.should == "3 years ago"
+      end
+
+      it "returns 1 year ago" do
+        @one_year_ago.to_meaningful.should == "1 year ago"
+      end
+
+      it "returns long time ago" do
+        @long_time.to_meaningful.should == "a long time ago"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: meaningful_time
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Dennis Suratna
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2012-01-28 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies:
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: rspec
+  requirement: &2151802100 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ! '>='
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: *2151802100
+description: ! "\n    # Assuming that today is 1/27/2012\n    now = Time.new(2012,1,26)\n
+  \   puts now.to_meaningful # \"1 day ago\"\n  "
+email:
+- dennis.suratna@cal.berkeley.edu
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- .gitignore
+- Gemfile
+- Rakefile
+- lib/meaningful_time.rb
+- lib/meaningful_time/version.rb
+- meaningful_time.gemspec
+- spec/meaningful_time_spec.rb
+homepage: ''
+licenses: []
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: meaningful_time
+rubygems_version: 1.8.10
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Adds a convenient method to Time class to print out how long ago a Time instance
+  is passed.
+test_files:
+- spec/meaningful_time_spec.rb