module TimeInWords::Helpers(T)

Extended Modules

Defined in:

time_in_words.cr

Instance Method Summary

Instance Method Detail

def distance(*, from : Time, to : Time) : String #

Returns a String with approximate distance in time between #from and to.

distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 10, 0, 0), Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 10, 0, 5))
# => "5 seconds"
distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 10, 0), Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 10, 25))
# => "25 minutes"
distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 10), Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 11))
# => "about an hour"
distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14), Time.utc(2019, 8, 16))
# => "2 days"
distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14), Time.utc(2019, 10, 4))
# => "about 2 months"
distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14), Time.utc(2061, 10, 4))
# => "about 42 years"

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def distance(*, span : Time::Span) : String #

Returns a String with approximate distance in time between #from and to.

distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 10, 0, 0), Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 10, 0, 5))
# => "5 seconds"
distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 10, 0), Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 10, 25))
# => "25 minutes"
distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 10), Time.utc(2019, 8, 14, 11))
# => "about an hour"
distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14), Time.utc(2019, 8, 16))
# => "2 days"
distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14), Time.utc(2019, 10, 4))
# => "about 2 months"
distance_of_time_in_words(Time.utc(2019, 8, 14), Time.utc(2061, 10, 4))
# => "about 42 years"

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def from(*, time : Time, now : Time = Time.utc) : String #

Returns the approximate relative time based on elapsed duration.


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