Humanize time (seconds) #RoR #ruby

humanize_time.rb

def humanize(secs)
  [[60, :seconds], [60, :minutes], [24, :hours], [Float::INFINITY, :days]].map{ |count, name|
    if secs > 0
      secs, n = secs.divmod(count)

      "#{n.to_i} #{name}" unless n.to_i==0
    end
  }.compact.reverse.join(' ')
end

p humanize 1234
#=>"20 minutes 34 seconds"
p humanize 12345
#=>"3 hours 25 minutes 45 seconds"
p humanize 123456
#=>"1 days 10 hours 17 minutes 36 seconds"
p humanize(Time.now - Time.local(2010,11,5))
#=>"4 days 18 hours 24 minutes 7 seconds"