AppController.php

<?php
public function format($time, $settings = array()) 
{   
    
    $this->setProperties($time, $settings);                if ($this->Time->isToday($time)){
        return 'Oggi'.$this->settings['hoursMinutes'];
    }
    if ($this->Time->wasYesterday($time)){
        return 'Ieri'.$this->settings['hoursMinutes'];
    }
    if ($this->Time->isThisMonth($time)){
        return $this->settings['dayLetters'].' '.$this->settings['dayNumbers']. ' ' .$this->settings['monthLetters'].$this->settings['hoursMinutesPast'];
    }
    if ($this->Time->isThisYear($time)){
        return $this->settings['dayNumbers']. ' '.$this->settings['monthLetters'];    
    }
    return $this->settings['dayNumbers'].'/'.$this->settings['monthNumbers'].'/'.$this->settings['year'];
    
}                

public function timeAgo($time, $settings = array())
{
    $this->setProperties($time, $settings);
    if ($this->Time->isFuture($time)){
        return $this->Time->format('d/m/Y', $time);
    }
    
    if ($this->Time->isToday($time)){
        if (date('H') == $this->settings['hours']){
            $minutesAgo = date('i') - $this->settings['minutes'];
            return $minutesAgo . ' minuti fa';    
        }
        
        $hourAgo = date('H') - $this->settings['hours'];
        if ($hourAgo <= 6){
            return $hourAgo . ' ore fa';    
        }
        
        return 'Oggi'.$this->settings['hoursMinutes'];
    }
    
    return $this->format($time, $settings);
}

public function timeLeft($time, $settings = array())
{   
    $this->setProperties($time, $settings);
    if ($this->Time->isTomorrow($time)){
        return 'Domani'.$this->settings['hoursMinutes'];
    }
    
    if ($this->Time->isToday($time)){            
        return 'Oggi'.$this->settings['hoursMinutes'];
    }
    
    if (!$this->Time->isFuture($time)) return $this->Time->format('d/m/Y', $time);
    
    if ($this->Time->isThisMonth($time)){
        $daysLeft = $this->settings['dayNumbers'] - date('d');
        return 'Tra '.$daysLeft.' giorni'.$this->settings['hoursMinutes'];
    }        
    
    return $this->settings['dayNumbers'].'/'.$this->settings['monthNumbers'].'/'.$this->settings['year'];
    
}