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matt-shipman
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August 29, 2015 13:55
This method takes in a integer or decimal value of time remaining and converts it to natural language. I was unable to find a decent gem so I decided to whip this up quickly. An example of how to use this method: time_to_natural_language(20.days.from_now - Time.now). This method should go in your items_helper.rb or application_helper.rb
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| def time_to_natural_language(time_left) | |
| if time_left > 0 | |
| time_left = time_left.round.to_i | |
| weeks = time_left / 604800 | |
| time_left -= weeks * 604800 | |
| days = time_left / 86400 | |
| time_left -= days * 86400 |