Humanized Seconds

humanized_seconds.rb

def humanized_seconds secs
  [[60, :second], [60, :minute], [24, :hour], [1000, :day]].map{ |count, name|
    name = name.to_s
    if secs > 0
      secs, n = secs.divmod(count)
      pluralized_name = n == 1 ? name : name.pluralize
      "#{n.to_i} #{pluralized_name}"
    end
  }.compact.reverse.join(' ')
end

# humanized_seconds 29485
#   => 8 hours 11 minutes 25 seconds

# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4136248/how-to-generate-a-human-readable-time-range-using-ruby-on-rails