Method: BaseHelper#time_ago_in_words

Defined in:
app/helpers/base_helper.rb

#time_ago_in_words(from_time, to_time = Time.now, include_seconds = false) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 303

def time_ago_in_words(from_time, to_time = Time.now, include_seconds = false)
  from_time = from_time.to_time if from_time.respond_to?(:to_time)
  to_time = to_time.to_time if to_time.respond_to?(:to_time)
  distance_in_minutes = (((to_time - from_time).abs)/60).round

  case distance_in_minutes
    when 0              then :a_few_seconds_ago.l
    when 1..59          then :minutes_ago.l(:count => distance_in_minutes)
    when 60..1440       then :hours_ago.l(:count => (distance_in_minutes.to_f / 60.0).round)
    when 1440..2880     then :days_ago.l(:count => (distance_in_minutes.to_f / 1440.0).round) # 1.5 days to 2 days
    else I18n.l(from_time, :format => :short)
  end
end