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TimeDSL

Provides a a simple way of calling time units and to see the elapsed time between 2 moments

Examples

  142.minutes => returns a value in seconds
  7.days => returns a value in seconds
  1.week => returns a value in seconds
  2.weeks.ago => returns a date
  1.year.since(time) => returns a date
  5.months.since(2.weeks.from_now) => returns a date

Public Instance Methods

ago(time = ::Time.now) click to toggle source

Reads best without arguments: 10.minutes.ago

    # File lib/merb-helpers/time_dsl.rb, line 47
47:   def ago(time = ::Time.now)
48:     time - self
49:   end
Also aliased as: until
day() click to toggle source
    # File lib/merb-helpers/time_dsl.rb, line 26
26:   def day
27:     self * 86400
28:   end
Also aliased as: days
days() click to toggle source
Alias for: day
from_now(time = ::Time.now) click to toggle source
Alias for: since
hour() click to toggle source
    # File lib/merb-helpers/time_dsl.rb, line 21
21:   def hour
22:     self * 3600
23:   end
Also aliased as: hours
hours() click to toggle source
Alias for: hour
minute() click to toggle source
    # File lib/merb-helpers/time_dsl.rb, line 16
16:   def minute
17:     self * 60
18:   end
Also aliased as: minutes
minutes() click to toggle source
Alias for: minute
month() click to toggle source
    # File lib/merb-helpers/time_dsl.rb, line 36
36:   def month
37:     self * 2592000
38:   end
Also aliased as: months
months() click to toggle source
Alias for: month
second() click to toggle source
    # File lib/merb-helpers/time_dsl.rb, line 11
11:   def second
12:     self * 1
13:   end
Also aliased as: seconds
seconds() click to toggle source
Alias for: second
since(time = ::Time.now) click to toggle source

Reads best with argument: 10.minutes.since(time)

    # File lib/merb-helpers/time_dsl.rb, line 53
53:   def since(time = ::Time.now)
54:     time + self
55:   end
Also aliased as: from_now
until(time = ::Time.now) click to toggle source
Alias for: ago
week() click to toggle source
    # File lib/merb-helpers/time_dsl.rb, line 31
31:   def week
32:     self * 604800
33:   end
Also aliased as: weeks
weeks() click to toggle source
Alias for: week
year() click to toggle source
    # File lib/merb-helpers/time_dsl.rb, line 41
41:   def year
42:     self * 31471200
43:   end
Also aliased as: years
years() click to toggle source
Alias for: year

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