Rails - Mar 2006 - Simple Ruby/Rails question, doing posted hours ago

I am not the Ruby aficionado yet, if I have created_on ...timestamp.  
What is a ruby way of getting the hours/minutes/seconds ago.  is there 
some class that has this implemented.

For example:

Posted on 3/28/2006
Show a time with:

posted: 1 day ago
... something along those lines.

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Berlin Brown wrote:
> I am not the Ruby aficionado yet, if I have created_on ...timestamp.  
> What is a ruby way of getting the hours/minutes/seconds ago.  is there 
> some class that has this implemented.
>
> For example:
>
> Posted on 3/28/2006
> Show a time with:
>
> posted: 1 day ago
> ... something along those lines.
>
Of course, I could just do the math, but I didnt want make sure I wasnt 
reinventing the wheel.

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Berlin Brown
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also checkout alpha version of botverse: 
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Berlin Brown wrote:
> Berlin Brown wrote:
>
>> I am not the Ruby aficionado yet, if I have created_on ...timestamp. 
>> What is a ruby way of getting the hours/minutes/seconds ago. is there 
>> some class that has this implemented.
>>
>> For example:
>>
>> Posted on 3/28/2006
>> Show a time with:
>>
>> posted: 1 day ago
>> ... something along those lines.
>>
> Of course, I could just do the math, but I didnt want make sure I 
> wasnt reinventing the wheel.
>
api.rubyonrails.org

I think the rails team extended the Time class for this reason
 >>
Module
ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Numeric::Time 	
In: 
vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb 
<http://api.rubyonrails.org/files/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time_rb.html>


Enables the use of time calculations and declarations, like 45.minutes + 
2.hours + 4.years.

If you need precise date calculations that doesn?t just treat months as 
30 days, then have a look at Time#advance.

Sorry, also look at the method (rails only) distance_of_time_in_words 
(ActionView)

Look at  distance_of_time_in_words_to_now

http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/ 
DateHelper.html#M000465

-Rob

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On Mar 30, 2006, at 4:08 AM, Kev Jackson wrote:
> Berlin Brown wrote:
>
>> Berlin Brown wrote:
>>
>>> I am not the Ruby aficionado yet, if I have  
>>> created_on ...timestamp. What is a ruby way of getting the hours/ 
>>> minutes/seconds ago. is there some class that has this implemented.
>>>
>>> For example:
>>>
>>> Posted on 3/28/2006
>>> Show a time with:
>>>
>>> posted: 1 day ago
>>> ... something along those lines.
>>>
>> Of course, I could just do the math, but I didnt want make sure I  
>> wasnt reinventing the wheel.
>>
> api.rubyonrails.org
>
> I think the rails team extended the Time class for this reason
> >>
> Module
> ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Numeric::Time 	
> In: vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/ 
> time.rb <http://api.rubyonrails.org/files/vendor/rails/ 
> activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time_rb.html>
>
> Enables the use of time calculations and declarations, like  
> 45.minutes + 2.hours + 4.years.
>
> If you need precise date calculations that doesn?t just treat  
> months as 30 days, then have a look at Time#advance.
>
>
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