Java Date to Time getFriendlyTime(Date dateTime)

Description

get Friendly Time

License

Open Source License

Declaration

private static String getFriendlyTime(Date dateTime) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from   ww  w .  j  a v  a2s  .c  om*/
 * Created on Aug 9, 2004
 *
 * Copyright 2005 by Arysys Technologies (P) Ltd.,
 * #3,Shop line,
 * Sasmira Marg,
 * Worli,Mumbai 400 025
 * India
 *
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This software is the confidential and proprietary information
 * of Arysys Technologies (P) Ltd. ("Confidential Information").
 * You shall not disclose such Confidential Information and shall use
 * it only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement
 * you entered into with Arysys Technologies (P) Ltd.
 *
 */

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    private static String getFriendlyTime(Date dateTime) {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        Date current = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
        long diffInSeconds = (current.getTime() - dateTime.getTime()) / 1000;

        long sec = (diffInSeconds >= 60 ? diffInSeconds % 60 : diffInSeconds);
        long min = (diffInSeconds = (diffInSeconds / 60)) >= 60 ? diffInSeconds % 60 : diffInSeconds;
        long hrs = (diffInSeconds = (diffInSeconds / 60)) >= 24 ? diffInSeconds % 24 : diffInSeconds;
        long days = (diffInSeconds = (diffInSeconds / 24)) >= 30 ? diffInSeconds % 30 : diffInSeconds;
        long months = (diffInSeconds = (diffInSeconds / 30)) >= 12 ? diffInSeconds % 12 : diffInSeconds;
        long years = (diffInSeconds = (diffInSeconds / 12));

        if (years > 0) {
            if (years == 1) {
                sb.append("a year");
            } else {
                sb.append(years + " years");
            }
            if (years <= 6 && months > 0) {
                if (months == 1) {
                    sb.append(" and a month");
                } else {
                    sb.append(" and " + months + " months");
                }
            }
        } else if (months > 0) {
            if (months == 1) {
                sb.append("a month");
            } else {
                sb.append(months + " months");
            }
            if (months <= 6 && days > 0) {
                if (days == 1) {
                    sb.append(" and a day");
                } else {
                    sb.append(" and " + days + " days");
                }
            }
        } else if (days > 0) {
            if (days == 1) {
                sb.append("a day");
            } else {
                sb.append(days + " days");
            }
            if (days <= 3 && hrs > 0) {
                if (hrs == 1) {
                    sb.append(" and an hour");
                } else {
                    sb.append(" and " + hrs + " hours");
                }
            }
        } else if (hrs > 0) {
            if (hrs == 1) {
                sb.append("an hour");
            } else {
                sb.append(hrs + " hours");
            }
            if (min > 1) {
                sb.append(" and " + min + " minutes");
            }
        } else if (min > 0) {
            if (min == 1) {
                sb.append("a minute");
            } else {
                sb.append(min + " minutes");
            }
            if (sec > 1) {
                sb.append(" and " + sec + " seconds");
            }
        } else {
            if (sec <= 1) {
                sb.append("about a second");
            } else {
                sb.append("about " + sec + " seconds");
            }
        }

        sb.append(" ago");
        return sb.toString();
    }

    public static long getTime(String dateTimeString) {
        long time = 0;
        try {
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
            Date date = sdf.parse(dateTimeString);
            time = date.getTime();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            time = 0;
        }
        return time;
    }
}

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4. getMSDateTimeString(Date date)
5. getTime(Date date)