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Convert time to human readable time in Javascript
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function millisecondsToStr (milliseconds) { | |
// TIP: to find current time in milliseconds, use: | |
// var current_time_milliseconds = new Date().getTime(); | |
function numberEnding (number) { | |
return (number > 1) ? 's' : ''; | |
} | |
var temp = Math.floor(milliseconds / 1000); | |
var years = Math.floor(temp / 31536000); | |
if (years) { | |
return years + ' year' + numberEnding(years); | |
} | |
//TODO: Months! Maybe weeks? | |
var days = Math.floor((temp %= 31536000) / 86400); | |
if (days) { | |
return days + ' day' + numberEnding(days); | |
} | |
var hours = Math.floor((temp %= 86400) / 3600); | |
if (hours) { | |
return hours + ' hour' + numberEnding(hours); | |
} | |
var minutes = Math.floor((temp %= 3600) / 60); | |
if (minutes) { | |
return minutes + ' minute' + numberEnding(minutes); | |
} | |
var seconds = temp % 60; | |
if (seconds) { | |
return seconds + ' second' + numberEnding(seconds); | |
} | |
return 'less than a second'; //'just now' //or other string you like; | |
} |
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