crude date range in english

get_date_range.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'time'

def get_date_range(start_date, end_date)
  start_ts = Time.parse start_date
  end_ts = Time.parse end_date
  
  if (start_ts > end_ts)
    ts = start_ts
    start_ts = end_ts
    end_ts = ts
  end

  if start_ts.year != end_ts.year
    return start_ts.strftime('%B %e, %Y') + ' to ' + end_ts.strftime('%B %e, %Y')
  end

  str = start_ts.strftime('%B ')
  if start_ts.month == end_ts.month
    str += start_ts.day.to_s + '-' + end_ts.day.to_s + ', ' + end_ts.year.to_s
  else
    str += start_ts.day.to_s + ' to ' + end_ts.strftime('%B %e, %Y')
  end
  
  str
end

start_date = '2012-07-01'
end_date = '2011-06-10'

puts get_date_range start_date, end_date