# Simple Ruby/Rails question, doing posted hours ago **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 30, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ruby-rails-question-doing-posted-hours-ago/93314 "2006-03-30T11:01:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Berlin\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/838e76/32.png) [@Berlin\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Berlin_B)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ruby-rails-question-doing-posted-hours-ago/93314/1 "2006-03-30T11:01:13Z")
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. – Berlin B. (ramaza3 on freenode) [http://www.newspiritcompany.com](http://www.newspiritcompany.com) also checkout alpha version of botverse: [http://www.newspiritcompany.com:8086/universe\_home](http://www.newspiritcompany.com:8086/universe_home) ---
**Author:** ![Berlin\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/838e76/32.png) [@Berlin\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Berlin_B)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ruby-rails-question-doing-posted-hours-ago/93314/2 "2006-03-30T11:01:19Z")
Berlin B. wrote: > … something along those lines. Of course, I could just do the math, but I didnt want make sure I wasnt reinventing the wheel. – Berlin B. (ramaza3 on freenode) [http://www.newspiritcompany.com](http://www.newspiritcompany.com) also checkout alpha version of botverse: [http://www.newspiritcompany.com:8086/universe\_home](http://www.newspiritcompany.com:8086/universe_home) ---
**Author:** ![Berlin\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/838e76/32.png) [@Berlin\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Berlin_B)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 11:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ruby-rails-question-doing-posted-hours-ago/93314/3 "2006-03-30T11:07:22Z")
Berlin B. wrote: > > 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](http://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](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. ---
**Author:** ![Berlin\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/838e76/32.png) [@Berlin\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Berlin_B)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 11:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ruby-rails-question-doing-posted-hours-ago/93314/4 "2006-03-30T11:10:26Z")
Sorry, also look at the method (rails only) distance\_of\_time\_in\_words (ActionView) ---
**Author:** ![Berlin\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/838e76/32.png) [@Berlin\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Berlin_B)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 11:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ruby-rails-question-doing-posted-hours-ago/93314/5 "2006-03-30T11:28:42Z")
Look at distance\_of\_time\_in\_words\_to\_now [http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/) DateHelper.html#M000465 -Rob Rob B. [http://agileconsultingllc.com](http://agileconsultingllc.com) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid +1 513-295-4739