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  1. PrettyTime: Social-style time formatting for Java (8 messages)

    You can also follow @ocpsoft and @lincolnthree on twitter for more updates on PrettyTime Simple example of PrettyTime in Action: ---------------------------------------------------------- import java.util.Date; import com.ocpsoft.pretty.time.PrettyTime; public class BasicJavaApp {    public static void main(String[] args)    {       PrettyTime p = new PrettyTime();       System.out.println(p.format(new Date()));    } } --------------------------------------------------------- Prints: "right now" --------------------------------------------------------- Easy! Visit the PrettyTime website for downloads and more information. Other open-source libraries from @ocpsoft -- PrettyFaces -- bookmarkable URLs for JSF1.2 and JSF2.0
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  2. I18n?[ Go to top ]

    The library looks interesting, but it's a pity one would need to shoe-horn internationalization on top of it.
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  3. i18n[ Go to top ]

    i18n is in the works -- never fear -- suggestions welcome, also.
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  4. i18n = very useful, no 18n = useless[ Go to top ]

    I would absolutely use this library if i18n was supported. Simply allow message.properties phrases to be used so we can provide our own translations for all the different possible time outputs.
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  5. not my case[ Go to top ]

    PrettyTime p = new PrettyTime(); System.out.println(p.format(new Date())); causes Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero at com.ocpsoft.pretty.time.PrettyTime.calculateDuration(PrettyTime.java:114) at com.ocpsoft.pretty.time.PrettyTime.approximateDuration(PrettyTime.java:85) at com.ocpsoft.pretty.time.PrettyTime.format(PrettyTime.java:192) at de.dani.experiments.demos.prettytime.PrettyTimeDemo.main(PrettyTimeDemo.java:11)
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  6. Re: not my case[ Go to top ]

    Nice finding..this is how the application need to improved. I know many people wrote their own logic to achieve this. This sort of simple tools/API makes development time faster and more over we don't have to think too much on all use-cases(already tested by many people). Contribution & sharing is well appreciated !
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  7. Re: PrettyTime: Social-style time formatting for Java[ Go to top ]

    Looks like a simple and useful API. I can see people using this. Well done.
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  8. i18n[ Go to top ]

    +1 for i18n, able to help with Russian and Ukrainian versions. Feel free to contact me.
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  9. Time period[ Go to top ]

    Another idea is to provide similar formatter for time periods. E.g. "2 days", "15 minutes" etc. How about this?
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