-- Replacement for [[Template:Time ago]]
local numberSpell = require('Module:NumberSpell')._main
local yesno = require('Module:Yesno')
local p = {}
-- Table to convert entered text values to numeric values.
local timeText = {
['seconds'] = 1,
['minutes'] = 60,
['hours'] = 3600,
['days'] = 86400,
['weeks'] = 604800,
['months'] = 2678400,
['years'] = 31557600
}
-- Table containing tables of possible units to use in output.
local timeUnits = {
[1] = { 'second', 'seconds', "second's", "seconds'" },
[60] = { 'minute', 'minutes', "minutes'", "minutes'" },
[3600] = { 'hour', 'hours', "hour's", "hours'" },
[86400] = { 'day', 'days', "day's", "days'" },
[604800] = { 'week', 'weeks', "week's", "weeks'" },
[2678400] = { 'month', 'months', "month's", "months'" },
[31557600] = { 'year', 'years', "year's", "years'" }
}
function p._main( args )
-- Initialize variables
local lang = mw.language.getContentLanguage()
local auto_magnitude_num
local min_magnitude_num
local result
local result_unit
local magnitude = args.magnitude
local min_magnitude = args.min_magnitude
local purge = args.purge
local spell_out = args.spellout
local spell_out_max = args.spelloutmax
-- Add a purge link if something (usually "yes") is entered into the purge parameter
if purge then
purge = ' <span class="plainlinks">([' .. mw.title.getCurrentTitle():fullUrl('action=purge') .. ' purge])</span>'
else
purge = ''
end
-- Check that the entered timestamp is valid. If it isn't, then give an error message.
local noError, inputTime = pcall( lang.formatDate, lang, 'U', args[1], true )
if not noError then
return '<strong class="error">Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time.</strong>'
end
-- Store the difference between the current time and the inputted time, as well as its absolute value.
local timeDiff = lang:formatDate( 'U', nil, true ) - inputTime
local absTimeDiff = math.abs( timeDiff )
return timeDiff .. ' '.. absTimeDiff
end
function p.main( frame )
local args = require( 'Module:Arguments' ).getArgs( frame, {
valueFunc = function( k, v )
if v then
v = v:match( '^%s*(.-)%s*$' ) -- Trim whitespace.
if k == 'ago' or v ~= '' then
return v
end
end
return nil
end,
wrappers = 'Template:Time ago'
})
return p._main( args )
end
return p
