StaffPerformance/wispro.sp.web/Extensions/DateTimeExtension.cs

using System;

namespace wispro.sp.web {
  public static class DateTimeExtension {
    private const int Second = 1;
    private const int Minute = 60 * Second;
    private const int Hour = 60 * Minute;
    private const int Day = 24 * Hour;
    private const int Month = 30 * Day;

    // todo: Need to be localized
    public static string ToFriendlyDisplay(this DateTime dateTime) {
      var ts = DateTime.Now - dateTime;
      var delta = ts.TotalSeconds;
      if (delta < 0) {
        return "not yet";
      }
      if (delta < 1 * Minute) {
        return ts.Seconds == 1 ? "1 second ago" : ts.Seconds + " seconds ago";
      }
      if (delta < 2 * Minute) {
        return "1 minute ago";
      }
      if (delta < 45 * Minute) {
        return ts.Minutes + "minute";
      }
      if (delta < 90 * Minute) {
        return "1 hour ago";
      }
      if (delta < 24 * Hour) {
        return ts.Hours + " hours ago";
      }
      if (delta < 48 * Hour) {
        return "yesterday";
      }
      if (delta < 30 * Day) {
        return ts.Days + " days ago";
      }
      if (delta < 12 * Month) {
        var months = Convert.ToInt32(Math.Floor((double)ts.Days / 30));
        return months <= 1 ? "A month ago" : months + " months ago";
      }
      else {
        var years = Convert.ToInt32(Math.Floor((double)ts.Days / 365));
        return years <= 1 ? "a year ago" : years + " years ago";
      }
    }
  }
}