Methods
Constants
KILOBYTE = 1024
MEGABYTE = KILOBYTE * 1024
GIGABYTE = MEGABYTE * 1024
TERABYTE = GIGABYTE * 1024
PETABYTE = TERABYTE * 1024
EXABYTE = PETABYTE * 1024
Public Instance methods
ago(time = ::Time.current)

Reads best without arguments: 10.minutes.ago

This method is also aliased as until
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 63
def ago(time = ::Time.current)
  time - self
end
as_json(options = nil)
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/json/encoding.rb, line 181
def as_json(options = nil) self end
bytes()

Enables the use of byte calculations and declarations, like 45.bytes + 2.6.megabytes

This method is also aliased as byte
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 10
def bytes
  self
end
days()
This method is also aliased as day
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 47
def days
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 24.hours, [[:days, self]])
end
encode_json(encoder)
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/json/encoding.rb, line 182
def encode_json(encoder) to_s end
exabytes()
This method is also aliased as exabyte
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 40
def exabytes
  self * EXABYTE
end
fortnights()
This method is also aliased as fortnight
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 57
def fortnights
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 2.weeks, [[:days, self * 14]])
end
gigabytes()
This method is also aliased as gigabyte
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 25
def gigabytes
  self * GIGABYTE
end
hours()
This method is also aliased as hour
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 42
def hours
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 3600, [[:seconds, self * 3600]])
end
kilobytes()
This method is also aliased as kilobyte
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 15
def kilobytes
  self * KILOBYTE
end
megabytes()
This method is also aliased as megabyte
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 20
def megabytes
  self * MEGABYTE
end
minutes()
This method is also aliased as minute
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 37
def minutes
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 60, [[:seconds, self * 60]])
end
petabytes()
This method is also aliased as petabyte
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 35
def petabytes
  self * PETABYTE
end
seconds()

Enables the use of time calculations and declarations, like 45.minutes + 2.hours + 4.years.

These methods use Time#advance for precise date calculations when using from_now, ago, etc. as well as adding or subtracting their results from a Time object. For example:

# equivalent to Time.now.advance(:months => 1)
1.month.from_now

# equivalent to Time.now.advance(:years => 2)
2.years.from_now

# equivalent to Time.now.advance(:months => 4, :years => 5)
(4.months + 5.years).from_now

While these methods provide precise calculation when used as in the examples above, care should be taken to note that this is not true if the result of `months’, `years’, etc is converted before use:

# equivalent to 30.days.to_i.from_now
1.month.to_i.from_now

# equivalent to 365.25.days.to_f.from_now
1.year.to_f.from_now

In such cases, Ruby’s core Date and Time should be used for precision date and time arithmetic

This method is also aliased as second
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 32
def seconds
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self, [[:seconds, self]])
end
since(time = ::Time.current)

Reads best with argument: 10.minutes.since(time)

This method is also aliased as from_now
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 71
def since(time = ::Time.current)
  time + self
end
terabytes()
This method is also aliased as terabyte
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 30
def terabytes
  self * TERABYTE
end
weeks()
This method is also aliased as week
  # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 52
def weeks
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 7.days, [[:days, self * 7]])
end