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

Reads best without arguments: 10.minutes.ago

Also aliased as: until
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 65
def ago(time = ::Time.current)
  time - self
end
as_json(options = nil)
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/json/encoding.rb, line 188
def as_json(options = nil) self end
byte()
bytes()

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

Also aliased as: byte
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 10
def bytes
  self
end
day()
days()
Also aliased as: day
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 49
def days
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 24.hours, [[:days, self]])
end
duplicable?()

Numbers are not duplicable:

3.duplicable? # => false
3.dup         # => TypeError: can't dup Fixnum
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/duplicable.rb, line 79
def duplicable?
  false
end
encode_json(encoder)
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/json/encoding.rb, line 189
def encode_json(encoder) to_s end
exabyte()
exabytes()
Also aliased as: exabyte
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 40
def exabytes
  self * EXABYTE
end
fortnight()
fortnights()
Also aliased as: fortnight
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 59
def fortnights
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 2.weeks, [[:days, self * 14]])
end
from_now(time = ::Time.current)

Reads best without arguments: 10.minutes.from_now

gigabyte()
gigabytes()
Also aliased as: gigabyte
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 25
def gigabytes
  self * GIGABYTE
end
hour()
hours()
Also aliased as: hour
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 44
def hours
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 3600, [[:seconds, self * 3600]])
end
html_safe?()
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/output_safety.rb, line 71
def html_safe?
  true
end
kilobyte()
kilobytes()
Also aliased as: kilobyte
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 15
def kilobytes
  self * KILOBYTE
end
megabyte()
megabytes()
Also aliased as: megabyte
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 20
def megabytes
  self * MEGABYTE
end
minute()
minutes()
Also aliased as: minute
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 39
def minutes
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 60, [[:seconds, self * 60]])
end
petabyte()
petabytes()
Also aliased as: petabyte
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 35
def petabytes
  self * PETABYTE
end
second()
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

Also aliased as: second
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 34
def seconds
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self, [[:seconds, self]])
end
since(time = ::Time.current)

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

Also aliased as: from_now
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 73
def since(time = ::Time.current)
  time + self
end
terabyte()
terabytes()
Also aliased as: terabyte
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes.rb, line 30
def terabytes
  self * TERABYTE
end
until(time = ::Time.current)

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

week()
weeks()
Also aliased as: week
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb, line 54
def weeks
  ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 7.days, [[:days, self * 7]])
end