I don't know of a good gem solution (though it would be great if there were one because this is a problem that has been solved and re-solved too many times) but DHH did a blog post a few years back that explains exactly how to implement this in a relatively simple way.
http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1557-javascript-makes-relative-times-compatible-with-caching On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:55 AM, Martin Wawrusch <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi guys, > > Is there a standard function/gem in rails that lets me format times in a > facebookish way, like "x minutes ago"? Ideally one that works well together > with a similar jquery library for live updates? > > Thanks > Martin > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
