pretty good 5 char duration.v0.0.18

3 files changed, 54 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/formatDuration.go b/formatDuration.go
index f945325..f9cd547 100644
--- a/formatDuration.go
+++ b/formatDuration.go
@@ -5,41 +5,51 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+// this math isn't perfect but I don't care right now
+// use time.
 func FormatDuration(d time.Duration) string {
 	result := ""
 
 	// check if it's more than a year
 	years := int(d.Hours()) / (24 * 365)
 	if years > 0 {
-		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dy", years)
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%3d Y", years)
 		return result
 	}
 
-	// check if it's more than a day
 	days := int(d.Hours()) / 24
+	/* was terrible
+	// check if it's more than a day
+	if days > 45 {
+		months := int(d.Hours()) % 12
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%2d M", months)
+		return result
+	}
+	*/
+
 	if days > 0 {
-		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dd", days)
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%3d d", days)
 		return result
 	}
 
 	// check if it's more than an hour
 	hours := int(d.Hours()) % 24
-	if hours > 0 {
-		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dh", hours)
+	if hours > 2 {
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%3d h", hours)
 		return result
 	}
 
 	// check if it's more than a minute
 	minutes := int(d.Minutes()) % 60
-	if minutes > 0 {
-		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dm", minutes)
+	if minutes > 2 {
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%3d m", minutes)
 		return result
 	}
 
 	// check if it's more than a second
 	seconds := int(d.Seconds()) % 60
 	if seconds > 0 {
-		result += fmt.Sprintf("%ds", seconds)
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%3d s", seconds)
 		return result
 	}
 
@@ -49,18 +59,24 @@ func FormatDuration(d time.Duration) string {
 		// todo: print .3s, etc ?
 	}
 	if ms > 0 {
-		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dms", ms)
+		/*
+			if ms > 99 {
+				result += fmt.Sprintf("%-3dm", ms)
+				return result
+			}
+		*/
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%3dms", ms)
 		return result
 	}
 
 	// report in milliseconds
 	mc := int(d.Microseconds())
 	if mc > 0 {
-		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dmc", mc)
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%3dmc", mc)
 		return result
 	}
 
 	ns := int(d.Nanoseconds())
-	result += fmt.Sprintf("%dns", ns)
+	result += fmt.Sprintf("%3dns", ns)
 	return result
 }
diff --git a/since.go b/since.go
index 22c150e..48f8575 100644
--- a/since.go
+++ b/since.go
@@ -7,27 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
-/*
-	etimef := func(e *forgepb.Set) string {
-		etime := e.Etime.AsTime()
-		s := etime.Format("2006/01/02 15:04")
-		if strings.HasPrefix(s, "1970/") {
-			// just show a blank if it's not set
-			return ""
-		}
-		return s
-	}
-	t.AddStringFunc("etime", etimef)
-*/
-
-/*
-	ctimef := func(p *forgepb.Set) string {
-		ctime := p.Ctime.AsTime()
-		return ctime.Format("2006/01/02 15:04")
-	}
-}
-*/
-
 // returns a human readable duration
 func Since(aLongTimeAgo any) string {
 	s, err := SinceCheck(aLongTimeAgo)
diff --git a/time.go b/time.go
index 68ce878..df8ed63 100644
--- a/time.go
+++ b/time.go
@@ -15,13 +15,39 @@ import "time"
 	t.AddStringFunc("etime", etimef)
 */
 
+/* from godoc
+const (
+	Layout      = "01/02 03:04:05PM '06 -0700" // The reference time, in numerical order.
+	ANSIC       = "Mon Jan _2 15:04:05 2006"
+	UnixDate    = "Mon Jan _2 15:04:05 MST 2006"
+	RubyDate    = "Mon Jan 02 15:04:05 -0700 2006"
+	RFC822      = "02 Jan 06 15:04 MST"
+	RFC822Z     = "02 Jan 06 15:04 -0700" // RFC822 with numeric zone
+	RFC850      = "Monday, 02-Jan-06 15:04:05 MST"
+	RFC1123     = "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 MST"
+	RFC1123Z    = "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" // RFC1123 with numeric zone
+	RFC3339     = "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00"
+	RFC3339Nano = "2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00"
+	Kitchen     = "3:04PM"
+	// Handy time stamps.
+	Stamp      = "Jan _2 15:04:05"
+	StampMilli = "Jan _2 15:04:05.000"
+	StampMicro = "Jan _2 15:04:05.000000"
+	StampNano  = "Jan _2 15:04:05.000000000"
+	DateTime   = "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
+	DateOnly   = "2006-01-02"
+	TimeOnly   = "15:04:05"
+)
+*/
+
 /*
 	// sample dates for reference
 	// whois:      1994-07-28T04:00:00Z
-	// git am:
+	// git am:     Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 08:54:40 -0500
 	// linux date: Sat Oct 11 08:26:27 CDT 2025
 	// /bin/ls:    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root        4096 Aug 15 05:31 riscv
 	// ping:       64 bytes from 2604:bbc0::1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=30.4 ms
+	// syslog:     [Fri Oct  3 05:13:40 2025] systemd[1]: Detected architecture x86-64.
 
 	ctimef := func(p *forgepb.Set) string {
 		ctime := p.Ctime.AsTime()