Format time in long to /hours/minutes/seconds ago - Android java.util

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Format time in long to /hours/minutes/seconds ago

Demo Code

/**//from w w  w  . j  a v  a  2 s .  c o  m
 * GeoZen LLC
 * Copyright 2011. All rights reserved.
 */
//package com.java2s;
import java.text.DateFormat;

import java.util.Calendar;

public class Main {
    public static String ago(long time, long delta) {

        boolean inFuture = false;
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

        if (delta < 0) {
            delta *= -1L;
            inFuture = true;
            // hack for bma app as server time could be off from app.
            return "now";
        }
        if (delta > (1000L * 60L * 60L * 24L * 10000L)) {
            return "a long time ago";
        }
        long seconds = delta / 1000L;

        if (seconds < 60L)
            sb.append(seconds).append(" seconds ");
        else {
            long minutes = delta / (1000L * 60L);

            if (minutes < 60L)
                if (minutes == 1)
                    sb.append(minutes).append(" minute ");
                else
                    sb.append(minutes).append(" minutes ");
            else {
                long hours = delta / (1000L * 60L * 60L);
                if (hours < 24L)
                    if (hours == 1L) {
                        sb.append(hours).append(" hour ");
                    } else {
                        sb.append(hours).append(" hours ");
                    }
                else {
                    long days = delta / (1000L * 60L * 60L * 24L);
                    if (days < 7L) {
                        if (days == 1L) {
                            sb.append(days).append(" day ");
                        } else {
                            sb.append(days).append(" days ");
                        }
                    } else {
                        long weeks = delta / (1000L * 60L * 60L * 24L * 7L);
                        if (weeks < 3L) {
                            if (weeks == 1L) {
                                sb.append(weeks).append(" week ");
                            } else {
                                sb.append(weeks).append(" weeks ");
                            }
                        } else {
                            return getDate(time);
                        }
                    }

                }

            }
        }
        if (inFuture) {
            sb.append("from now");
        } else {
            sb.append("ago");
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Return date in specified format.
     * 
     * @param milliSeconds
     *            Date in milliseconds
     * @param dateFormat
     *            Date format
     * @return String representing date in specified format
     */
    public static String getDate(long milliSeconds) {
        // Format dateFormat = android.text.format.DateFormat
        // .getDateFormat(context);
        // String pattern = ((SimpleDateFormat)
        // dateFormat).toLocalizedPattern();
        // // Create a DateFormatter object for displaying date in specified
        // // format.
        DateFormat formatter = DateFormat.getDateInstance();

        // Create a calendar object that will convert the date and time value in
        // milliseconds to date.
        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        calendar.setTimeInMillis(milliSeconds);
        return formatter.format(calendar.getTime());
    }
}

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