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+# Time/date utilities
+
+# This addon must be required before use
+
+module ASFTime
+  # Convert seconds to number of days, hours or minutes
+  # Intended for countdown-style displays
+  def self.secs2text(secs)
+    m = secs / 60
+    s = secs - m*60
+    h = m / 60
+    m = m - h*60
+    d = h / 24
+    h = h - d*24
+    return "#{d} days" if d > 0
+    return "#{h} hours" if h > 0
+    return "#{m} minutes"
+  end
+end
+
+if __FILE__ == $0
+  p ASFTime.secs2text(120)
+  p ASFTime.secs2text(23101)
+  p ASFTime.secs2text(223911)
+end