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(For example, 4 hours and 30 minutes, 6 minutes 4 seconds, 3 days, etc.) Returns all results in seconds. Will return an integer unless you get tricky and need a float. (4 minutes and 13.47 seconds, for example.)\n\nThe reverse can also be accomplished with the output method. So pass in seconds and you can get strings like 4 mins 31.51 secs (default  format), 4h 3m 30s, or 4:01:29.\n\n## Usage\n\n    \u003e\u003e require 'chronic_duration'\n    =\u003e true\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.parse('4 minutes and 30 seconds')\n    =\u003e 270\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.parse('0 seconds')\n    =\u003e nil\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.parse('0 seconds', :keep_zero =\u003e true)\n    =\u003e 0\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.output(270)\n    =\u003e 4 mins 30 secs\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.output(0)\n    =\u003e nil\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.output(0, :keep_zero =\u003e true)\n    =\u003e 0 secs\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.output(270, :format =\u003e :short)\n    =\u003e 4m 30s\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.output(270, :format =\u003e :long)\n    =\u003e 4 minutes 30 seconds\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.output(270, :format =\u003e :chrono)\n    =\u003e 4:30\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.output(1299600, :weeks =\u003e true)\n    =\u003e 2 wks 1 day 1 hr\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.output(1299600, :weeks =\u003e true, :units =\u003e 2)\n    =\u003e 2 wks 1 day\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.output(45*24*60*60 + 15*60, :limit_to_hours =\u003e true)\n    =\u003e 1080 hrs 15 mins\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.output(1299600, :weeks =\u003e true, :units =\u003e 2, :joiner =\u003e ', ')\n    =\u003e 2 wks, 1 day\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.output(1296000)\n    =\u003e 15 days\n\nNil is returned if the string can't be parsed\n\nExamples of parse-able strings:\n\n* '12.4 secs'\n* '1:20'\n* '1:20.51'\n* '4:01:01'\n* '3 mins 4 sec'\n* '2 hrs 20 min'\n* '2h20min'\n* '6 mos 1 day'\n* '47 yrs 6 mos and 4d'\n* 'two hours and twenty minutes'\n* '3 weeks and 2 days'\n\nChronicDuration.raise_exceptions can be set to true to raise exceptions when the string can't be parsed.\n\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.raise_exceptions = true\n    =\u003e true\n    \u003e\u003e ChronicDuration.parse('4 elephants and 3 Astroids')\n    ChronicDuration::DurationParseError: An invalid word \"elephants\" was used in the string to be parsed.\n\n## Contributing\n\nFork and pull request after your specs are green. Add your handle to the list below.\nAlso looking for additional maintainers.\n\n## Contributors\n\nerrm,pdf, brianjlandau, jduff, olauzon, roboman, ianlevesque, bolandrm\n\n## TODO\n\n* Benchmark, optimize\n* Context specific matching (E.g., for '4m30s', assume 'm' is minutes not months)\n* Smartly parse vacation-like durations (E.g., '4 days and 3 nights')\n* :chrono output option should probably change to something like 4 days 4:00:12 instead of 4:04:00:12\n* Other locale support\n\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fhenrypoydar%2Fchronic_duration","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fhenrypoydar%2Fchronic_duration","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fhenrypoydar%2Fchronic_duration/lists"}