--- projects/cms/source/util/uk/org/iscream/cms/util/DateUtils.java	2001/03/14 23:25:29	1.3
+++ projects/cms/source/util/uk/org/iscream/cms/util/DateUtils.java	2002/05/18 18:16:03	1.6
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
+/* 
+ * i-scream central monitoring system
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2002 i-scream
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
 //---PACKAGE DECLARATION---
-package uk.org.iscream.util;
+package uk.org.iscream.cms.server.util;
 
 //---IMPORTS---
 import java.util.*;
@@ -9,7 +28,7 @@ import java.text.*;
  * Provides easy to use date functions.
  *
  * @author  $Author: tdb $
- * @version $Id: DateUtils.java,v 1.3 2001/03/14 23:25:29 tdb Exp $
+ * @version $Id: DateUtils.java,v 1.6 2002/05/18 18:16:03 tdb Exp $
  */
 public class DateUtils {
 
@@ -18,7 +37,7 @@ public class DateUtils {
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.3 $";
+    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.6 $";
 
     public static final long secsPerMonth = 30*24*60*60;
     public static final long secsPerWeek = 7*24*60*60;
@@ -191,6 +210,24 @@ public class DateUtils {
         return layout;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Takes a time period in seconds and converts it to a
+     * reasonable message.
+     *
+     * @param time the time period in seconds
+     * @return a String respresentation of the given time period
+     */
+    public static String getTimeString(long time) {
+        String timeString = null;
+        if (time >= 3600) {
+            timeString = ((time/60) / 60) + " hour(s)";
+        } else if (time >= 60) {
+            timeString = (time / 60) + " minute(s)";
+        } else {
+            timeString = time + " second(s)";
+        }
+        return timeString;
+    }
 
 //---CONSTRUCTORS---
 
@@ -200,7 +237,7 @@ public class DateUtils {
      * Overrides the {@link java.lang.Object#toString() Object.toString()}
      * method to provide clean logging (every class should have this).
      *
-     * This uses the uk.org.iscream.util.FormatName class
+     * This uses the uk.org.iscream.cms.server.util.FormatName class
      * to format the toString()
      *
      * @return the name of this class and its CVS revision