Quantize listing dates to "just now", like in JS.

r2/r2/lib/template_helpers.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 from r2.models import *
 from filters import unsafe, websafe, _force_unicode, _force_utf8
-from r2.lib.utils import UrlParser, timesince, is_subdomain
+from r2.lib.utils import UrlParser, timeago, timesince, is_subdomain
 
 from r2.lib import hooks
 from r2.lib.static import static_mtime
@@ -281,16 +281,16 @@ def replace_render(listing, item, render_func):
             if hasattr(item, "promoted") and item.promoted is not None:
                 from r2.lib import promote
                 # promoted links are special in their date handling
-                replacements['timesince'] = timesince(item._date -
-                                                      promote.timezone_offset)
+                replacements['timesince'] = \
+                    simplified_timesince(item._date - promote.timezone_offset)
             else:
-                replacements['timesince'] = timesince(item._date)
+                replacements['timesince'] = simplified_timesince(item._date)
 
             replacements['time_period'] = calc_time_period(item._date)
 
         # compute the last edited time here so we don't end up caching it
         if hasattr(item, "editted") and not isinstance(item.editted, bool):
-            replacements['lastedited'] = timesince(item.editted)
+            replacements['lastedited'] = simplified_timesince(item.editted)
 
         # Set in front.py:GET_comments()
         replacements['previous_visits_hex'] = c.previous_visits_hex
@@ -558,3 +558,14 @@ def html_datetime(date):
 
 def js_timestamp(date):
     return '%d' % (calendar.timegm(date.timetuple()) * 1000)
+
+
+def simplified_timesince(date, include_tense=True):
+    if date > timeago("1 minute"):
+        return _("just now")
+
+    since = []
+    since.append(timesince(date))
+    if include_tense:
+        since.append(_("ago"))
+    return " ".join(since)

r2/r2/templates/utils.html

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
    import json
    from r2.models import FakeSubreddit
    from r2.lib.filters import spaceCompress, unsafe, safemarkdown
-   from r2.lib.template_helpers import add_sr, js_config, static, html_datetime
-   from r2.lib.utils import cols, long_datetime, timesince
+   from r2.lib.template_helpers import add_sr, js_config, static, html_datetime, simplified_timesince
+   from r2.lib.utils import cols, long_datetime
    from r2.lib import tracking
    from datetime import datetime
 %>
@@ -550,17 +550,10 @@ ${unsafe(txt)}
   ## todo: use pubdate attribute once things are <article> tags.
   ## note: comment and link templates will pass a CachedVariable stub as since.
   <%
-    now = date.now(g.tz)
     timestamp_class = unsafe(' class="live-timestamp"') if live else ''
   %>
-
   <time title="${long_datetime(date)}" datetime="${html_datetime(date)}"${timestamp_class}>
-    ${unsafe(since or timesince(date))}
-    %if include_tense and date < now:
-      ${_("ago")}
-    %elif date > now:
-      ${_("from now")}
-    %endif
+    ${unsafe(since or simplified_timesince(date, include_tense))}
   </time>
 </%def>
 
@@ -594,7 +587,7 @@ ${unsafe(txt)}
 
 <%def name="edited(thing, lastedited=None)">
   %if isinstance(thing.editted, datetime):
-    <time class="edited-timestamp" title="${_('last edited')} ${unsafe(lastedited or timesince(thing.editted))} ${_('ago')}" datetime="${html_datetime(thing.editted)}">*</time>
+    <time class="edited-timestamp" title="${_('last edited')} ${unsafe(lastedited or simplified_timesince(thing.editted))}}" datetime="${html_datetime(thing.editted)}">*</time>
   %elif thing.editted:
     <em>*</em>
   %endif