<?php
// $Id: dblog_common.module,v 1.1.2.1 2009-10-09 19:45:26 nancyw Exp $

function dblog_common_format_minutes($minutes, $recent) {
  $hours = (int)($minutes / 60);
  $minutes = $minutes % 60;
  $half_hour = ($minutes == 30);

  $time = '';
  if ($hours) {
    $time .= format_plural($hours, 'hour', '@count hours') . ' ';
  }
  if ($half_hour) {
    $time .= $hours ? t('and a half') : t('half hour');
  }
  elseif ($minutes) {
    if ($hours) $time .= t('and') . ' ';
    $time .= format_plural($minutes, empty($time) ? 'minute' : '1 minute', '@count minutes');
  }
  
  $args = array('!time' => $time);
  return $recent ? t('within the last !time', $args) : t('beyond the last !time', $args);
}