This was inspired from the fuzzy time clock that exists on Ubuntu. It gives you a rough idea what the time is without you knowing the exact minutes.
i.e. quarter past nine or half past two
composer require mic2100/fuzzy-time
use Mic2100\FuzzyTime\GeneratorAwareTrait;
use Mic2100\FuzzyTime\GeneratorFactory;
use Mic2100\FuzzyTime\Language\Dictionaries\English;
use Mic2100\FuzzyTime\Language\Dictionaries\German;
use Mic2100\FuzzyTime\Language\LanguageFactory;
date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London');
$factory = new GeneratorFactory();
$english = $factory->get(); //or $factory->get(LanguageFactory::get(English::HANDLE);
$german = $factory->get(LanguageFactory::get(German::HANDLE));
class SampleClass
{
use GeneratorAwareTrait;
}
$traitClass = new SampleClass();
while (true) {
echo $english->getFuzzyTime() . PHP_EOL;
echo $german->getFuzzyTime() . PHP_EOL;
echo $traitClass->getFuzzyTime((new DateTime('-25 MINS'))) . PHP_EOL;
sleep(30);
}
/*----------------------------------------------
* Example Output
*
* five to one //$english->getFuzzyTime()
* fünf vor ein //$german->getFuzzyTime()
* half to twelve //$traitClass->getFuzzyTime((new DateTime('-25 MINS')), LanguageFactory::get(English::HANDLE))
*
* or
*
* three o'clock //$english->getFuzzyTime()
* drei uhr //$german->getFuzzyTime()
* twenty five to three //$traitClass->getFuzzyTime((new DateTime('-25 MINS')), LanguageFactory::get(English::HANDLE))
*/
The LanguageFactory DOES NOT have to be used if you only want to use English because this is the default language