i18n

git-svn-id: https://hudson.dev.java.net/svn/hudson/trunk/hudson/main@6798 71c3de6d-444a-0410-be80-ed276b4c234a

core/src/main/java/hudson/Util.java

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FileSet;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Chmod;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Copy;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler;
+import org.jvnet.localizer.Localizable;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ public class Util {
 
     /**
      * Returns a human readable text of the time duration.
+     * This version should be used for representing a duration of some activity (like build)
      *
      * @param duration
      *      number of milliseconds.
@@ -389,6 +391,14 @@ public class Util {
         return Messages.Util_year(duration);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a human readable string representing strings like "xxx days ago",
+     * which should be used to point to the occurence of an event in the past. 
+     */
+    public static String getPastTimeString(long duration) {
+        return Messages.Util_pastTime(getTimeSpanString(duration));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Combines number and unit, with a plural suffix if needed.
      */