R: Human readable format of a time interval

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## Human readable format of a time interval

### Description

Human readable format of a time interval

### Usage

    vague_dt(dt, format = c("default", "short", "terse"))

### Arguments

`dt` | A `difftime` object, the time interval(s).
`format` | Format, currently available formats are: ‘default’, ‘short’, ‘terse’. See examples below.

### Value

Character vector of the formatted time intervals.

### Examples

    vague_dt(as.difftime(30, units = "secs"))
    vague_dt(as.difftime(14, units = "mins"))
    vague_dt(as.difftime(5, units = "hours"))
    vague_dt(as.difftime(25, units = "hours"))
    vague_dt(as.difftime(5, units = "days"))
    vague_dt(as.difftime(30, units = "days"))
    vague_dt(as.difftime(365, units = "days"))
    vague_dt(as.difftime(365 * 10, units = "days"))

    ## Short format
    vague_dt(format = "short", as.difftime(30, units = "secs"))
    vague_dt(format = "short", as.difftime(14, units = "mins"))
    vague_dt(format = "short", as.difftime(5, units = "hours"))
    vague_dt(format = "short", as.difftime(25, units = "hours"))
    vague_dt(format = "short", as.difftime(5, units = "days"))
    vague_dt(format = "short", as.difftime(30, units = "days"))
    vague_dt(format = "short", as.difftime(365, units = "days"))
    vague_dt(format = "short", as.difftime(365 * 10, units = "days"))

    ## Even shorter, terse format, (almost always) exactly 3 characters wide
    vague_dt(format = "terse", as.difftime(30, units = "secs"))
    vague_dt(format = "terse", as.difftime(14, units = "mins"))
    vague_dt(format = "terse", as.difftime(5, units = "hours"))
    vague_dt(format = "terse", as.difftime(25, units = "hours"))
    vague_dt(format = "terse", as.difftime(5, units = "days"))
    vague_dt(format = "terse", as.difftime(30, units = "days"))
    vague_dt(format = "terse", as.difftime(365, units = "days"))
    vague_dt(format = "terse", as.difftime(365 * 10, units = "days"))

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