NaturalTimeConverter.java

package humanize.faces.convert;

import humanize.Humanize;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.convert.FacesConverter;

@FacesConverter(value = "humanize.NaturalDay")
public class NaturalTimeConverter extends BaseConverter
{

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2321489006654386163L;

    private Object reference;

    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
    {

        return asDate(value);

    }

    @Override
    public String getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
    {

        return Humanize.naturalTime(getReference(), asDate(value), getLocale(context));

    }

    public Object getFrom()
    {

        return reference;

    }

    public void setFrom(Object reference)
    {

        clearInitialState();
        this.reference = reference;

    }

    @Override
    protected void restore(Iterator<Object> iterator)
    {

        this.reference = iterator.next();

    }

    @Override
    protected void save(List<Object> states)
    {

        states.add(reference);

    }

    private Date getReference()
    {

        return reference == null ? new Date() : asDate(reference);

    }

}