Data.Texts

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type LText = Text

Lazy text.

type SText = Text

Strict text.

class ToText a where

A class for converting to Text.

Methods

toText :: a -> SText

toLazyText :: a -> LText

Instances

ToText String

ToText SText

class FromText a where

A class for converting from Text.

Methods

fromText :: SText -> Maybe a

fromLazyText :: LText -> Maybe a

Instances

FromText String

explodeLinks :: SText -> [Either URI SText]

Explode a text into its constituent links.

bigUp :: Integral a => a -> SText

Big 'em up.

relativeTimes

Arguments

:: UTCTime

The later time span.

-> UTCTime

The earlier time span.

-> Bool

Display 'in/ago'?

-> SText

Example: '3 seconds ago', 'in three days'.

Display a time span as one time relative to another.

ellipsize :: Int -> SText -> SText

Limit the length of the string and ellipsize it.

ordSuffix :: Integral n => n -> SText

Add a suffix to an integral.