Read Time

Read Time estimates the time required to read the article. Read Time also takes images in account while estimating the time.

@article.body.readtime  # => "1 minute read"

Usage

Install the gem using RubyGems

gem install read-time

or:

Add it to your Gemfile

gem 'read-time'

Include it in your program

require 'read-time'

Call the method on the text

@article.body.readtime #=> "2 minute read"

Configuration

# config/initializers/read-time.rb
ReadTime.configure do |config|
  config.reading_speed  = 300
  config.format         = :default # [:default, :long]
end

Default values can be overriden:

text = 'word ' * 300
text.readtime #=> "2 minute read"
text.readtime(reading_speed: 300) #=> "1 minute read"
text.readtime(reading_speed: 200, format: :long) #=> "1 minute 30 second read"

TODO

• I18n support
• Calculation based on images