improved uptime calculation with fewer lines

modules/utility.py

@@ -5,41 +5,37 @@ import json
 
 DICTIONARY_PATH = "dictionary/"  # Path to dictionary files
 
-def format_uptime(seconds: float) -> str:
+def format_uptime(seconds: float) -> tuple[str, int]:
     """
     Convert seconds into a human-readable string:
-    e.g. 32 minutes, 8 days, 8 months, etc.
-    Returns two values:
-    1. Human-readable format
-    2. Seconds since start
+    - Example outputs:
+      "32 minutes"
+      "8 days, 4 hours"
+      "1 year, 3 months"
+    - Returns a tuple:
+      (Human-readable string, total seconds)
     """
-    # Convert float seconds to an integer
-    seconds = int(seconds)
+    seconds = int(seconds)  # Ensure integer seconds
 
-    # We'll break it down
-    minutes, seconds = divmod(seconds, 60)
-    hours, minutes = divmod(minutes, 60)
-    days, hours = divmod(hours, 24)
-    # For months and years, let's approximate 30 days per month,
-    # 365 days per year, etc. (just a rough approach)
-    
-    months, days = divmod(days, 30)
-    years, months = divmod(months, 12)
+    # Define time units
+    units = [
+        ("year", 31536000),   # 365 days
+        ("month", 2592000),   # 30 days
+        ("day", 86400),       # 24 hours
+        ("hour", 3600),       # 60 minutes
+        ("minute", 60),
+        ("second", 1)
+    ]
 
-    # Build a short string, only listing the largest units
-    # If you want more detail, you can keep going
-    if years > 0:
-        return [f"{years} year(s), {months} month(s)", seconds]
-    elif months > 0:
-        return [f"{months} month(s), {days} day(s)", seconds]
-    elif days > 0:
-        return [f"{days} day(s), {hours} hour(s)", seconds]
-    elif hours > 0:
-        return [f"{hours} hour(s), {minutes} minute(s)", seconds]
-    elif minutes > 0:
-        return [f"{minutes} minute(s)", seconds]
-    else:
-        return [f"{seconds} second(s)", seconds]
+    # Compute time breakdown
+    time_values = []
+    for unit_name, unit_seconds in units:
+        value, seconds = divmod(seconds, unit_seconds)
+        if value > 0:
+            time_values.append(f"{value} {unit_name}{'s' if value > 1 else ''}")  # Auto pluralize
+
+    # Return only the **two most significant** time units (e.g., "3 days, 4 hours")
+    return (", ".join(time_values[:2]), seconds) if time_values else ("0 seconds", 0)
     
 def get_random_reply(dictionary_name: str, category: str, **variables) -> str:
     """