functions.php

<?php

/*
    Custom theme functions

    Note: we recommend you prefix all your functions to avoid any naming
    collisions or wrap your functions with if function_exists braces.
*/
function numeral($number, $hideIfOne = false) {
    if($hideIfOne === true and $number == 1) {
        return '';
    }

    $test = abs($number) % 10;
    $ext = ((abs($number) % 100 < 21 and abs($number) % 100 > 4) ? 'th' : (($test < 4) ? ($test < 3) ? ($test < 2) ? ($test < 1) ? 'th' : 'st' : 'nd' : 'rd' : 'th'));
    return $number . $ext;
}

function count_words($str) {
    return count(preg_split('/\s+/', strip_tags($str), null, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY));
}

function pluralise($amount, $str, $alt = '') {
    return intval($amount) === 1 ? $str : $str . ($alt !== '' ? $alt : 's');
}

function relative_time($date) {
    if(is_numeric($date)) $date = '@' . $date;

    $user_timezone = new DateTimeZone(Config::app('timezone'));
    $date = new DateTime($date, $user_timezone);

    // get current date in user timezone
    $now = new DateTime('now', $user_timezone);

    $elapsed = $now->format('U') - $date->format('U');

    if($elapsed <= 1) {
        return 'Just now';
    }

    $times = array(
        31104000 => 'year',
        2592000 => 'month',
        604800 => 'week',
        86400 => 'day',
        3600 => 'hour',
        60 => 'minute',
        1 => 'second'
    );

    foreach($times as $seconds => $title) {
        $rounded = $elapsed / $seconds;

        if($rounded > 1) {
            $rounded = round($rounded);
            return $rounded . ' ' . pluralise($rounded, $title) . ' ago';
        }
    }
}

function total_articles() {
  return Post::where(Base::table('posts.status'), '=', 'published')->count();
}

// Return Twitter account handle
function twitter_account() {
  return substr(site_meta('twitter', ''), 0, 1) === "@" ? substr(site_meta('twitter', ''), 1, strlen(site_meta('twitter', '')) - 1) : site_meta('twitter', '');
}

// Return Facebook account name
function facebook_title() {
  return substr(site_meta('facebook', ''), 0, 6) == "pages/" ? substr(site_meta('facebook', ''), 6, strlen(site_meta('facebook', '')) - 1): site_meta('facebook', '');
}

// Return YouTube Title
function youtube_title() { 
  return substr(site_meta('youtube', ''), 0, 8) === "channel/" ? substr(site_meta('youtube', ''), 8, strlen(site_meta('youtube', '')) - 1): site_meta('youtube', '');
}

// Generate social media account links
function twitter_url() { return 'https://twitter.com/' . twitter_account(); }
function facebook_account() { return site_meta('facebook', ''); }
function facebook_url() { return 'https://www.facebook.com/' . facebook_account(); }
function github_account() { return site_meta('github', ''); }
function github_url() { return 'https://github.com/' . github_account(); }
function instagram_account() { return site_meta('instagram', ''); }
function instagram_url() { return 'https://www.instagram.com/' . instagram_account(); }
function youtube_account() { return site_meta('youtube', ''); }
function youtube_url() { return 'https://www.youtube.com/' . youtube_account(); }