/**
* Returns a formatted descriptive date string for given datetime string.
*
* If the given date is today, the returned string could be "Today, 16:54".
* If the given date was yesterday, the returned string could be "Yesterday, 16:54".
* If $date_string's year is the current year, the returned string does not
* include mention of the year.
*
* @param string $date_string Datetime string or Unix timestamp
* @return string Described, relative date string
*/
function niceShort($date_string = null, $format = null, $offset = null)
{
$format = $format ? $format : __t("%b %d, %Y", true);
$date = $date_string != null ? $this->fromString($date_string) : time();
if (is_null($offset)) {
$date_string = cmsFramework::localDate($date_string);
}
if ($this->isToday($date)) {
$ret = __l("Today", true);
} elseif ($this->wasYesterday($date)) {
$ret = __l("Yesterday", true);
} else {
$ret = $this->format($date, $format);
}
return $this->output($ret);
}
