--- deliantra/server/common/time.C	2008/04/21 23:35:24	1.18
+++ deliantra/server/common/time.C	2008/12/23 06:58:23	1.19
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 };
 
 void
-get_tod (timeofday_t * tod)
+get_tod (timeofday_t *tod)
 {
   unsigned int todtick = (unsigned int)(runtime * (1. / RUNTIME_PER_HOUR));
 
@@ -85,19 +85,16 @@
 
   tod->dayofweek   = tod->day % DAYS_PER_WEEK;
   tod->weekofmonth = tod->day / WEEKS_PER_MONTH;
-  tod->season      = min (4, tod->month / 3);
+  tod->season      = min (4, tod->month / 4);
 }
 
-void
-print_tod (object *op)
+char *
+format_tod (char *buf, int len, timeofday_t *tod)
 {
-  timeofday_t tod;
-  get_tod (&tod);
-
-  char todmsg [1024];
+  int day = tod->day + 1;
 
-  int day = tod.day + 1;
   const char *suf;
+
   if (day == 1 || ((day % 10) == 1 && day > 20))
     suf = "st";
   else if (day == 2 || ((day % 10) == 2 && day > 20))
@@ -107,21 +104,39 @@
   else
     suf = "th";
 
-  snprintf (todmsg, sizeof (todmsg),
+  snprintf (buf, len,
            "It is %d minute%s past %d o'clock %s, on the Day of %s,\n"
            "the %d%s Day of the Month of %s, Year %d.\n"
            "It is the Season of %s.",
 
-           tod.minute + 1,
-           (tod.minute + 1 < 2) ? "" : "s",
-           (tod.hour + 13) % 14 + 1,
-           (tod.hour >= 14 ? "pm" : "am"),
-           weekdays[tod.dayofweek],
-
-           day, suf, month_name[tod.month], tod.year + 1,
-
-           season_name[tod.season]);
- 
-  new_draw_info (NDI_UNIQUE, 0, op, todmsg);
+           tod->minute ? tod->minute : 60,
+           tod->minute ? "s" : "",
+           (tod->hour + 13) % 14 + 1,
+           (tod->hour >= 14 ? "pm" : "am"),
+           weekdays[tod->dayofweek],
+
+           day, suf, month_name[tod->month], tod->year + 1,
+
+           season_name[tod->season]);
+
+  return buf;
+}
+
+const char *
+get_current_tod_str ()
+{
+  timeofday_t tod;
+  get_tod (&tod);
+
+  static char todbuf[512];
+  format_tod (todbuf, sizeof (todbuf), &tod);
+
+  return todbuf;
+}
+
+void
+print_tod (object *op)
+{
+  new_draw_info (NDI_UNIQUE, 0, op, get_current_tod_str ());
 }