introduced string to seconds (str2seconds) for configuration entries with time;

todo: expands it for all time config entries;

fail2ban/server/mytime.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier"
 __license__ = "GPL"
 
 import datetime
+import re
 import time
 
 
@@ -96,3 +97,31 @@ class MyTime:
 			return time.localtime(x)
 		else:
 			return time.localtime(MyTime.myTime)
+
+	## 
+	# Wraps string expression like "1h 2m 3s" into number contains seconds (3723).
+	# The string expression will be evaluated as mathematical expression, spaces between each groups 
+	#   will be wrapped to "+" operand (only if any operand does not specified between).
+	# Because of case insensitivity and overwriting with minutes ("m" or "mm"), the short replacement for month
+	#   are "mo" or "mon" (like %b by date formating).
+	# Ex: 1hour+30min = 5400
+	#     0d 1h 30m   = 5400
+	#     1year-6mo   = 15778800
+	#     6 months    = 15778800
+	# warn: month is not 30 days, it is a year in seconds / 12, the leap years will be respected also:
+	#       >>>> float(Test.str2seconds("1month")) / 60 / 60 / 24
+	#       30.4375
+	#       >>>> float(Test.str2seconds("1year")) / 60 / 60 / 24
+	#       365.25	
+	#
+	# @returns number (calculated seconds from expression "val")
+
+	#@staticmethod
+	def str2seconds(val):
+		for rexp, rpl in (
+			(r"days?|da|dd?", 24*60*60), (r"week?|wee?|ww?", 7*24*60*60), (r"months?|mon?", (365*3+366)*24*60*60/4/12), (r"years?|yea?|yy?", (365*3+366)*24*60*60/4), 
+			(r"seconds?|sec?|ss?", 1), (r"minutes?|min?|mm?", 60), (r"hours?|ho|hh?", 60*60),
+		):
+			val = re.sub(r"(?i)(?<=[\d\s])(%s)\b" % rexp, "*"+str(rpl), val)
+		val = re.sub(r"(\d)\s+(\d)", r"\1+\2", val);
+		return eval(val)