1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dovetail/utils/dovetail_utils.py b/dovetail/utils/dovetail_utils.py
index 766bb646..fa99e004 100644
--- a/dovetail/utils/dovetail_utils.py
+++ b/dovetail/utils/dovetail_utils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import subprocess
 from collections import Mapping, Set, Sequence
 import json
 import urllib2
+from datetime import datetime
 
 
 def exec_log(verbose, logger, msg, level, flush=False):
@@ -144,6 +145,19 @@ def check_db_results(db_url, build_tag, testcase, logger):
         return False
 
 
+def get_duration(start_date, stop_date, logger):
+    fmt = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+    try:
+        datetime_start = datetime.strptime(start_date, fmt)
+        datetime_stop = datetime.strptime(stop_date, fmt)
+        delta = (datetime_stop - datetime_start).seconds
+        res = "%sm%ss" % (delta / 60, delta % 60)
+        return res
+    except ValueError as e:
+        logger.error("ValueError: %s", e)
+        return None
+
+
 def show_progress_bar(length):
     max_len = 50
     length %= max_len