time_ago_in_words
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A simple function that takes a timestamp and returns the time period between then and now in words (eg: '15 minutes ago')
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time_ago_in_words
A simple function that takes a timestamp and returns the time period between then and now in words (eg: '15 minutes ago')
Usage
Simply pass a timestamp into the time_ago_in_words
function like so:
time_ago_in_words(new Date() - (1000 * 60 * 60))
and it will return the time period. The example above will return '1 hour ago'
NodeJS
This script is compatible with NodeJS. To use it, you can install the package from NPM: npm install time_ago_in_words
then use it like so:
var time_ago_in_words = require('./time_ago_in_words');
console.log(time_ago_in_words(new Date() - 1000 * 60));