timerel

timerel formats dates to short english relative format 5 mins ago and does so around 11 times faster than its competition.

Usage

import {timerel} from "timerel";

console.log(timerel(Date.now() - 1e6));
// => 16 mins ago

API

timerel(date, opts?)

• date String, Number or Date: The date to format.

Options

• now String, Number or Date: The date to compare to. Default: Date.now().
• noAffix Boolean: Whether to omit ago and in affixes. Default: false.
• times Array: A custom time table that overrides the built-in one.
• nowThreshold Number: Number of milliseconds below which to output "now". Default: 2000.
• nowString String: String to output for now. Default: "now".
• unknownString String: String to output for invalid dates. Default: String(date).
• aliases Boolean: Use aliases like "yesterday" instead of "1 day ago". Default: false.
• aliasesMap Object: A custom aliases object to use instead of the built-in one.
• longUnits Boolean: Use minutes/secoonds instead of mins/secs. Default: false.

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