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Formats difference between two dates as a human-readable string in almost any language
Formats difference between two dates as a human-readable string in almost any language.
long
, short
, narrow
(when supported by specific CLDR locale)npm install --save time-delta
In Node.js environment library will load requested locales automatically.
const timeDelta = require('time-delta');
const instance = timeDelta.create({
locale: 'en', // default
});
const date1 = new Date('2015-04-01T21:00:00');
const date2 = new Date('2015-04-01T23:17:10');
// Outputs: "2 hours, 17 minutes".
console.log(instance.format(date1, date2));
In Browser environment you will need to load each locale manually. This ensures minimal size of your application bundle.
// Importing the library
import * as timeDelta from 'time-delta';
// Importing locales that you want to use
import enLocale from 'time-delta/locales/en';
import ruLocale from 'time-delta/locales/ru';
// Registering locale
timeDelta.addLocale(enLocale);
// You can register multiple locales
timeDelta.addLocale([enLocale, ruLocale]);
// Creating an instance
const instance = timeDelta.create({
locale: 'en', // default
});
const date1 = new Date('2015-04-01T21:00:00');
const date2 = new Date('2015-04-01T23:17:10');
// Outputs: "2 hours, 17 minutes".
console.log(instance.format(date1, date2));
The library accepts the following configuration object:
Option | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
locale | string | 'en' | Locale to use. See the full list |
span | integer | 2 | How much time units to include in the result |
delimiter | string | ', ' | Delimiter to use between time units |
unitType | string | 'long' | Unit type format. One of long , short or narrow |
unitTypeLookupOrder | array | ['long', 'short', 'narrow'] | Unit type lookup order (used for fallback) |
autoloadLocales | boolean | true | Whether to auto-load locales in Node.js environment (doesn't work in browsers) |
You can pass config to factory method during instantiation:
const instance = timeDelta.create(config);
You can also specify it when calling the format()
function:
instance.format(date1, date2, config);
Instance-level config is automatically inherited when calling format()
,
so you can customize the defaults.
Please see the complete changelog for list of changes.
Fork, clone, npm install
.
npm run build-locales
to download and build CLDR localesnpm run test
to test the libraryIf you do a PR, make sure to cover it with tests.
If you have found a bug or have another issue with the library — please create an issue.
If you have a question regarding the library or it's integration with your project — consider asking a question at StackOverflow and sending me a link via E-Mail. I will be glad to help.
Have any ideas or propositions? Feel free to contact me by E-Mail.
Cheers!
If you like this library, consider to add star on GitHub repository and on NPM.
Thank you!
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Formats difference between two dates as a human-readable string in almost any language
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