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1export function timeAgo(timestamp: string): string {
2 const now = new Date();
3 const date = new Date(timestamp);
4 const diffMs = now.getTime() - date.getTime();
5 const diffSeconds = Math.floor(diffMs / 1000);
6 const diffMinutes = Math.floor(diffSeconds / 60);
7 const diffHours = Math.floor(diffMinutes / 60);
8 const diffDays = Math.floor(diffHours / 24);
9 const diffWeeks = Math.floor(diffDays / 7);
10 const diffMonths = Math.floor(diffDays / 30);
11 const diffYears = Math.floor(diffDays / 365);
12
13 if (diffYears > 0) {
14 return `${diffYears} year${diffYears === 1 ? "" : "s"} ago`;
15 } else if (diffMonths > 0) {
16 return `${diffMonths} month${diffMonths === 1 ? "" : "s"} ago`;
17 } else if (diffWeeks > 0) {
18 return `${diffWeeks} week${diffWeeks === 1 ? "" : "s"} ago`;
19 } else if (diffDays > 0) {
20 return `${diffDays} day${diffDays === 1 ? "" : "s"} ago`;
21 } else if (diffHours > 0) {
22 return `${diffHours} hour${diffHours === 1 ? "" : "s"} ago`;
23 } else if (diffMinutes > 0) {
24 return `${diffMinutes} minute${diffMinutes === 1 ? "" : "s"} ago`;
25 } else {
26 return "just now";
27 }
28}