fixing vlad's review comments

static/js/utils.js

@@ -47,3 +47,57 @@ function isJson(str) {
     return false
   }
 }
+
+function timeFromNow(time) {
+  // Get timestamps
+  let unixTime = new Date(time).getTime()
+  if (!unixTime) return
+  let now = new Date().getTime()
+
+  // Calculate difference
+  let difference = unixTime / 1000 - now / 1000
+
+  // Setup return object
+  let tfn = {}
+
+  // Check if time is in the past, present, or future
+  tfn.when = 'now'
+  if (difference > 0) {
+    tfn.when = 'future'
+  } else if (difference < -1) {
+    tfn.when = 'past'
+  }
+
+  // Convert difference to absolute
+  difference = Math.abs(difference)
+
+  // Calculate time unit
+  if (difference / (60 * 60 * 24 * 365) > 1) {
+    // Years
+    tfn.unitOfTime = 'years'
+    tfn.time = Math.floor(difference / (60 * 60 * 24 * 365))
+  } else if (difference / (60 * 60 * 24 * 45) > 1) {
+    // Months
+    tfn.unitOfTime = 'months'
+    tfn.time = Math.floor(difference / (60 * 60 * 24 * 45))
+  } else if (difference / (60 * 60 * 24) > 1) {
+    // Days
+    tfn.unitOfTime = 'days'
+    tfn.time = Math.floor(difference / (60 * 60 * 24))
+  } else if (difference / (60 * 60) > 1) {
+    // Hours
+    tfn.unitOfTime = 'hours'
+    tfn.time = Math.floor(difference / (60 * 60))
+  } else if (difference / 60 > 1) {
+    // Minutes
+    tfn.unitOfTime = 'minutes'
+    tfn.time = Math.floor(difference / 60)
+  } else {
+    // Seconds
+    tfn.unitOfTime = 'seconds'
+    tfn.time = Math.floor(difference)
+  }
+
+  // Return time from now data
+  return `${tfn.time} ${tfn.unitOfTime}`
+}