libredesk/frontend/src/utils/datetime.js

import { format, differenceInMinutes, differenceInHours, differenceInDays } from 'date-fns'

export function formatTime(t) {
  try {
    const now = new Date()
    const minutesDifference = differenceInMinutes(now, t)
    const hoursDifference = differenceInHours(now, t)
    const daysDifference = differenceInDays(now, t)

    if (minutesDifference === 0) {
      return `Just now`
    } else if (minutesDifference < 121) {
      return `${minutesDifference} minutes ago`
    } else if (hoursDifference < 24) {
      return `${hoursDifference} hours ago`
    } else if (daysDifference < 7) {
      return `${daysDifference} days ago`
    } else {
      return format(t, 'MMMM d, yyyy h:mm a')
    }
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('error parsing time', error, 'time', t)
    return ''
  }
}