fromNow

fromNow(date)

The fromNow function calculates the relative time difference between the provided date and the current date for future events. It generates a human-readable representation of the time remaining from now to the specified date.

Arguments

• date (Date | string): The date to calculate the relative time for. It can be a Date object or a string representing a date.

Returns

• (string): A human-readable representation of the time remaining from now to the specified date.

Example

typescript
import { fromNow } from 'check-engineering/ts-utils';

const futureDate = new Date('2025-12-31');
const relativeTime = fromNow(futureDate); // Example => "In 1 year"

Usage

typescript
import { fromNow } from 'check-engineering/ts-utils';

const eventDate = '2026-06-30';

const relativeTime = fromNow(eventDate);
console.log(`The event is happening in ${relativeTime}.`);

Notes

• The fromNow function provides a convenient way to display the relative time difference between a given date and the current date for future events in a human-readable format.

• It helps in scenarios where you need to present time-related information in a user-friendly manner, such as displaying how much time is left until a future event.