timeAgo property

String get timeAgo

Human-friendly relative time.

Implementation

String get timeAgo {
  final now = DateTime.now();
  final difference = now.difference(this);

  if (difference.isNegative) {
    return _futureTime(difference.abs());
  }

  if (difference.inSeconds < 10) {
    return 'Just now';
  }

  if (difference.inMinutes < 1) {
    final seconds = difference.inSeconds;
    return '$seconds ${seconds == 1 ? 'second' : 'seconds'} ago';
  }

  if (difference.inMinutes < 60) {
    final minutes = difference.inMinutes;
    return '$minutes ${minutes == 1 ? 'minute' : 'minutes'} ago';
  }

  if (difference.inHours < 24) {
    final hours = difference.inHours;
    return '$hours ${hours == 1 ? 'hour' : 'hours'} ago';
  }

  if (isYesterday) {
    return 'Yesterday';
  }

  if (difference.inDays < 7) {
    final days = difference.inDays;
    return '$days ${days == 1 ? 'day' : 'days'} ago';
  }

  if (difference.inDays < 30) {
    final weeks = difference.inDays ~/ 7;
    return '$weeks ${weeks == 1 ? 'week' : 'weeks'} ago';
  }

  if (difference.inDays < 365) {
    final months = difference.inDays ~/ 30;
    return '$months ${months == 1 ? 'month' : 'months'} ago';
  }

  final years = difference.inDays ~/ 365;
  return '$years ${years == 1 ? 'year' : 'years'} ago';
}