React JS Date Ago

React JS Date Ago is a simple and easy-to-use React component that displays the time difference between two dates in a human-readable format, such as "2 hours ago" or "3 weeks ago". It is perfect for displaying timestamps in comments, posts, or any other part of your React application.

Installation

To install React JS Date Ago, you can use npm:

npm install react-js-date-ago

Usage

To use React JS Date Ago, you need to import it in your React component and pass in the date to be displayed:

import React from 'react';
import DateAgo from 'react-js-date-ago';

const ExampleComponent = () => {
  const date = new Date('2021-12-31T23:59:59');
  return <p>Posted <DateAgo date={date} /></p>;
};

This will display something like "Posted 2 hours ago" or "Posted 3 weeks ago", depending on the difference between the provided date and the current date and time.

Options

React JS Date Ago provides several options to customize its behavior. Here are some of the most commonly used options:

locale

You can set the locale for React JS Date Ago by passing in a valid BCP 47 language tag as the locale prop:

<DateAgo date={date} locale="fr-FR" />

This will display the date difference in French, using the French locale. The default locale is en-US.

refreshInterval

By default, React JS Date Ago updates the displayed date difference every minute. You can change this interval by passing in the number of milliseconds between updates as the refreshInterval prop:

<DateAgo date={date} refreshInterval={5000} />

This will update the displayed date difference every 5 seconds.

suffix

By default, React JS Date Ago adds a suffix to the displayed date difference, such as "ago" or "from now". You can customize this suffix by passing in a string as the suffix prop:

<DateAgo date={date} suffix="before deadline" />

This will display the date difference as "2 hours before deadline" or "3 weeks before deadline".

Conclusion

React JS Date Ago is an easy-to-use React component that makes it easy to display the time difference between two dates in a human-readable format. With its customizable options, you can easily customize the display to fit your application's needs.