relative static method

String relative(
  1. DateTime date
)

Formats relative time (e.g., "2 hours ago")

Example:

DateFormatters.relative(DateTime.now().subtract(Duration(hours: 2))); // '2 hours ago'

Implementation

static String relative(DateTime date) {
  final now = DateTime.now();
  final difference = now.difference(date);

  if (difference.inDays > 365) {
    final years = (difference.inDays / 365).floor();
    return '$years ${years == 1 ? 'year' : 'years'} ago';
  } else if (difference.inDays > 30) {
    final months = (difference.inDays / 30).floor();
    return '$months ${months == 1 ? 'month' : 'months'} ago';
  } else if (difference.inDays > 0) {
    return '${difference.inDays} ${difference.inDays == 1 ? 'day' : 'days'} ago';
  } else if (difference.inHours > 0) {
    return '${difference.inHours} ${difference.inHours == 1 ? 'hour' : 'hours'} ago';
  } else if (difference.inMinutes > 0) {
    return '${difference.inMinutes} ${difference.inMinutes == 1 ? 'minute' : 'minutes'} ago';
  } else {
    return 'Just now';
  }
}