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TimeAgo

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Simple java library for displaying dates as relative time ago language.

Examples:

  • 4 days ago
  • 15 years ago
  • a minute ago
  • just now

Usage:

Import as a dependency:

Gradle:

compile 'com.github.marlonlom:timeago:$latestVersion'

Maven:

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.github.marlonlom</groupId>
  <artifactId>timeago</artifactId>
  <version>$latestVersion</version>
</dependency>

Use it in your code:

String text = TimeAgo.using(timeInMillis);

Where timeInMillis, based on current date and time, is defined like

/* You can use java.util.Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis()*/
/* Also, with java 8, java.time.Instant.now().toEpochMilli() */

long timeInMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();

With Specific Locale (by language tag):

For specific language usage, use TimeAgoMessages:

Locale LocaleBylanguageTag = Locale.forLanguageTag("es"); 
TimeAgoMessages messages = new TimeAgoMessages.Builder().withLocale(LocaleBylanguageTag).build();

String text = TimeAgo.using(timeInMillis, messages);

Languages supported: Spanish (es), English (en), Dutch (nl), German (de), French (fr), Italian (it), Portuguese (pt), Indonesian (id), Czech (cs), Arabic (ar).

Demo

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License

Copyright 2016 marlonlom

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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