TimeAgo

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

Check the Demo here.

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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

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