Time-Ago Twig Macro

macros.html.twig

{# Based on this StackOverflow example: https://stackoverflow.com/a/26311354/1272059 #}

{% macro time_ago(timestamp) %}
    {% set lapse = date().getTimestamp() - timestamp %}
    {% set units = {
        'year':   31536000,
        'month':  2592000,
        'week':   604800,
        'day':    86400,
        'hour':   3600,
        'minute': 60,
        'second': 1,
       }
    %}

    <span class="friendlyDate">
    {% set foundVal = false %}
    {% for val,unit in units %}
        {% if not foundVal and lapse >= unit %}
            {% set foundVal = true %}
            {% if val == 'second' %}
                a few seconds ago
            {% else %}
                {% set numberOfUnits = lapse // unit %}
                {% if numberOfUnits > 1 %}
                    {{ numberOfUnits }} {{ val }}s ago
                {% else %}
                    a {{ val }} ago
                {% endif %}
            {% endif %}
        {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}
    </span>
{% endmacro %}