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Calculates the difference between two dates in days, hours and in minutes.
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getDateDifference.js
/**
* @param {Date} from
* @param {Date} to
*/
function dateDiff(from, to) {
from = new Date(from);
to = new Date(to);
var diffMs = to - from; // milliseconds between from & to
var diffDays = Math.floor(diffMs / 86400000); // days
var diffHrs = Math.floor((diffMs % 86400000) / 3600000); // hours
var diffMins = Math.round(((diffMs % 86400000) % 3600000) / 60000); // minutes
var str = "";
str += diffDays ? diffDays + "d " : "";
str += diffHrs ? diffHrs + "h" : "";
str += diffMins ? " " + diffMins + "m" : "";
return {
short: str.trimEnd().trimStart().replace(/ {2}/g, " "),
full: diffDays + " day(s) " + diffHrs + " hours, " + diffMins + " minutes",
days: diffDays,
hours: diffHrs,
minutes: diffMins,
};
}
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