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Date Convert Extension
extension Date {
func timeAgoSinceDate(date:NSDate, numericDates:Bool) -> String {
let calendar = NSCalendar.current
let unitFlags: Set<Calendar.Component> = [.minute, .hour, .day, .weekOfYear, .month, .year, .second]
let now = NSDate()
let earliest = now.earlierDate(date as Date)
let latest = (earliest == now as Date) ? date : now
let components = calendar.dateComponents(unitFlags, from: earliest as Date, to: latest as Date)
if (components.year! >= 2) {
return "\(components.year!) years ago"
} else if (components.year! >= 1){
if (numericDates){
return "1 year ago"
} else {
return "Last year"
}
} else if (components.month! >= 2) {
return "\(components.month!) months ago"
} else if (components.month! >= 1){
if (numericDates){
return "1 month ago"
} else {
return "Last month"
}
} else if (components.weekOfYear! >= 2) {
return "\(components.weekOfYear!) weeks ago"
} else if (components.weekOfYear! >= 1){
if (numericDates){
return "1 week ago"
} else {
return "Last week"
}
} else if (components.day! >= 2) {
return "\(components.day!) days ago"
} else if (components.day! >= 1){
if (numericDates){
return "1 day ago"
} else {
return "Yesterday"
}
} else if (components.hour! >= 2) {
return "\(components.hour!) hours ago"
} else if (components.hour! >= 1){
if (numericDates){
return "1 hour ago"
} else {
return "An hour ago"
}
} else if (components.minute! >= 2) {
return "\(components.minute!) minutes ago"
} else if (components.minute! >= 1){
if (numericDates){
return "1 minute ago"
} else {
return "A minute ago"
}
} else if (components.second! >= 3) {
return "\(components.second!) seconds ago"
} else {
return "Just now"
}
}
}
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