Angular pipe for changing Date to text format. "n time ago" for past or "in n time" for future

date-text.pipe.ts

import {Pipe, PipeTransform, NgZone, ChangeDetectorRef, OnDestroy} from "@angular/core";
@Pipe({
	name:'dateText',
	pure:false
})
export class DateTextPipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
	private timer: number;
	constructor(private changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef, private ngZone: NgZone) {}
	transform(value:string) {
		this.removeTimer();
		let d = new Date(value);
		let now = new Date();
		let seconds = Math.round((now.getTime() - d.getTime())/1000);
		let timeToUpdate = (Number.isNaN(seconds)) ? 1000 : this.getSecondsUntilUpdate(seconds) *1000;
		this.timer = this.ngZone.runOutsideAngular(() => {
			if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
				return window.setTimeout(() => {
					this.ngZone.run(() => this.changeDetectorRef.markForCheck());
				}, timeToUpdate);
			}
			return null;
        });
        

        let minutes = Math.round(seconds / 60);
		let hours = Math.round(minutes / 60);
		let days = Math.round(hours / 24);
		let months = Math.round(days/30.416);
        let years = Math.round(days/365);
        
        // in past: 

		if (Number.isNaN(seconds)){
			return '';
		} else if ( seconds>0 && seconds <= 45) {
			return 'a few seconds ago';
		} else if ( seconds>0 && seconds <= 90) {
			return 'a minute ago';
		} else if ( minutes>0 && minutes <= 45) {
			return minutes + ' minutes ago';
		} else if ( minutes>0 && minutes <= 90) {
			return 'an hour ago';
		} else if ( hours>0 && hours <= 22) {
			return hours + ' hours ago';
		} else if ( hours>0 && hours <= 36) {
			return 'a day ago';
		} else if ( days>0 && days <= 25) {
			return days + ' days ago';
		} else if ( days>0 && days <= 45) {
			return 'a month ago';
		} else if ( days>0 && days <= 345) {
			return months + ' months ago';
		} else if ( days>0 && days <= 545) {
			return 'a year ago';
        } else if ( days>0 && days >= 545){ // (days > 545)
			return years + ' years ago';
        }
            

        // future: 

        else if ( seconds<0 && Math.abs(seconds) <= 45) {
            return 'in a few seconds';
        } else if ( seconds<0 && Math.abs(seconds) <= 90) {
            return 'in a minute';
        } else if ( minutes<0 && Math.abs(minutes) <= 45) {
            return Math.abs(minutes) + ' minutes';
        } else if ( minutes<0 && Math.abs(minutes) <= 90) {
            return 'in an hour';
        } else if ( hours<0 && Math.abs(hours) <= 22) {
            return Math.abs(hours) + ' hours';
        } else if ( hours<0 && Math.abs(hours) <= 36) {
            return 'in a day';
        } else if ( days<0 && Math.abs(days) <= 25) {
            return 'in ' + Math.abs(days) + ' days';
        } else if ( days<0 && Math.abs(days) <= 45) {
            return 'in a month';
        } else if ( days<0 && Math.abs(days) <= 345) {
            return 'in ' + Math.abs(months) + ' months';
        } else if ( days<0 && Math.abs(days) <= 545) {
            return 'in a year';
        } else if ( days<0 && Math.abs(days) >= 545){ // (days > 545)
			return 'in ' + Math.abs(years) + ' years';
        }
           
        
	}
	ngOnDestroy(): void {
		this.removeTimer();
	}
	private removeTimer() {
		if (this.timer) {
			window.clearTimeout(this.timer);
			this.timer = null;
		}
	}
	private getSecondsUntilUpdate(seconds:number) {
		let min = 60;
		let hr = min * 60;
		let day = hr * 24;
		if (seconds < min) { // less than 1 min, update every 2 secs
			return 2;
		} else if (seconds < hr) { // less than an hour, update every 30 secs
			return 30;
		} else if (seconds < day) { // less then a day, update every 5 mins
			return 300;
		} else { // update every hour
			return 3600;
		}
	}
}