/** * Parses a date string as UTC if it doesn't have a timezone indicator. * This fixes the issue where ISO strings without timezone info are interpreted as local time. * @param dateString ISO 8601 date string * @returns Date object parsed as UTC * * @example * parseDateAsUTC("2025-12-01T11:53:37.273886"); // Parsed as UTC * parseDateAsUTC("2025-12-01T11:53:37.273886Z"); // Already has timezone, parsed correctly * parseDateAsUTC("2025-12-01T11:53:37+00:00"); // Already has timezone, parsed correctly */ const parseDateAsUTC = (dateString: string): Date => { // Check if the string already has a timezone indicator // Look for 'Z' (UTC), '+' (positive offset), or '-' after the time part (negative offset) const hasTimezone = dateString.includes("Z") || dateString.match(/[+-]\d{2}:\d{2}$/) !== null; if (hasTimezone) { // Already has timezone info, parse normally return new Date(dateString); } // No timezone indicator - append 'Z' to force UTC parsing return new Date(`${dateString}Z`); }; /** * Formats a date into a compact string representing the time delta between the given date and the current date. * @param date The date to format (Date object or ISO 8601 string) * @returns A compact string representing the time delta between the given date and the current date * * @example * // now is 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z * formatTimeDelta(new Date("2023-12-31T23:59:59Z")); // "1s" * formatTimeDelta("2023-12-31T23:59:59Z"); // "1s" * formatTimeDelta("2025-12-01T11:53:37.273886"); // Parsed as UTC automatically */ export const formatTimeDelta = (date: Date | string) => { // Parse string dates as UTC if needed, or use Date object directly const dateObj = typeof date === "string" ? parseDateAsUTC(date) : date; const now = new Date(); const delta = now.getTime() - dateObj.getTime(); const seconds = Math.floor(delta / 1000); const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60); const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60); const days = Math.floor(hours / 24); const months = Math.floor(days / 30); const years = Math.floor(months / 12); if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s`; if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m`; if (hours < 24) return `${hours}h`; if (days < 30) return `${days}d`; if (months < 12) return `${months}mo`; return `${years}y`; };