Time Ago

Content Type: Widget
Categories: Utility

Overview

The Time Ago is a custom widget that displays the elapsed time since a specific moment in a human-readable format. It is typically used to display the time since an event occurred, such as the last time a user posted a comment or the time since an email was received. The widget takes a timestamp as input and automatically updates the display as time passes to accurately show the elapsed time, such as "5 minutes ago" or "2 hours ago". This type of widget helps to provide context to users and can be customized to match the design and branding of an application.

Usage of Time Ago is governed by Intelizign EULA. T&Cs can be found here

Documentation

Description:

The Time Ago is a custom widget that displays the elapsed time since a specific moment in a human-readable format. It is typically used to display the time since an event occurred, such as the last time a user posted a comment or the time since an email was received. The widget takes a timestamp as input and automatically updates the display as time passes to accurately show the elapsed time, such as "5 minutes ago" or "2 hours ago". This type of widget helps to provide context to users and can be customized to match the design and branding of an application.

Usage of Time Ago is governed by Intelizign EULA. T&Cs can be found here

Configuration:

Live : Live by default and will auto update it's value. However, if you don't want this behavior, you can set live to false.
Date and time: Date and time from where the time frame should start count. If it is from the time where page loaded.
Is Formatted?: Is Formatted is used as a condition for the Locale to work . 
Locale: Locale is used to show time labels in different available languages.(It works only if Is Formatted? is set to "Yes")    
Minimum Period: Minimum Period is the minimum number of seconds that the component should wait before updating.
Maximum Period: Maximum Period is used to force dates to update more often than the default behavior.

 

Features:

  • Easy-to-read display: The widget displays the elapsed time in a clear and concise format that is easy for users to read at a glance.
  • Automatic updates: The widget automatically updates the elapsed time as time passes, without requiring any user input or manual refresh.
  • Relative time display: The widget calculates the difference between the event date/time and the current date/time and displays the result in a human-readable format such as "2 hours ago," "3 days ago," or "1 week ago."
  • Language selection: The widget allow users to select their preferred languages from selection, so that the time ago display is localized for their region.

Releases

Version: 1.0.0
Framework Version: 9.0.5
Release Notes: - Initial Release