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time-span-converter

Stable version 1.0.0 (Compatible with OutSystems 11)

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on 31 August 2025

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EONE TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

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time-span-converter

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An OutSystems Forge component that converts a given date and time into a human-readable format, showing both past (e.g., “5 minutes ago”) and future times (e.g., “in 2 hours”).

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The TimeSpan Converter is an OutSystems Forge component designed to convert any given DateTime value into a human-readable relative time format. It works for both past and future dates, making it easy to display messages like:

Past examples "Just now", "5 minutes ago", "2 hours ago", "Yesterday", "3 months ago"
Future examples "in 5 minutes", "in 2 hours", "Tomorrow", "in 3 days", "in 2 years"

This component is useful for applications that display timestamps, event schedules, notifications, logs, and chat messages.

Example Scenario

Case 1: Past Timestamp

Input: 2025-08-31 08:00:00
Current Time: 2025-08-31 09:30:00
Output: 1 hour ago

Case 2: Future Timestamp

Input: 2025-09-02 14:00:00
Current Time: 2025-08-31 10:00:00
Output: in 2 days

Release notes (1.0.0)

License (1.0.0)

BSD-3 license (https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)

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