time property

Implementation

String get time {
  if (created != null) {
    // Define the date format and specify that it should be parsed in UTC to avoid timezone issues
    final dateFormatter = DateFormat('yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ');

    try {
      // Parse the created date in UTC and then convert it to the local time zone
      final date = dateFormatter.parseUtc(created!).toLocal();
      final timeDifference = DateTime.now().difference(date);

      final timeSince = timeDifference.inSeconds;

      if (timeSince < 1) {
        return 'now';
      } else if (timeSince < 60) {
        return '$timeSince seconds ago';
      } else if (timeSince < 120) {
        return '1 minute ago';
      } else if (timeSince < 3600) {
        return '${timeSince ~/ 60} minutes ago';
      } else if (timeSince < 86400) {
        return '${timeSince ~/ 3600} hours ago';
      } else {
        return '${timeSince ~/ 86400} days ago';
      }
    } catch (e) {
      // If parsing fails, return a default value
      return 'unknown time';
    }
  }

  return 'now';
}