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worklenz-frontend/src/utils/dateUtils.ts

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+import dayjs from 'dayjs';
+import relativeTime from 'dayjs/plugin/relativeTime';
+
+// Initialize the relativeTime plugin
+dayjs.extend(relativeTime);
+
+/**
+ * Formats a date to a relative time string (e.g., "2 hours ago", "a day ago")
+ * This mimics the Angular fromNow pipe functionality
+ * 
+ * @param date - The date to format (string, Date, or dayjs object)
+ * @returns A string representing the relative time
+ */
+export const fromNow = (date: string | Date | dayjs.Dayjs): string => {
+  if (!date) return '';
+  return dayjs(date).fromNow();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Formats a date to a specific format
+ * 
+ * @param date - The date to format (string, Date, or dayjs object)
+ * @param format - The format string (default: 'YYYY-MM-DD')
+ * @returns A formatted date string
+ */
+export const formatDate = (
+  date: string | Date | dayjs.Dayjs,
+  format: string = 'YYYY-MM-DD'
+): string => {
+  if (!date) return '';
+  return dayjs(date).format(format);
+};