timeago

A Meteor wrapper for the momentjs fromNow() method which periodically updates the template output.

Using the timeago Template

If you've got a date object, you've got enough data to use the timeago template helper. Here's a quick example:

myTpl.js

Template.myTpl.helpers({
    'createdOn': function() {
        return new Date();
    }
});

myTpl.html

<template name="myTpl">
    {{>timeago createdOn}}
</template>

Using the timeagoDuration Template Helper

This package also includes a global template helper called timeagoDuration. The only thing this does is pass two dates through momentjs's diff method and then through duration. In order to do this you need a starting date and ending date. For example:

{{timeagoDuration startDate endDate}}

This might yield something like a few seconds. If you want the raw milliseconds, call timeagoDurationRaw instead:

{{timeagoDurationRaw startDate endDate}}