Timer

Timer provides the simplest way to format date and time elements in your meteor app.

Description

Timer is built upon moments.js and the mrt:moment package. Timer takes away the need to write Template helpers because, it has been done for you

To contribute, fork code and send pull request. All you need is a single line of code {{tm_now createdAT}}
This will give the following result

3 hours ago
or 4 mins ago

Depending on when the collection document was created

Installation

Meteor add ogamedia:timer

Note : this will add mrt:moment to your app

Usage

#####The app is still under development so not all of moment.js functionality has been implemented, contribution to code is very welcome#####

• Add a date function to your app either using collection2 schema (i.e. createdAt) style

	Checks = new Mongo.Collection('check');  
	var schemas = {}

	Schemas.Checks = new SimpleSchema({  
    name: {  
		type: String,  
		label: "comment",  
	},


	createdAt: {  
		type: Date,  
		label: Date,  
		autoValue: function() {  
			if (this.isInsert) {  
			return new Date();  
			}  
		}  
	}  

});

note:For collectionFS and packages which provide your collection schema with uploadedAt or createdAt by default, there is no need to worry about the first step
If you using other date functions, dont worry, you are covered.

• Call your date function in html template
  It can be createdAt, uploadedAt, or any other date function.

<template name="hello">
{{#each posts}}
  	{{createdAt}}
 {{/each}}
</template>

• Just insert a timer method and pass your date function as the parameter.
  So your new code will be

<template name="hello">
{{#each posts}}
  	{{tm_day createdAt}}
 {{/each}}
</template>

And that is it; no need to write Template helpers or UI helpers

Syntax

What you will most likely be using

to be used for moments like 2 minutes ago
tm_now

to be used for moments like yesterday at 11:30
tm_cal

All Syntax

dates

to be used for moments like yesterday at 11:30
tm_cal

to be used for moments like 2 minutes ago
tm_now

shorthand for localized date like 3/10/2015 9:37 PM
tm_locale

year

for four digit year eg. 2014
tm_year

for two digit year eg. 14
tm_yr

month

for full month name eg. august
tm_month

for partial month name eg. aug
tm_mon

for month presentation in numbers. eg. dec equals 12 and 1 equals 01 tm_mth

for weekly month presentation in numbers. eg. 1, 2, 3, 4
tm_week

week

for ISO presentation of day with numbers. eg. 1 24, 53
tm_weeks

for locale presentation of day with numbers. eg. 1 24, 53
tm_weeksl

for ISO 4 digit week year eg. 2014
tm_wkNF

for ISO 2 digit week year eg. 14
tm_wkNP

for local 4 digit week year eg. 2014
tm_wkNFl

for local 2 digit week year eg. 14
tm_wkNPl

for unix timestamps eg.1410715640.579
tm_unx

for unix timestamps 1410715640579
tm_unxms

12 hour

for presenting hours minutes and seconds in 12 hour format eg. 3:12:36
tm_hms

for presenting hours minutes and seconds with ante or post meridian (small letters)eg. 3:12:36 pm
tm_hmsF

for presenting hours minutes and seconds with ante or post meridian (caps letters)eg. 3:12:36 PM
tm_hmsFC

for presenting hours minutes and seconds with tenth of a second eg. 3:12:36:9
tm_hmss

for presenting hours minutes and seconds with hundredth of a second eg. 3:12:36:44
tm_hmsss

for presenting hours minutes and seconds with thousandths of a second eg. 3:12:36:4545
tm_hmssss

24 hour

for presenting hours minutes and seconds in 24 hour format eg. 3:12:36
tm_hms

for presenting hours minutes and seconds with tenth of a second in 24 hour format eg. 3:12:36:9
tm_Hmss

for presenting hours minutes and seconds with hundredth of a second in 24 hour format eg. 3:12:36 3:12:36:44
tm_Hmsss

for presenting hours minutes and seconds with thousandths of a second in 24 hour format eg. 3:12:36 3:12:36:4545
tm_Hmssss

for presenting minutes eg. 36
tm_min

for presenting secs eg. secs
tm_sec

for presenting tenth of a second eg. secs
tm_secs

for presenting hundreth of a second eg. secs
tm_secss

for presenting thousandth of a second eg. secs
tm_secsss

Contribution

You can contribute to this code at the github repo