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mkusher/time-ago-in-words
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Twig extension where you can easily convert a datetime or timestamp to a distance of time in words.

v1.1(12y ago)22751MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

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Time ago in words Twig extension
================================

[](#time-ago-in-words-twig-extension)

This is a Twig extension for Symfony2 Framework where you can easily convert a datetime/timestamp to a distance of time in words.

By example

```
{{ user.lastLogin|ago }}

```

Output examples

```
half a minute ago
3 minutes ago
about 1 hour ago
Today at 04:14 AM
Yersterday at 17:36 PM
18 Feb at 3:26 PM
22 Dec 2013

```

Installation for Symfony2
=========================

[](#installation-for-symfony2)

1. Update your composer.json

```
{
	"require": {
		"mkusher/time-ago-in-words": "dev-master"
	}
}

```

or use composer's require command:

```
composer require mkusher/time-ago-in-words:1.*

```

2. Register an Extension as a Service

Now you must let the Service Container know about your newly created Twig Extension:

YAML:

```
# app/config/config.yml
services:
	mkusher.twig.time_ago:
		class: Mkusher\Twig\Extension\TimeAgoExtension
		arguments: [@translator, @sonata.intl.templating.helper.datetime]
		tags:
		- { name: twig.extension }

```

XML:

```
# or into your bundle src\Acme\AcmeBundle\Resources\config\services.xml

```

And update your AppKernel.php:

```