Question

I’m thinking of strings like “one minute ago” or “3 weeks ago”, that kind of thing.

I could easily port examples I’ve found in other languages but there’s no need to reinvent the wheel if this stuff is already out there.

Answer 1

Something you can try is date.js: http://www.datejs.com/

To make it node compatible at the very bottom of the script add the line:

module.exports = Date;

Then you can require it:

var date = require('./date');

Assuming date.js is in the same folder, otherwise modify the require path.

Then a simple code sample to test is:

console.log( date.today().next().thursday() )