export function formatTimeAgo(date: Date | string): string {

    // Initialize a default date as the current date
    let _date: Date = new Date();

    // Check if the input is a string and convert it to a Date object
    if (typeof date === "string") {
        _date = new Date(date)
    } else {
        _date = date
    }

    // Calculate the time difference in seconds
    const seconds: number = Math.floor((new Date().getTime() - _date.getTime()) / 1000);

    // Define intervals for different time units in seconds
    const intervals: Record<string, number> = {
        year: 31536000,
        month: 2628000,
        day: 86400,
        hour: 3600,
        minute: 60,
    };

    // Iterate through the intervals and determine the appropriate unit
    for (const [unit, secondsInUnit] of Object.entries(intervals)) {
        const interval: number = Math.floor(seconds / secondsInUnit);
        if (interval > 1) {
            return `${interval} ${unit}s ago`;
        } else if (interval === 1) {
            return `${interval} ${unit} ago`;
        }
    }

    // If no larger unit is found, return "just now"
    return "just now";
}