getActivityTime.java

  public static String getActivityTime(Date inputDate) {
    
    Date currentDate = new Date();
    Long currentTime = new Date().getTime();
    Long inputTime = inputDate.getTime();
    long timeRemaining = currentTime - inputTime;
    
    long sec = (timeRemaining / 1000) % 60;
    long min = (timeRemaining / (1000 * 60)) % 60;
    long hours = (timeRemaining / (1000 * 60 * 60)) % 24;
    long days = (timeRemaining / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
    /* long weeks = (timeRemaining/(1000*60*60*24*7)); */
    long months = (timeRemaining / ((long) 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30));
    long year = (timeRemaining / ((long) 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365));
    
    String activityTime = null;
    if (sec < 60) {
      activityTime = "moments ago";
    }
    if (min > 0) {
      if (hours == 1) {
        activityTime = min + " min ago";
      } else {
        activityTime = min + " mins ago";
      }
    }
    if (hours > 0) {
      if (hours == 1) {
        activityTime = hours + " hour ago";
      } else {
        activityTime = hours + " hours ago";
      }
    }
    if (days > 0) {
      if (days == 1) {
        activityTime = days + " day ago";
      } else {
        activityTime = days + " days ago";
      }
    }
    if (months > 0) {
      if (months == 1) {
        activityTime = months + " month ago";
      } else {
        activityTime = months + " months ago";
      }
    }
    if (year > 0) {
      if (year == 1) {
        activityTime = year + " year ago";
      } else {
        activityTime = year + " years ago";
      }
    }
    if (activityTime == null) {
      
      DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yy HH:mm:ss");
      activityTime = dateFormat.format(currentDate);
    }
    
    return activityTime;
  }