relative-dates-with-date-fns.ts

import { formatDistance, parseISO } from 'date-fns';

// Example string date
const dateString: string = "2023-05-23";

// Parse the string date into a JavaScript Date object
const date: Date = parseISO(dateString);

// Get the current date
const currentDate: Date = new Date();

// Calculate the relative date string
const relativeDateString: string = formatDistance(date, currentDate, { addSuffix: true });

console.log(`Relative date: ${relativeDateString}`);