thebecwar/counter.js

## counter.js
var gagStarted = new Date('2019-02-21T15:00:00+05:00');
function setupTimer() {
  var timerSpan = document.createElement('span');
  timerSpan.setAttribute('id', 'gag-time-content');
  timerSpan.innerText = 'It has been 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds since Roger Stone last violated his gag order';
  var parent = document.getElementById('gag-timer');
  if (parent) {
    parent.appendChild(timerSpan);
  }
}
function updateTimer() {
  var element = document.getElementById('gag-time-content');
  if (element) {
	var now = new Date();
	var seconds = (now.getTime() - gagStarted.getTime()) / 1000;
	var days = Math.floor(seconds / 86400);
	seconds = seconds - (days * 86400);
	var hours = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);
	seconds = seconds - (hours * 3600);
	var minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
	seconds = Math.floor(seconds - (minutes * 60));
	var content = 'It has been ' + days + ' days ' + hours + ' hours ' + minutes + ' minutes and ' + seconds + ' seconds since Roger Stone last violated his gag order.';
	element.innerText = content;
  }
}
window.onload = function() {
  setupTimer();
  setInterval(updateTimer, 1000);
};

## index.html
<!-- Insert this wherever you want the timer to be -->
<div id='gag-timer' />

<!-- put this in <head> -->
<script type='text/javascript' src='counter.js'></script>
<!-- or you can copy and paste the JS into the block -->
	var gagStarted = new Date('2019-02-21T15:00:00+05:00');
	function setupTimer() {
	var timerSpan = document.createElement('span');
	timerSpan.setAttribute('id', 'gag-time-content');
	timerSpan.innerText = 'It has been 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds since Roger Stone last violated his gag order';
	var parent = document.getElementById('gag-timer');
	if (parent) {
	parent.appendChild(timerSpan);
	}
	}
	function updateTimer() {
	var element = document.getElementById('gag-time-content');
	if (element) {
	var now = new Date();
	var seconds = (now.getTime() - gagStarted.getTime()) / 1000;
	var days = Math.floor(seconds / 86400);
	seconds = seconds - (days * 86400);
	var hours = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);
	seconds = seconds - (hours * 3600);
	var minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
	seconds = Math.floor(seconds - (minutes * 60));
	var content = 'It has been ' + days + ' days ' + hours + ' hours ' + minutes + ' minutes and ' + seconds + ' seconds since Roger Stone last violated his gag order.';
	element.innerText = content;
	}
	}
	window.onload = function() {
	setupTimer();
	setInterval(updateTimer, 1000);
	};
	<!-- Insert this wherever you want the timer to be -->
	<div id='gag-timer' />

	<!-- put this in <head> -->
	<script type='text/javascript' src='counter.js'></script>
	<!-- or you can copy and paste the JS into the block -->