Template:Time ago/testcases

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Trailing space tests

Purge

1 Jan 2012:

  • >12 years ago<
  • >12 years ago<sbx

current time:

  • >0 seconds ago<
  • >0 seconds ago<sbx

1 Jan 2012, with purge

current time with purge:

  • >0 seconds ago (purge)<
  • >0 seconds ago (purge)<sbx

Line break test (no purge)

live>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

sbx>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

Line break test (purge can appear at start of line)

live>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

sbx>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

Sandbox tests

  • Normal: 15 years ago
  • Minutes: 8141841 minutes ago
  • Days: 5654 days ago
  • Weeks: 807 weeks ago
  • Months: 185 months ago
  • Future: 294 months' time

Errors

  • Bad date: Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time.
  • Unknown specified magnitude: 488510485 seconds ago
  • No parameters: 0 seconds ago
  • Capitalization: 488510485 seconds ago

min_magnitude

no seconds minutes hours days months years nonsense
-111 seconds 111 seconds ago 111 seconds ago 1 minute ago 0 hours ago 0 days ago 0 months ago 0 years ago 111 seconds ago
-30 minutes 30 minutes ago 30 minutes ago 30 minutes ago 0 hours ago 0 days ago 0 months ago 0 years ago 30 minutes ago
23 December 2024 81 minutes ago 81 minutes ago 81 minutes ago 1 hour ago 0 days ago 0 months ago 0 years ago 81 minutes ago
-25 hours 25 hours ago 25 hours ago 25 hours ago 25 hours ago 1 day ago 0 months ago 0 years ago 25 hours ago
1 January 2010 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago
17 November 2009 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago
20 May 1988 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago
5 months 5 months' time 5 months' time 5 months' time 5 months' time 5 months' time 5 months' time 0 years' time 5 months' time

Original version tests

  • Normal: 15 years ago
  • Minutes: 8141841 minutes ago
  • Days: 5654 days ago
  • Weeks: 807 weeks ago
  • Months: 185 months ago
  • Future: 294 months' time

Errors

  • Bad date: Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time.
  • Unknown specified magnitude: 488510485 seconds ago
  • No parameters: 0 seconds ago
  • Capitalization: 488510485 seconds ago

min_magnitude

no seconds minutes hours days months years nonsense
-111 seconds 111 seconds ago 111 seconds ago 1 minute ago 0 hours ago 0 days ago 0 months ago 0 years ago 111 seconds ago
-30 minutes 30 minutes ago 30 minutes ago 30 minutes ago 0 hours ago 0 days ago 0 months ago 0 years ago 30 minutes ago
23 December 2024 81 minutes ago 81 minutes ago 81 minutes ago 1 hour ago 0 days ago 0 months ago 0 years ago 81 minutes ago
-25 hours 25 hours ago 25 hours ago 25 hours ago 25 hours ago 1 day ago 0 months ago 0 years ago 25 hours ago
1 January 2010 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago 14 years ago
17 November 2009 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago 15 years ago
20 May 1988 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago 36 years ago
5 months 5 months' time 5 months' time 5 months' time 5 months' time 5 months' time 5 months' time 0 years' time 5 months' time

Now works in the future

  • Original: 32 years' time
  • Sandbox: 32 years' time

Non-breaking space

Test using a non-breaking space between the number and the units (year, month, day, etc). A breaking space is used between the units and "ago" (similar to the output of Template:Start date and years ago).

These examples are placed inside a narrow <div> to force a line break. They are based on the current date and time, which is: 2024-12-23 01:21:25 (UTC). If that is not correct, click Purge to update the page.

Example Current output Sandbox output
{{Time ago|-13 months|min_magnitude=years}}
1 year ago
1 year ago
{{Time ago|-32 days|min_magnitude=months}}
1 month ago
1 month ago
{{Time ago|-25 hours|min_magnitude=days}}
1 day ago
1 day ago
{{Time ago|-65 minutes|min_magnitude=hours}}
1 hour ago
1 hour ago
{{Time ago|-75 seconds|min_magnitude=minutes}}
1 minute ago
1 minute ago
{{Time ago|-15 seconds|min_magnitude=seconds}}
14 seconds ago
14 seconds ago

Blank values of ago

  • He has worked for FooBar Corp for the last {{time ago|1 January 1985|ago=}}.
Main

He has worked for FooBar Corp for the last 39 years.

Sandbox

He has worked for FooBar Corp for the last 39 years.

Blank future values of ago

  • {{time ago|1 January {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}} + 5}}|ago=}}
Main

4 years

Sandbox

4 years

  • {{time ago|{{#time:c|+ 1 second}}|ago=}}
Main

2 seconds

Sandbox

2 seconds

Comparing hours, days, and weeks for the same time periods

{{Time ago|20241223012125|magnitude=hours}}
Current time
{{Time ago}}{{Time ago/sandbox}}
0 hours ago 0 hours ago
{{Time ago|20241201000030|magnitude=hours}}
21 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display hours
{{Time ago}}{{Time ago/sandbox}}
529 hours ago 529 hours ago
{{Time ago|20241201000130|magnitude=hours}}
21 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display hours
{{Time ago}}{{Time ago/sandbox}}
529 hours ago 529 hours ago
{{Time ago|20241201000030|magnitude=days}}
21 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display days
{{Time ago}}{{Time ago/sandbox}}
22 days ago 22 days ago
{{Time ago|20241201000130|magnitude=days}}
21 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display days
{{Time ago}}{{Time ago/sandbox}}
22 days ago 22 days ago
{{Time ago|20241201000030|magnitude=weeks}}
21 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display weeks (erroneous output)
{{Time ago}}{{Time ago/sandbox}}
3 weeks ago 3 weeks ago
{{Time ago|20241201000130|magnitude=weeks}}
21 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display weeks
{{Time ago}}{{Time ago/sandbox}}
3 weeks ago 3 weeks ago
{{Time ago|20241103000030|magnitude=weeks}}
49 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display weeks (erroneous output)
{{Time ago}}{{Time ago/sandbox}}
7 weeks ago 7 weeks ago
{{Time ago|20241103000130|magnitude=weeks}}
49 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display weeks
{{Time ago}}{{Time ago/sandbox}}
7 weeks ago 7 weeks ago