How can I format a date in Objective-C similar to the jquery.timeago library?

Question

I have a feed of items displayed in table cells, part of which is a date / timestamp in the past.

In Objective-C, how can I accomplish formatting them in the same m

Answer 1

Create Static Class Method:

+ (NSString *)stringForTimeIntervalSinceCreated:(NSDate *)dateTime serverTime:(NSDate *)serverDateTime{
    NSInteger MinInterval;
    NSInteger HourInterval;
    NSInteger DayInterval;
    NSInteger DayModules;   

    NSInteger interval = abs((NSInteger)[dateTime timeIntervalSinceDate:serverDateTime]);
    if(interval >= 86400)    
    {
        DayInterval  = interval/86400;
        DayModules = interval%86400;
        if(DayModules!=0)
        {
            if(DayModules>=3600){
                //HourInterval=DayModules/3600;
                return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i days", DayInterval];
            }
            else {
                if(DayModules>=60){
                    //MinInterval=DayModules/60;
                    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i days", DayInterval];
                }
                else {
                    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i days", DayInterval];
                }
            }
        }
        else 
        {
        return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i days", DayInterval];
        }

    }

    else{

        if(interval>=3600)
        {

            HourInterval= interval/3600;
            return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i hours", HourInterval];

        }

        else if(interval>=60){

            MinInterval = interval/60;

            return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i minutes", MinInterval];
        }
        else{
            return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i Sec", interval];
        }

    }

}