@theia/ai-chat-ui 1.77.0-next.37 → 1.77.0-next.43

package/lib/browser/chat-date-utils.d.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-import * as locales from 'date-fns/locale';
-/**
- * Returns the date-fns locale matching the current Theia locale.
- */
-export declare function getDateFnsLocale(): locales.Locale;
 /**
  * Formats a timestamp as a human-readable relative time string (e.g., "2 hours ago").
+ *
+ * The largest unit that fits into the elapsed time is used and the value is rounded
+ * down so that it never crosses into the next larger unit. Timestamps less than a
+ * second away render as "0 seconds ago", future ones as "in ...".
  * @param timestamp - The timestamp in milliseconds
- * @param addSuffix - Whether to add "ago" suffix (default: true)
  */
-export declare function formatTimeAgo(timestamp: number, addSuffix?: boolean): string;
+export declare function formatTimeAgo(timestamp: number): string;
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package/lib/browser/chat-date-utils.js

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 // SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
 // *****************************************************************************
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.getDateFnsLocale = getDateFnsLocale;
 exports.formatTimeAgo = formatTimeAgo;
 const core_1 = require("@theia/core");
-const date_fns_1 = require("date-fns");
-const locales = require("date-fns/locale");
 /**
- * Returns the date-fns locale matching the current Theia locale.
+ * The relative time units supported by `formatTimeAgo` with their approximate
+ * lengths in milliseconds, from largest to smallest. The first unit that fits
+ * into the elapsed time is used.
  */
-function getDateFnsLocale() {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    return core_1.nls.locale ? locales[core_1.nls.locale] ?? locales.enUS : locales.enUS;
+const RELATIVE_TIME_UNITS = [
+    ['year', 31_557_600_000], // 365.25 days
+    ['month', 2_629_800_000], // 30.44 days
+    ['week', 604_800_000],
+    ['day', 86_400_000],
+    ['hour', 3_600_000],
+    ['minute', 60_000],
+    ['second', 1_000]
+];
+let cachedRelativeTimeFormat;
+/**
+ * Returns a cached `Intl.RelativeTimeFormat` for the current Theia locale,
+ * falling back to English if the locale is not supported.
+ */
+function getRelativeTimeFormat() {
+    // Theia locale ids may use '_' as region separator while `Intl` expects BCP-47 ('-').
+    const locale = core_1.nls.locale?.replace('_', '-');
+    if (cachedRelativeTimeFormat === undefined || cachedRelativeTimeFormat.locale !== locale) {
+        try {
+            cachedRelativeTimeFormat = { locale, format: new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat(locale, { numeric: 'always' }) };
+        }
+        catch {
+            cachedRelativeTimeFormat = { locale, format: new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat('en', { numeric: 'always' }) };
+        }
+    }
+    return cachedRelativeTimeFormat.format;
 }
 /**
  * Formats a timestamp as a human-readable relative time string (e.g., "2 hours ago").
+ *
+ * The largest unit that fits into the elapsed time is used and the value is rounded
+ * down so that it never crosses into the next larger unit. Timestamps less than a
+ * second away render as "0 seconds ago", future ones as "in ...".
  * @param timestamp - The timestamp in milliseconds
- * @param addSuffix - Whether to add "ago" suffix (default: true)
  */
-function formatTimeAgo(timestamp, addSuffix = true) {
-    return (0, date_fns_1.formatDistance)(new Date(timestamp), new Date(), {
-        addSuffix,
-        locale: getDateFnsLocale()
-    });
+function formatTimeAgo(timestamp) {
+    if (typeof Intl === 'undefined' || typeof Intl.RelativeTimeFormat === 'undefined') {
+        // Environments without `Intl.RelativeTimeFormat` get an absolute date instead.
+        return new Date(timestamp).toLocaleString();
+    }
+    const elapsed = Date.now() - timestamp;
+    const direction = elapsed >= 0 ? -1 : 1; // `Intl` expects negative values for the past
+    const duration = Math.abs(elapsed);
+    for (const [unit, unitLength] of RELATIVE_TIME_UNITS) {
+        if (duration >= unitLength) {
+            return getRelativeTimeFormat().format(direction * Math.floor(duration / unitLength), unit);
+        }
+    }
+    return getRelativeTimeFormat().format(-0, 'second');
 }
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package/lib/browser/chat-date-utils.spec.d.ts

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+export {};
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package/lib/browser/chat-date-utils.spec.js

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+"use strict";
+// *****************************************************************************
+// Copyright (C) 2026 EclipseSource GmbH.
+//
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
+// http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
+//
+// This Source Code may also be made available under the following Secondary
+// Licenses when the conditions for such availability set forth in the Eclipse
+// Public License v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU General Public License, version 2
+// with the GNU Classpath Exception which is available at
+// https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
+// *****************************************************************************
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+const chai_1 = require("chai");
+const chat_date_utils_1 = require("./chat-date-utils");
+describe('formatTimeAgo', () => {
+    // `formatTimeAgo` uses the runtime's default locale when no Theia locale is
+    // set (as in tests), so expected strings must be computed with a reference
+    // formatter using the same locale instead of being hard-coded.
+    const reference = new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat(undefined, { numeric: 'always' });
+    it('uses the largest unit that fits into the elapsed time', () => {
+        const cases = [
+            [2_000, 'second'],
+            [2 * 60_000, 'minute'],
+            [2 * 3_600_000, 'hour'],
+            [2 * 86_400_000, 'day'],
+            [2 * 604_800_000, 'week'],
+            [2 * 2_629_800_000, 'month'],
+            [2 * 31_557_600_000, 'year']
+        ];
+        for (const [elapsed, unit] of cases) {
+            const timestamp = Date.now() - elapsed;
+            (0, chai_1.expect)((0, chat_date_utils_1.formatTimeAgo)(timestamp)).to.equal(reference.format(-2, unit));
+        }
+    });
+    it('rounds down so the value never crosses into the next larger unit', () => {
+        const cases = [
+            [90_000, 'minute', 1], // 1.5 minutes floor to 1
+            [59.5 * 60_000, 'minute', 59],
+            [23.6 * 3_600_000, 'hour', 23],
+            [6.6 * 86_400_000, 'day', 6],
+            [11.6 * 2_629_800_000, 'month', 11]
+        ];
+        for (const [elapsed, unit, value] of cases) {
+            const timestamp = Date.now() - elapsed;
+            (0, chai_1.expect)((0, chat_date_utils_1.formatTimeAgo)(timestamp)).to.equal(reference.format(-value, unit));
+        }
+    });
+    it('renders the present timestamp as 0 seconds ago', () => {
+        (0, chai_1.expect)((0, chat_date_utils_1.formatTimeAgo)(Date.now())).to.equal(reference.format(-0, 'second'));
+    });
+    it('renders future timestamps as "in ..."', () => {
+        const timestamp = Date.now() + 2.5 * 3_600_000; // 2.5 hours floor to 2
+        (0, chai_1.expect)((0, chat_date_utils_1.formatTimeAgo)(timestamp)).to.equal(reference.format(2, 'hour'));
+    });
+});
+//# sourceMappingURL=chat-date-utils.spec.js.map

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package/package.json

@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 {
   "name": "@theia/ai-chat-ui",
-  "version": "1.77.0-next.37+29045502f",
+  "version": "1.77.0-next.43+5dbb84a9f",
   "description": "Theia - AI Chat UI Extension",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@theia/ai-chat": "1.77.0-next.37+29045502f",
-    "@theia/ai-core": "1.77.0-next.37+29045502f",
-    "@theia/core": "1.77.0-next.37+29045502f",
-    "@theia/editor": "1.77.0-next.37+29045502f",
-    "@theia/editor-preview": "1.77.0-next.37+29045502f",
-    "@theia/filesystem": "1.77.0-next.37+29045502f",
-    "@theia/monaco": "1.77.0-next.37+29045502f",
+    "@theia/ai-chat": "1.77.0-next.43+5dbb84a9f",
+    "@theia/ai-core": "1.77.0-next.43+5dbb84a9f",
+    "@theia/core": "1.77.0-next.43+5dbb84a9f",
+    "@theia/editor": "1.77.0-next.43+5dbb84a9f",
+    "@theia/editor-preview": "1.77.0-next.43+5dbb84a9f",
+    "@theia/filesystem": "1.77.0-next.43+5dbb84a9f",
+    "@theia/monaco": "1.77.0-next.43+5dbb84a9f",
     "@theia/monaco-editor-core": "1.108.201",
-    "@theia/preferences": "1.77.0-next.37+29045502f",
-    "@theia/workspace": "1.77.0-next.37+29045502f",
-    "date-fns": "^4.4.0",
+    "@theia/preferences": "1.77.0-next.43+5dbb84a9f",
+    "@theia/workspace": "1.77.0-next.43+5dbb84a9f",
     "mermaid": "^11.17.2",
     "tslib": "^2.8.1"
   },
@@ -56,5 +55,5 @@
   "nyc": {
     "extends": "../../configs/nyc.json"
   },
-  "gitHead": "29045502ffe2bd1ecd5c655b40f37f0d0bc0c4ad"
+  "gitHead": "5dbb84a9f43e9287fe3d6f0f52ee1dd2c3c4a20f"
 }

package/src/browser/chat-date-utils.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// *****************************************************************************
+// Copyright (C) 2026 EclipseSource GmbH.
+//
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
+// http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
+//
+// This Source Code may also be made available under the following Secondary
+// Licenses when the conditions for such availability set forth in the Eclipse
+// Public License v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU General Public License, version 2
+// with the GNU Classpath Exception which is available at
+// https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
+// *****************************************************************************
+
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { formatTimeAgo } from './chat-date-utils';
+
+describe('formatTimeAgo', () => {
+
+    // `formatTimeAgo` uses the runtime's default locale when no Theia locale is
+    // set (as in tests), so expected strings must be computed with a reference
+    // formatter using the same locale instead of being hard-coded.
+    const reference = new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat(undefined, { numeric: 'always' });
+
+    it('uses the largest unit that fits into the elapsed time', () => {
+        const cases: ReadonlyArray<readonly [number, Intl.RelativeTimeFormatUnit]> = [
+            [2_000, 'second'],
+            [2 * 60_000, 'minute'],
+            [2 * 3_600_000, 'hour'],
+            [2 * 86_400_000, 'day'],
+            [2 * 604_800_000, 'week'],
+            [2 * 2_629_800_000, 'month'],
+            [2 * 31_557_600_000, 'year']
+        ];
+        for (const [elapsed, unit] of cases) {
+            const timestamp = Date.now() - elapsed;
+            expect(formatTimeAgo(timestamp)).to.equal(reference.format(-2, unit));
+        }
+    });
+
+    it('rounds down so the value never crosses into the next larger unit', () => {
+        const cases: ReadonlyArray<readonly [number, Intl.RelativeTimeFormatUnit, number]> = [
+            [90_000, 'minute', 1], // 1.5 minutes floor to 1
+            [59.5 * 60_000, 'minute', 59],
+            [23.6 * 3_600_000, 'hour', 23],
+            [6.6 * 86_400_000, 'day', 6],
+            [11.6 * 2_629_800_000, 'month', 11]
+        ];
+        for (const [elapsed, unit, value] of cases) {
+            const timestamp = Date.now() - elapsed;
+            expect(formatTimeAgo(timestamp)).to.equal(reference.format(-value, unit));
+        }
+    });
+
+    it('renders the present timestamp as 0 seconds ago', () => {
+        expect(formatTimeAgo(Date.now())).to.equal(reference.format(-0, 'second'));
+    });
+
+    it('renders future timestamps as "in ..."', () => {
+        const timestamp = Date.now() + 2.5 * 3_600_000; // 2.5 hours floor to 2
+        expect(formatTimeAgo(timestamp)).to.equal(reference.format(2, 'hour'));
+    });
+});

package/src/browser/chat-date-utils.ts

@@ -15,25 +15,61 @@
 // *****************************************************************************
 
 import { nls } from '@theia/core';
-import { formatDistance } from 'date-fns';
-import * as locales from 'date-fns/locale';
 
 /**
- * Returns the date-fns locale matching the current Theia locale.
+ * The relative time units supported by `formatTimeAgo` with their approximate
+ * lengths in milliseconds, from largest to smallest. The first unit that fits
+ * into the elapsed time is used.
  */
-export function getDateFnsLocale(): locales.Locale {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    return nls.locale ? (locales as any)[nls.locale] ?? locales.enUS : locales.enUS;
+const RELATIVE_TIME_UNITS: ReadonlyArray<readonly [Intl.RelativeTimeFormatUnit, number]> = [
+    ['year', 31_557_600_000], // 365.25 days
+    ['month', 2_629_800_000], // 30.44 days
+    ['week', 604_800_000],
+    ['day', 86_400_000],
+    ['hour', 3_600_000],
+    ['minute', 60_000],
+    ['second', 1_000]
+];
+
+let cachedRelativeTimeFormat: { locale: string | undefined; format: Intl.RelativeTimeFormat } | undefined;
+
+/**
+ * Returns a cached `Intl.RelativeTimeFormat` for the current Theia locale,
+ * falling back to English if the locale is not supported.
+ */
+function getRelativeTimeFormat(): Intl.RelativeTimeFormat {
+    // Theia locale ids may use '_' as region separator while `Intl` expects BCP-47 ('-').
+    const locale = nls.locale?.replace('_', '-');
+    if (cachedRelativeTimeFormat === undefined || cachedRelativeTimeFormat.locale !== locale) {
+        try {
+            cachedRelativeTimeFormat = { locale, format: new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat(locale, { numeric: 'always' }) };
+        } catch {
+            cachedRelativeTimeFormat = { locale, format: new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat('en', { numeric: 'always' }) };
+        }
+    }
+    return cachedRelativeTimeFormat.format;
 }
 
 /**
  * Formats a timestamp as a human-readable relative time string (e.g., "2 hours ago").
+ *
+ * The largest unit that fits into the elapsed time is used and the value is rounded
+ * down so that it never crosses into the next larger unit. Timestamps less than a
+ * second away render as "0 seconds ago", future ones as "in ...".
  * @param timestamp - The timestamp in milliseconds
- * @param addSuffix - Whether to add "ago" suffix (default: true)
  */
-export function formatTimeAgo(timestamp: number, addSuffix: boolean = true): string {
-    return formatDistance(new Date(timestamp), new Date(), {
-        addSuffix,
-        locale: getDateFnsLocale()
-    });
+export function formatTimeAgo(timestamp: number): string {
+    if (typeof Intl === 'undefined' || typeof Intl.RelativeTimeFormat === 'undefined') {
+        // Environments without `Intl.RelativeTimeFormat` get an absolute date instead.
+        return new Date(timestamp).toLocaleString();
+    }
+    const elapsed = Date.now() - timestamp;
+    const direction = elapsed >= 0 ? -1 : 1; // `Intl` expects negative values for the past
+    const duration = Math.abs(elapsed);
+    for (const [unit, unitLength] of RELATIVE_TIME_UNITS) {
+        if (duration >= unitLength) {
+            return getRelativeTimeFormat().format(direction * Math.floor(duration / unitLength), unit);
+        }
+    }
+    return getRelativeTimeFormat().format(-0, 'second');
 }