Unix Timestamp Markdown - Add Relative Live Update + more accuracy

[Luc1412]

Description

Currently, relative timestamps (<t:UNIX:R>) will update once you reload/restart your client. It might be a way better if it updates live like a countdown. Also in a few seconds could be replaced with the real amount of seconds.

Furthermore, it might be useful to select how detailed the relative timestamp should be. Eg. when 1 hour 21mins 20 seconds are left it will show in 3 hours. You might be able to define <t:UNIX:R2> with 2 for 2 time units. This would result in in 1 hour 21 minutes

Why This is Needed

This offers a way to show a countdown eg. how long it takes until an event happens without any interaction from the bot or the user. The more detailed relative time information is useful for smaller time deltas eg. below 1h

[ckohen]

Just as information, the relative timestamp does update without a client reload. When you hover over the timestamp (or it may be anywhere in the message containing the timestamp) it updates. It also updates after you switch channels and come back.

[Luc1412]

the relative timestamp does update without a client reload. When you hover over the timestamp (or it may be anywhere in the message containing the timestamp) it updates. It also updates after you switch channels and come back.

My bad. I just tested it on mobile (IOS) On Desktops and Web it seems to update on interaction, but on mobile it doesn't.

[devsnek]

Fixing the refresh and showing individual seconds are both planned. Additional formats are not, due to how the locale specific formatting works.

[kyranet]

I think the plans could change once Intl.DurationFormat becomes stage 3 and available in V8 (as well as Electron), but not sure about Java's support for duration formatting, which is needed for the Android version.

[Mitmocc]

Fixing the refresh and showing individual seconds are both planned. Additional formats are not, due to how the locale specific formatting works.

While additional formats are not planned. Could you think about that for a Long Date that includes day of the week display without the time ?
Currently you can display "Tuesday, 20 April 2021 16:20" but you can't only display the Long Date "Tuesday, 20 April 2021".
There are many use cases where you want to specify a date and include the day of the week without a specific time.

Maybe theres a chance to reconsider. I feel like theres no good reason to not allow that, but I don't have all the info to make that judgement.

[dolfies]

Adding onto this, is it possible that current time will be added?

[Hyperclaw79]

How about precision in seconds? Something like 10 seconds ago instead of a few seconds ago?

[jelni]

Fixing the refresh and showing individual seconds are both planned.

#3352 (comment)

[BlafKing]

The relative countdown still doesn't work properly on the mobile client, it only updates upon initially loading the message as stated by Luc1412

Is there any fix planned for this? I currently have a bot that uses this timestamp and it's very confusing to mobile users.

[GallandDavid]

Hi guys, I try to made a countdown with unix timestamp. I want to know if you steel implementing a solution for mobile that refresh automatiquely the composant.

Thanks for your reponse