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+export const formatDate = (date: string): string => {
+  return new Date(date).toLocaleDateString('en-GB', {
+    day: '2-digit',
+    month: 'short',
+    year: '2-digit'
+  });
+}
+
+export const timeAgo = (dateStr: string): string => {
+  const seconds = Math.floor((new Date().getTime() - new Date(dateStr).getTime()) / 1000);
+  const intervals = {
+    year: 31536000,
+    month: 2592000,
+    day: 86400,
+    hour: 3600,
+    minute: 60,
+  };
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(intervals)) {
+    const count = Math.floor(seconds / value);
+    if (count > 0) return `${count} ${key}${count !== 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`;
+  }
+  return 'just now';
+};