date

Human-readable time span

Usage: $l.date.parseEpoch(timespan[, limitWithWeeks])

// returns '5 seconds'
console.log($l.date.parseEpoch(5000));

Human-readable Date

Usage: $l.date.getDateDiffString(date)

var yesterday = new Date();
yesterday.setDate(yesterday.getDate() - 1);

// returns 'a day'
console.log($l.date.getDateDiffString(yesterday));

Short Date

Usage: $l.date.getShortDateString(date[, includeTime])

var someday = new Date(2010, 1, 1, 0, 0);
// returns '01.02.2010'
console.log($l.date.getShortDateString(someday));
// returns '01.02.2010 00:00'
console.log($l.date.getShortDateString(someday, true));

Long Date

Usage: $l.date.getLongDateString(date[, includeTime])

var now = new Date(); 
// returns '17 November 2014'
console.log($l.date.getLongDateString(now));
// returns '17 November 2014 01:47'
console.log($l.date.getLongDateString(now, true));

Custom Date

Usage: $l.date.getCustomDateString(format, date)

console.log($l.date.getCustomDateString('dd/MM/yyyy HH:ss', new Date()));
// returns '17/11/2014 01:47'