import type { FormatDistanceOptions } from "./formatDistance.js";
/**
 * The {@link formatDistanceToNow} function options.
 */
export interface FormatDistanceToNowOptions extends FormatDistanceOptions {}
/**
 * @name formatDistanceToNow
 * @category Common Helpers
 * @summary Return the distance between the given date and now in words.
 * @pure false
 *
 * @description
 * Return the distance between the given date and now in words.
 *
 * | Distance to now                                                   | Result              |
 * |-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 * | 0 ... 30 secs                                                     | less than a minute  |
 * | 30 secs ... 1 min 30 secs                                         | 1 minute            |
 * | 1 min 30 secs ... 44 mins 30 secs                                 | [2..44] minutes     |
 * | 44 mins ... 30 secs ... 89 mins 30 secs                           | about 1 hour        |
 * | 89 mins 30 secs ... 23 hrs 59 mins 30 secs                        | about [2..24] hours |
 * | 23 hrs 59 mins 30 secs ... 41 hrs 59 mins 30 secs                 | 1 day               |
 * | 41 hrs 59 mins 30 secs ... 29 days 23 hrs 59 mins 30 secs         | [2..30] days        |
 * | 29 days 23 hrs 59 mins 30 secs ... 44 days 23 hrs 59 mins 30 secs | about 1 month       |
 * | 44 days 23 hrs 59 mins 30 secs ... 59 days 23 hrs 59 mins 30 secs | about 2 months      |
 * | 59 days 23 hrs 59 mins 30 secs ... 1 yr                           | [2..12] months      |
 * | 1 yr ... 1 yr 3 months                                            | about 1 year        |
 * | 1 yr 3 months ... 1 yr 9 month s                                  | over 1 year         |
 * | 1 yr 9 months ... 2 yrs                                           | almost 2 years      |
 * | N yrs ... N yrs 3 months                                          | about N years       |
 * | N yrs 3 months ... N yrs 9 months                                 | over N years        |
 * | N yrs 9 months ... N+1 yrs                                        | almost N+1 years    |
 *
 * With `options.includeSeconds == true`:
 * | Distance to now     | Result               |
 * |---------------------|----------------------|
 * | 0 secs ... 5 secs   | less than 5 seconds  |
 * | 5 secs ... 10 secs  | less than 10 seconds |
 * | 10 secs ... 20 secs | less than 20 seconds |
 * | 20 secs ... 40 secs | half a minute        |
 * | 40 secs ... 60 secs | less than a minute   |
 * | 60 secs ... 90 secs | 1 minute             |
 *
 * @typeParam DateType - The `Date` type, the function operates on. Gets inferred from passed arguments. Allows to use extensions like [`UTCDate`](https://github.com/date-fns/utc).
 *
 * @param date - The given date
 * @param options - The object with options
 *
 * @returns The distance in words
 *
 * @throws `date` must not be Invalid Date
 * @throws `options.locale` must contain `formatDistance` property
 *
 * @example
 * // If today is 1 January 2015, what is the distance to 2 July 2014?
 * const result = formatDistanceToNow(
 *   new Date(2014, 6, 2)
 * )
 * //=> '6 months'
 *
 * @example
 * // If now is 1 January 2015 00:00:00,
 * // what is the distance to 1 January 2015 00:00:15, including seconds?
 * const result = formatDistanceToNow(
 *   new Date(2015, 0, 1, 0, 0, 15),
 *   {includeSeconds: true}
 * )
 * //=> 'less than 20 seconds'
 *
 * @example
 * // If today is 1 January 2015,
 * // what is the distance to 1 January 2016, with a suffix?
 * const result = formatDistanceToNow(
 *   new Date(2016, 0, 1),
 *   {addSuffix: true}
 * )
 * //=> 'in about 1 year'
 *
 * @example
 * // If today is 1 January 2015,
 * // what is the distance to 1 August 2016 in Esperanto?
 * const eoLocale = require('date-fns/locale/eo')
 * const result = formatDistanceToNow(
 *   new Date(2016, 7, 1),
 *   {locale: eoLocale}
 * )
 * //=> 'pli ol 1 jaro'
 */
export declare function formatDistanceToNow<DateType extends Date>(
  date: DateType | number | string,
  options?: FormatDistanceToNowOptions,
): string;
