feat(#914): cache RelativeTimeFormat instance in intlCache, use in da…

src/utils/__tests__/intlCache.test.ts

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import {
   getNumberFormat,
   getDateTimeFormat,
+  getRelativeTimeFormat,
   clearIntlCache,
   getNumberFormatCacheSize,
   getDateTimeFormatCacheSize,
+  getRelativeTimeFormatCacheSize,
 } from '../intlCache';
 
 describe('intlCache', () => {
@@ -58,6 +60,26 @@ describe('intlCache', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('getRelativeTimeFormat', () => {
+    it('returns a valid Intl.RelativeTimeFormat instance', () => {
+      const formatter = getRelativeTimeFormat('en-US', { numeric: 'auto' });
+      expect(formatter).toBeInstanceOf(Intl.RelativeTimeFormat);
+      expect(formatter.format(-1, 'day')).toBe('yesterday');
+    });
+
+    it('caches formatters by locale and options', () => {
+      const formatter1 = getRelativeTimeFormat('en-US', { numeric: 'auto' });
+      const formatter2 = getRelativeTimeFormat('en-US', { numeric: 'auto' });
+      expect(formatter1).toBe(formatter2);
+    });
+
+    it('creates separate formatters for different locales', () => {
+      const formatterEN = getRelativeTimeFormat('en-US', { numeric: 'auto' });
+      const formatterFR = getRelativeTimeFormat('fr-FR', { numeric: 'auto' });
+      expect(formatterEN).not.toBe(formatterFR);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('cache sizes', () => {
     it('returns correct number format cache size', () => {
       expect(getNumberFormatCacheSize()).toBe(0);
@@ -72,14 +94,23 @@ describe('intlCache', () => {
       expect(getDateTimeFormatCacheSize()).toBe(1);
     });
 
-    it('clearIntlCache clears both caches', () => {
+    it('returns correct relative time format cache size', () => {
+      expect(getRelativeTimeFormatCacheSize()).toBe(0);
+      getRelativeTimeFormat('en-US');
+      expect(getRelativeTimeFormatCacheSize()).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    it('clearIntlCache clears all caches', () => {
       getNumberFormat('en-US');
       getDateTimeFormat('en-US');
+      getRelativeTimeFormat('en-US');
       expect(getNumberFormatCacheSize()).toBe(1);
       expect(getDateTimeFormatCacheSize()).toBe(1);
+      expect(getRelativeTimeFormatCacheSize()).toBe(1);
       clearIntlCache();
       expect(getNumberFormatCacheSize()).toBe(0);
       expect(getDateTimeFormatCacheSize()).toBe(0);
+      expect(getRelativeTimeFormatCacheSize()).toBe(0);
     });
   });
 });

src/utils/dateUtils.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Pass an explicit locale to override; omit it to use the browser/system locale.
  */
 
-import { getDateTimeFormat } from './intlCache';
+import { getDateTimeFormat, getRelativeTimeFormat } from './intlCache';
 
 export function formatDate(
   date: Date | string | number,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function formatTime(date: Date | string | number, locale?: string): strin
 
 export function formatRelative(date: Date | string | number, locale?: string): string {
   const diff = Math.round((new Date(date).getTime() - Date.now()) / 1000);
-  const rtf = new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat(locale, { numeric: 'auto' });
+  const rtf = getRelativeTimeFormat(locale, { numeric: 'auto' });
 
   if (Math.abs(diff) < 60) return rtf.format(diff, 'second');
   if (Math.abs(diff) < 3600) return rtf.format(Math.round(diff / 60), 'minute');

src/utils/intlCache.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Intl Formatter Cache - Caches Intl.NumberFormat and Intl.DateTimeFormat instances
+ * Intl Formatter Cache - Caches Intl.NumberFormat, Intl.DateTimeFormat, and Intl.RelativeTimeFormat instances
  */
 
 function serializeCacheKey(
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function serializeCacheKey(
 
 const numberFormatterCache = new Map<string, Intl.NumberFormat>();
 const dateTimeFormatterCache = new Map<string, Intl.DateTimeFormat>();
+const relativeTimeFormatterCache = new Map<string, Intl.RelativeTimeFormat>();
 
 export function getNumberFormat(
   locale: string | undefined,
@@ -40,9 +41,24 @@ export function getDateTimeFormat(
   return formatter;
 }
 
+export function getRelativeTimeFormat(
+  locale: string | undefined,
+  options?: Intl.RelativeTimeFormatOptions,
+): Intl.RelativeTimeFormat {
+  const resolvedLocale = locale ?? 'en-US';
+  const key = serializeCacheKey(resolvedLocale, options ?? {});
+  let formatter = relativeTimeFormatterCache.get(key);
+  if (!formatter) {
+    formatter = new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat(resolvedLocale, options);
+    relativeTimeFormatterCache.set(key, formatter);
+  }
+  return formatter;
+}
+
 export function clearIntlCache(): void {
   numberFormatterCache.clear();
   dateTimeFormatterCache.clear();
+  relativeTimeFormatterCache.clear();
 }
 
 export function getNumberFormatCacheSize(): number {
@@ -52,3 +68,7 @@ export function getNumberFormatCacheSize(): number {
 export function getDateTimeFormatCacheSize(): number {
   return dateTimeFormatterCache.size;
 }
+
+export function getRelativeTimeFormatCacheSize(): number {
+  return relativeTimeFormatterCache.size;
+}