1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/extensions/BugModal/Extension.pm b/extensions/BugModal/Extension.pm
index 04d7cb567..0bc96e730 100644
--- a/extensions/BugModal/Extension.pm
+++ b/extensions/BugModal/Extension.pm
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ use base qw(Bugzilla::Extension);
 
 use Bugzilla::Extension::BugModal::ActivityStream;
 use Bugzilla::Extension::BugModal::MonkeyPatches;
+use Bugzilla::Extension::BugModal::Util qw(date_str_to_time);
 use Bugzilla::Constants;
 use Bugzilla::User::Setting;
 use Bugzilla::Util qw(trick_taint datetime_from html_quote);
 use List::MoreUtils qw(any);
 use Template::Stash;
-use Time::Duration;
+use Time::Duration qw(ago);
 
 our $VERSION = '1';
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ sub template_after_create {
                 my ($timestamp) = @_;
                 my $datetime = datetime_from($timestamp)
                     // return $timestamp;
-                return ago(time() - $datetime->epoch);
+                return ago(abs(time() - $datetime->epoch));
             };
         }, 1
     );
@@ -85,6 +86,17 @@ sub template_after_create {
         }, 1
     );
 
+    # parse date string and output epoch
+    $context->define_filter(
+        epoch => sub {
+            my ($context) = @_;
+            return sub {
+                my ($date_str) = @_;
+                return date_str_to_time($date_str);
+            };
+        }, 1
+    );
+
     # flatten a list of hashrefs to a list of values
     # eg.  logins = users.pluck("login")
     $context->define_vmethod(