1 files changed, 28 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/message/message.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/message/message.js
index 6ca7cf4a5bd..c3318aa8906 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/message/message.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/message/message.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ odoo.define('mail/static/src/models/message/message.js', function (require) {
 const emojis = require('mail.emojis');
 const { registerNewModel } = require('mail/static/src/model/model_core.js');
 const { attr, many2many, many2one, one2many } = require('mail/static/src/model/model_field.js');
-const { addLink, htmlToTextContentInline, parseAndTransform } = require('mail.utils');
+const { clear } = require('mail/static/src/model/model_field_command.js');
+const { addLink, htmlToTextContentInline, parseAndTransform, timeFromNow } = require('mail.utils');
 
 const { str_to_datetime } = require('web.time');
 
@@ -315,6 +316,13 @@ function factory(dependencies) {
         }
 
         /**
+         * Refreshes the value of `dateFromNow` field to the "current now".
+         */
+        refreshDateFromNow() {
+            this.update({ dateFromNow: this._computeDateFromNow() });
+        }
+
+        /**
          * Action to initiate reply to current message in Discuss Inbox. Assumes
          * that Discuss and Inbox are already opened.
          */
@@ -361,6 +369,16 @@ function factory(dependencies) {
         }
 
         /**
+         * @returns {string}
+         */
+        _computeDateFromNow() {
+            if (!this.date) {
+                return clear();
+            }
+            return timeFromNow(this.date);
+        }
+
+        /**
          * @returns {boolean}
          */
         _computeFailureNotifications() {
@@ -516,6 +534,15 @@ function factory(dependencies) {
         date: attr({
             default: moment(),
         }),
+        /**
+         * States the time elapsed since date up to now.
+         */
+        dateFromNow: attr({
+            compute: '_computeDateFromNow',
+            dependencies: [
+                'date',
+            ],
+        }),
         email_from: attr(),
         failureNotifications: one2many('mail.notification', {
             compute: '_computeFailureNotifications',