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Show countdown days until due date on task card ⏳

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@zenithamza is already working on this.

Since Aug 28, 2026.

Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
75/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
javascript, react, tailwindcss
Domain
frontend

Research direction

Start in client/src/components/Board/TaskCard.jsx and inspect how the task's existing due date is displayed. Update the task card to show a countdown for future dates, a due-today message, and an overdue indicator; use distinct colors as described. Check the card with future, current-day, and past due dates to confirm each state displays correctly.

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Description

good first issue

Show countdown days until due date on task card ⏳

File: client/src/components/Board/TaskCard.jsx

Due date shows as a plain date 💀
Should show "3 days left" or "overdue by 2 days" fr!!

Fix:
const getDueCountdown = (date) => {
const diff = Math.ceil(
(new Date(date) - Date.now()) / 86400000
)
if (diff < 0) return {
text: ${Math.abs(diff)}d overdue,
color: 'text-red-400'
}
if (diff === 0) return {
text: 'due today!',
color: 'text-orange-400'
}
return {
text: ${diff}d left,
color: 'text-green-400'
}
}

{task.dueDate && (() => {
const { text, color } = getDueCountdown(task.dueDate)
return (
<span className={text-[10px] ${color}}>
⏳ {text}

)
})()}

~15 lines! dueDate exists in Task model ✅
No backend needed 🎯

Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
39
Forks
105
Avg merge
1d 20h
Merged PRs (30d)
28

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