From d267956cf786c01ca799b6318334cfef78c565b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ferit <frtcm11@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:50:44 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix: schedule automatic updates for the Unix epoch

---
 src/relative-time-element.ts |  2 +-
 test/relative-time.js        | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/relative-time-element.ts b/src/relative-time-element.ts
index 2daf2d1..65cb6e0 100644
--- a/src/relative-time-element.ts
+++ b/src/relative-time-element.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ const dateObserver = new (class {
     this.elements.add(element)
     if (this.updating) return
     const date = element.date
-    if (date && date.getTime()) {
+    if (date) {
       const ms = getUnitFactor(element)
       const time = Date.now() + ms
       if (time < this.time || this.time <= Date.now()) {
diff --git a/test/relative-time.js b/test/relative-time.js
index 563a134..8b24e74 100644
--- a/test/relative-time.js
+++ b/test/relative-time.js
@@ -40,6 +40,30 @@ suite('relative-time', function () {
     }
   })
 
+  test('keeps duration updates scheduled for the Unix epoch', async () => {
+    freezeTime(new Date(5000))
+    const originalSetTimeout = window.setTimeout
+    const time = document.createElement('relative-time')
+    let tick
+    globalThis.setTimeout = window.setTimeout = function (callback) {
+      tick = callback
+      return 0
+    }
+    try {
+      time.setAttribute('format', 'duration')
+      time.setAttribute('datetime', '1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z')
+      await Promise.resolve()
+      assert.equal(time.shadowRoot.textContent, '5 seconds')
+      assert.isFunction(tick)
+      Date.now = () => 6000
+      tick()
+      assert.equal(time.shadowRoot.textContent, '6 seconds')
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.setTimeout = window.setTimeout = originalSetTimeout
+      time.disconnectedCallback()
+    }
+  })
+
   test('reschedules future micro datetime updates at the explicit threshold boundary', async () => {
     const originalSetTimeout = window.setTimeout
     const delays = []