// Format the date to a string function formatDate(date: Date): string { const options: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions = {year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric'}; return new Date(date).toLocaleDateString(undefined, options); } // Capitalize the first letter function capitalize(str:string): string { if ( typeof str !== 'string' || str.length === 0 ) { return str; } return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1); } export { formatDate, capitalize };