text: module.exports = {
      // helper function to format the date
      format_date: date => {
          return `${new Date(date).getMonth() + 1}/${new Date(date).getDate()}/${new Date(date).getFullYear()}`;
      },
      // helper function to make comments plural if there is two or more comments
      format_plural: (word, amount) => {
          if (amount >= 2) {
              return `${word}s`;
          }
          return word;
      }
  };