index.js 1.33 KB
var parse = require('../parse/index.js')
var differenceInCalendarYears = require('../difference_in_calendar_years/index.js')
var compareAsc = require('../compare_asc/index.js')

/**
 * @category Year Helpers
 * @summary Get the number of full years between the given dates.
 *
 * @description
 * Get the number of full years between the given dates.
 *
 * @param {Date|String|Number} dateLeft - the later date
 * @param {Date|String|Number} dateRight - the earlier date
 * @returns {Number} the number of full years
 *
 * @example
 * // How many full years are between 31 December 2013 and 11 February 2015?
 * var result = differenceInYears(
 *   new Date(2015, 1, 11),
 *   new Date(2013, 11, 31)
 * )
 * //=> 1
 */
function differenceInYears (dirtyDateLeft, dirtyDateRight) {
  var dateLeft = parse(dirtyDateLeft)
  var dateRight = parse(dirtyDateRight)

  var sign = compareAsc(dateLeft, dateRight)
  var difference = Math.abs(differenceInCalendarYears(dateLeft, dateRight))
  dateLeft.setFullYear(dateLeft.getFullYear() - sign * difference)

  // Math.abs(diff in full years - diff in calendar years) === 1 if last calendar year is not full
  // If so, result must be decreased by 1 in absolute value
  var isLastYearNotFull = compareAsc(dateLeft, dateRight) === -sign
  return sign * (difference - isLastYearNotFull)
}

module.exports = differenceInYears