index.js 865 Bytes
var isDate = require('../is_date/index.js')

/**
 * @category Common Helpers
 * @summary Is the given date valid?
 *
 * @description
 * Returns false if argument is Invalid Date and true otherwise.
 * Invalid Date is a Date, whose time value is NaN.
 *
 * Time value of Date: http://es5.github.io/#x15.9.1.1
 *
 * @param {Date} date - the date to check
 * @returns {Boolean} the date is valid
 * @throws {TypeError} argument must be an instance of Date
 *
 * @example
 * // For the valid date:
 * var result = isValid(new Date(2014, 1, 31))
 * //=> true
 *
 * @example
 * // For the invalid date:
 * var result = isValid(new Date(''))
 * //=> false
 */
function isValid (dirtyDate) {
  if (isDate(dirtyDate)) {
    return !isNaN(dirtyDate)
  } else {
    throw new TypeError(toString.call(dirtyDate) + ' is not an instance of Date')
  }
}

module.exports = isValid