import toDate from '../toDate/index' import differenceInCalendarYears from '../differenceInCalendarYears/index' import compareAsc from '../compareAsc/index' import requiredArgs from '../_lib/requiredArgs/index' /** * @name differenceInYears * @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|Number} dateLeft - the later date * @param {Date|Number} dateRight - the earlier date * @returns {Number} the number of full years * @throws {TypeError} 2 arguments required * * @example * // How many full years are between 31 December 2013 and 11 February 2015? * const result = differenceInYears(new Date(2015, 1, 11), new Date(2013, 11, 31)) * //=> 1 */ export default function differenceInYears( dirtyDateLeft: Date | number, dirtyDateRight: Date | number ): number { requiredArgs(2, arguments) const dateLeft = toDate(dirtyDateLeft) const dateRight = toDate(dirtyDateRight) const sign = compareAsc(dateLeft, dateRight) const difference = Math.abs(differenceInCalendarYears(dateLeft, dateRight)) // Set both dates to a valid leap year for accurate comparison when dealing // with leap days dateLeft.setFullYear(1584) dateRight.setFullYear(1584) // 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 const isLastYearNotFull = compareAsc(dateLeft, dateRight) === -sign const result = sign * (difference - Number(isLastYearNotFull)) // Prevent negative zero return result === 0 ? 0 : result }