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