intervalXorTime

Signature

intervalXorTime(aStart: string, aEnd: string, bStart: string, bEnd: string): { start: string; end: string; }[]

import { intervalXorTime } from "@northguild/gmt/plain/interval";

Return the symmetric difference of two time intervals — time covered by exactly one interval.

• Uses Temporal.PlainTime.compare for comparison.
• Returns [] when intervals are identical or both invalid.
• Returns [{ start, end }] when one interval fully contains the other.
• Returns [{ start, end }, { start, end }] when intervals partially overlap.
• Returns [] if either interval is invalid (start > end).
• Returns [] on invalid input (wrong type, malformed strings).

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
aStart	string	ISO 8601 time string for the first interval start
aEnd	string	ISO 8601 time string for the first interval end
bStart	string	ISO 8601 time string for the second interval start
bEnd	string	ISO 8601 time string for the second interval end

Returns

array of { start, end } records representing the symmetric difference, or [] on invalid input

Examples

intervalXorTime("09:00:00", "12:00:00", "11:00:00", "17:00:00") // [{ start: "09:00:00", end: "10:59:59" }, { start: "12:00:01", end: "17:00:00" }]
intervalXorTime("09:00:00", "17:00:00", "11:00:00", "12:00:00") // [{ start: "09:00:00", end: "10:59:59" }, { start: "12:00:01", end: "17:00:00" }]
intervalXorTime("09:00:00", "17:00:00", "09:00:00", "17:00:00") // []
intervalXorTime("09:00:00", "12:00:00", "13:00:00", "17:00:00") // [{ start: "09:00:00", end: "12:00:00" }, { start: "13:00:00", end: "17:00:00" }]
intervalXorTime("invalid", "12:00:00", "13:00:00", "17:00:00") // []

Source

plain/interval/intervalXorTime.ts