var parse = require('../parse/index.js')

/**
 * @category Common Helpers
 * @summary Return the latest of the given dates.
 *
 * @description
 * Return the latest of the given dates.
 *
 * @param {...(Date|String|Number)} dates - the dates to compare
 * @returns {Date} the latest of the dates
 *
 * @example
 * // Which of these dates is the latest?
 * var result = max(
 *   new Date(1989, 6, 10),
 *   new Date(1987, 1, 11),
 *   new Date(1995, 6, 2),
 *   new Date(1990, 0, 1)
 * )
 * //=> Sun Jul 02 1995 00:00:00
 */
function max () {
  var dirtyDates = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)
  var dates = dirtyDates.map(function (dirtyDate) {
    return parse(dirtyDate)
  })
  var latestTimestamp = Math.max.apply(null, dates)
  return new Date(latestTimestamp)
}

module.exports = max