Given an array of dates, this module will find the date nearest to a given target date. Can be used to find the nearest number as well
npm install nearest-dateGiven an array of dates, this module will find the date nearest to a given target date. Can be used to find the nearest number as well.


```
npm install nearest-date
`js
var nearest = require('nearest-date')
var dates = [
new Date('2012-12-12'),
new Date('2024-12-12'),
new Date('2022-12-12'),
new Date('2016-12-12'),
new Date('1980-12-12'),
]
var target = new Date('2016-12-27')
var index = nearest(dates, target)
console.log('Winner:', dates[index])
`
Finds the value in the array nearest to the target and returns theindex of that value in the array.
The target defaults to Date.now().
Both the array and the target can be either Date` objects or
numbers.
MIT