Generate a two-column data frame of dates

Generate a two-column data frame of dates

Usage

util_dateseq(start_date, end_date)

Arguments

start_date

character for the starting date in "YYYY-MM-DD" format

end_date

character for the ending date in "YYYY-MM-DD" format

Value

A data frame with two columns: start and end, containing dates.

Details

A sequence of dates is generated from the start to end date that includes monthly breaks, such that the first and last day of each month between the start and end dates is returned. This function is used within read_importwqwin to create separate API requests in approximate monthly breaks.

Examples

util_dateseq('2023-01-15', '2023-05-04')
#>        start        end
#> 1 2023-01-15 2023-01-31
#> 2 2023-02-01 2023-02-28
#> 3 2023-03-01 2023-03-31
#> 4 2023-04-01 2023-04-30
#> 5 2023-05-01 2023-05-04