@northguild/gmt 1.14.2 → 1.16.0

package/dist/plain/interval/intervalXorAllTime.d.ts

@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
  * covered by an odd number of the input intervals.
  *
  * - List-form generalization of `intervalXorTime`, which is pairwise only.
- * - Implemented as a coverage sweep: each interval contributes a `+1` at its start and a `-1`
- *   one nanosecond after its end; the result is every maximal run where the running coverage
- *   count is odd. For two intervals this reduces to exactly `intervalXorTime`'s pairwise result.
+ * - Half-open: an interval holds every `t` with `start <= t < end`. The result is every maximal
+ *   run covered an odd number of times, computed as a coverage-parity sweep over the start and
+ *   end boundaries. Runs end exactly at a boundary; no boundary is ever stepped by one unit, so
+ *   an interval may end on the type's last value without overflow or midnight wrap.
+ * - Touching odd runs join into one run; an empty interval (`start === end`) contributes nothing.
+ *   For two intervals this is exactly `intervalXorTime`'s pairwise result.
  * - Order of the input list does not matter; the result is sorted by start.
  * - Returns `[]` for an empty list, and `[]` when every clock time is covered an even number of
  *   times (e.g. two identical intervals cancel out).
@@ -16,7 +19,8 @@
  * @param intervals array of `{ start, end }` records
  * @returns array of `{ start, end }` records covered an odd number of times, or `[]` on invalid input
  *
- * @example intervalXorAllTime([{ start: "09:00:00", end: "12:00:00" }, { start: "11:00:00", end: "15:00:00" }]) // [{ start: "09:00:00", end: "10:59:59.999999999" }, { start: "12:00:00.000000001", end: "15:00:00" }]
+ * @example intervalXorAllTime([{ start: "09:00:00", end: "12:00:00" }, { start: "11:00:00", end: "15:00:00" }]) // [{ start: "09:00:00", end: "11:00:00" }, { start: "12:00:00", end: "15:00:00" }]
+ * @example intervalXorAllTime([{ start: "22:00:00", end: "23:59:59.999999999" }, { start: "23:00:00", end: "23:30:00" }]) // [{ start: "22:00:00", end: "23:00:00" }, { start: "23:30:00", end: "23:59:59.999999999" }]
  * @example intervalXorAllTime([]) // []
  */
 export declare function intervalXorAllTime(intervals: Array<{

package/dist/plain/interval/intervalXorAllTime.js

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
+import { halfOpenXor } from "../../internal/index.js";
 import { isValidTimeInterval } from "./validate/index.js";
 /**
  * Return the symmetric difference across a list of time intervals — the set of clock times
  * covered by an odd number of the input intervals.
  *
  * - List-form generalization of `intervalXorTime`, which is pairwise only.
- * - Implemented as a coverage sweep: each interval contributes a `+1` at its start and a `-1`
- *   one nanosecond after its end; the result is every maximal run where the running coverage
- *   count is odd. For two intervals this reduces to exactly `intervalXorTime`'s pairwise result.
+ * - Half-open: an interval holds every `t` with `start <= t < end`. The result is every maximal
+ *   run covered an odd number of times, computed as a coverage-parity sweep over the start and
+ *   end boundaries. Runs end exactly at a boundary; no boundary is ever stepped by one unit, so
+ *   an interval may end on the type's last value without overflow or midnight wrap.
+ * - Touching odd runs join into one run; an empty interval (`start === end`) contributes nothing.
+ *   For two intervals this is exactly `intervalXorTime`'s pairwise result.
  * - Order of the input list does not matter; the result is sorted by start.
  * - Returns `[]` for an empty list, and `[]` when every clock time is covered an even number of
  *   times (e.g. two identical intervals cancel out).
@@ -18,59 +22,37 @@ import { isValidTimeInterval } from "./validate/index.js";
  * @param intervals array of `{ start, end }` records
  * @returns array of `{ start, end }` records covered an odd number of times, or `[]` on invalid input
  *
- * @example intervalXorAllTime([{ start: "09:00:00", end: "12:00:00" }, { start: "11:00:00", end: "15:00:00" }]) // [{ start: "09:00:00", end: "10:59:59.999999999" }, { start: "12:00:00.000000001", end: "15:00:00" }]
+ * @example intervalXorAllTime([{ start: "09:00:00", end: "12:00:00" }, { start: "11:00:00", end: "15:00:00" }]) // [{ start: "09:00:00", end: "11:00:00" }, { start: "12:00:00", end: "15:00:00" }]
+ * @example intervalXorAllTime([{ start: "22:00:00", end: "23:59:59.999999999" }, { start: "23:00:00", end: "23:30:00" }]) // [{ start: "22:00:00", end: "23:00:00" }, { start: "23:30:00", end: "23:59:59.999999999" }]
  * @example intervalXorAllTime([]) // []
  */
 export function intervalXorAllTime(intervals) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(intervals) || intervals.length === 0) {
-        return [];
-    }
-    if (!intervals.every((interval) => interval &&
-        typeof interval === "object" &&
-        isValidTimeInterval(interval.start, interval.end))) {
-        return [];
-    }
     try {
-        const events = [];
-        for (const interval of intervals) {
-            const start = Temporal.PlainTime.from(interval.start);
-            const closesAfter = Temporal.PlainTime.from(interval.end).add({
-                nanoseconds: 1,
-            });
-            events.push({ point: start, delta: 1 });
-            events.push({ point: closesAfter, delta: -1 });
+        if (!Array.isArray(intervals) || intervals.length === 0) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        if (!intervals.every((interval) => interval &&
+            typeof interval === "object" &&
+            isValidTimeInterval(interval.start, interval.end))) {
+            return [];
         }
-        events.sort((a, b) => Temporal.PlainTime.compare(a.point, b.point));
-        const grouped = [];
-        for (const event of events) {
-            const last = grouped[grouped.length - 1];
-            if (last && last.point.equals(event.point)) {
-                last.delta += event.delta;
-            }
-            else {
-                grouped.push({ point: event.point, delta: event.delta });
-            }
+        try {
+            const parsed = intervals.map((interval) => ({
+                start: Temporal.PlainTime.from(interval.start),
+                end: Temporal.PlainTime.from(interval.end),
+            }));
+            return halfOpenXor(parsed, Temporal.PlainTime.compare).map(({ start, end }) => ({
+                start: start.toString(),
+                end: end.toString(),
+            }));
         }
-        const result = [];
-        let coverage = 0;
-        let runStart = null;
-        for (const group of grouped) {
-            const previousCoverage = coverage;
-            coverage += group.delta;
-            if (previousCoverage % 2 === 0 && coverage % 2 === 1) {
-                runStart = group.point;
-            }
-            else if (previousCoverage % 2 === 1 && coverage % 2 === 0 && runStart) {
-                result.push({
-                    start: runStart.toString(),
-                    end: group.point.subtract({ nanoseconds: 1 }).toString(),
-                });
-                runStart = null;
-            }
+        catch {
+            return [];
         }
-        return result;
     }
     catch {
+        // Never throws (Core Rule 3): a hostile
+        // argument is invalid input, not an exception.
         return [];
     }
 }

package/dist/plain/interval/intervalXorDate.d.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 /**
  * Return the symmetric difference of two date intervals — time covered by exactly one interval.
  *
- * - Uses `Temporal.PlainDate.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 (two non-overlapping pieces).
+ * - Half-open: an interval holds every `t` with `start <= t < end`. The result is every maximal
+ *   run covered by exactly one of the two intervals, sorted by start — the same set as
+ *   CORE-6's `mergeIntervals([...subtractIntervals(a, [b]), ...subtractIntervals(b, [a])])`.
+ * - Pieces end exactly where the other interval starts; no piece is stepped by one day.
+ * - Touching intervals (`aEnd === bStart`) share nothing, so they return one combined run.
+ * - Returns `[]` when the intervals are identical. An empty interval contributes nothing.
  * - Returns `[]` if either interval is invalid (`start > end`).
  * - Returns `[]` on invalid input (wrong type, malformed strings).
- * - Accepts GMT calendar-annotated PlainDate strings — E5 (issue #78). Since the result is
+ * - Accepts RFC 9557 calendar-annotated PlainDate strings — E5 (issue #78). Since the result is
  *   date *values*, all four arguments must carry the *same* calendar tag (or all be bare ISO);
  *   a mismatch returns `[]` (E5 decision of record D4). Each output piece's tag is re-derived,
  *   never copied from an input.
@@ -18,11 +20,10 @@
  * @param bEnd ISO 8601 date string for the second interval end, optionally calendar-annotated
  * @returns array of `{ start, end }` records representing the symmetric difference, or `[]` on invalid input / mismatched calendars
  *
- * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-04-01", "2024-12-31") // [{ start: "2024-01-01", end: "2024-03-31" }, { start: "2024-07-01", end: "2024-12-31" }]
- * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31", "2024-04-01", "2024-06-30") // [{ start: "2024-01-01", end: "2024-03-31" }, { start: "2024-07-01", end: "2024-12-31" }]
+ * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-04-01", "2024-12-31") // [{ start: "2024-01-01", end: "2024-04-01" }, { start: "2024-06-30", end: "2024-12-31" }]
+ * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-06-30", "2024-12-31") // [{ start: "2024-01-01", end: "2024-12-31" }] (touching)
  * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31", "2024-01-01", "2024-12-31") // []
- * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-07-01", "2024-12-31") // [{ start: "2024-01-01", end: "2024-06-30" }, { start: "2024-07-01", end: "2024-12-31" }]
- * @example intervalXorDate("invalid", "2024-06-30", "2024-07-01", "2024-12-31") // []
+ * @example intervalXorDate("invalid", "2024-06-30", "2024-04-01", "2024-12-31") // []
  */
 export declare function intervalXorDate(aStart: string, aEnd: string, bStart: string, bEnd: string): Array<{
     start: string;

package/dist/plain/interval/intervalXorDate.js

@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
+// fallow-ignore-file code-duplication -- sibling variant keeps its own guard, parse and try/catch, by design
 import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
-import { calendarOfAllDateValues, formatDateInCalendar, parseCalendarDateValue, } from "../../internal/index.js";
+import { calendarOfAllDateValues, formatDateInCalendar, halfOpenXor, parseCalendarDateValue, } from "../../internal/index.js";
 import { isValidCalendarDate } from "../validate/index.js";
 /**
  * Return the symmetric difference of two date intervals — time covered by exactly one interval.
  *
- * - Uses `Temporal.PlainDate.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 (two non-overlapping pieces).
+ * - Half-open: an interval holds every `t` with `start <= t < end`. The result is every maximal
+ *   run covered by exactly one of the two intervals, sorted by start — the same set as
+ *   CORE-6's `mergeIntervals([...subtractIntervals(a, [b]), ...subtractIntervals(b, [a])])`.
+ * - Pieces end exactly where the other interval starts; no piece is stepped by one day.
+ * - Touching intervals (`aEnd === bStart`) share nothing, so they return one combined run.
+ * - Returns `[]` when the intervals are identical. An empty interval contributes nothing.
  * - Returns `[]` if either interval is invalid (`start > end`).
  * - Returns `[]` on invalid input (wrong type, malformed strings).
- * - Accepts GMT calendar-annotated PlainDate strings — E5 (issue #78). Since the result is
+ * - Accepts RFC 9557 calendar-annotated PlainDate strings — E5 (issue #78). Since the result is
  *   date *values*, all four arguments must carry the *same* calendar tag (or all be bare ISO);
  *   a mismatch returns `[]` (E5 decision of record D4). Each output piece's tag is re-derived,
  *   never copied from an input.
@@ -21,11 +24,10 @@ import { isValidCalendarDate } from "../validate/index.js";
  * @param bEnd ISO 8601 date string for the second interval end, optionally calendar-annotated
  * @returns array of `{ start, end }` records representing the symmetric difference, or `[]` on invalid input / mismatched calendars
  *
- * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-04-01", "2024-12-31") // [{ start: "2024-01-01", end: "2024-03-31" }, { start: "2024-07-01", end: "2024-12-31" }]
- * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31", "2024-04-01", "2024-06-30") // [{ start: "2024-01-01", end: "2024-03-31" }, { start: "2024-07-01", end: "2024-12-31" }]
+ * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-04-01", "2024-12-31") // [{ start: "2024-01-01", end: "2024-04-01" }, { start: "2024-06-30", end: "2024-12-31" }]
+ * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-06-30", "2024-12-31") // [{ start: "2024-01-01", end: "2024-12-31" }] (touching)
  * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31", "2024-01-01", "2024-12-31") // []
- * @example intervalXorDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-07-01", "2024-12-31") // [{ start: "2024-01-01", end: "2024-06-30" }, { start: "2024-07-01", end: "2024-12-31" }]
- * @example intervalXorDate("invalid", "2024-06-30", "2024-07-01", "2024-12-31") // []
+ * @example intervalXorDate("invalid", "2024-06-30", "2024-04-01", "2024-12-31") // []
  */
 export function intervalXorDate(aStart, aEnd, bStart, bEnd) {
     if (typeof aStart !== "string" ||
@@ -55,50 +57,13 @@ export function intervalXorDate(aStart, aEnd, bStart, bEnd) {
         if (Temporal.PlainDate.compare(bS, bE) > 0) {
             return [];
         }
-        const result = [];
-        // If intervals don't overlap, return both as-is
-        if (Temporal.PlainDate.compare(aE, bS) < 0 ||
-            Temporal.PlainDate.compare(bE, aS) < 0) {
-            return [
-                {
-                    start: formatDateInCalendar(aS, calendar),
-                    end: formatDateInCalendar(aE, calendar),
-                },
-                {
-                    start: formatDateInCalendar(bS, calendar),
-                    end: formatDateInCalendar(bE, calendar),
-                },
-            ];
-        }
-        // Left piece: A before B starts
-        if (Temporal.PlainDate.compare(aS, bS) < 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: formatDateInCalendar(aS, calendar),
-                end: formatDateInCalendar(bS.subtract({ days: 1 }), calendar),
-            });
-        }
-        // Right piece: A after B ends
-        if (Temporal.PlainDate.compare(aE, bE) > 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: formatDateInCalendar(bE.add({ days: 1 }), calendar),
-                end: formatDateInCalendar(aE, calendar),
-            });
-        }
-        // Left piece: B before A starts
-        if (Temporal.PlainDate.compare(bS, aS) < 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: formatDateInCalendar(bS, calendar),
-                end: formatDateInCalendar(aS.subtract({ days: 1 }), calendar),
-            });
-        }
-        // Right piece: B after A ends
-        if (Temporal.PlainDate.compare(bE, aE) > 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: formatDateInCalendar(aE.add({ days: 1 }), calendar),
-                end: formatDateInCalendar(bE, calendar),
-            });
-        }
-        return result;
+        return halfOpenXor([
+            { start: aS, end: aE },
+            { start: bS, end: bE },
+        ], Temporal.PlainDate.compare).map(({ start, end }) => ({
+            start: formatDateInCalendar(start, calendar),
+            end: formatDateInCalendar(end, calendar),
+        }));
     }
     catch {
         return [];

package/dist/plain/interval/intervalXorDateTime.d.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 /**
  * Return the symmetric difference of two datetime intervals — time covered by exactly one interval.
  *
- * - Uses `Temporal.PlainDateTime.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.
+ * - Half-open: an interval holds every `t` with `start <= t < end`. The result is every maximal
+ *   run covered by exactly one of the two intervals, sorted by start — the same set as
+ *   CORE-6's `mergeIntervals([...subtractIntervals(a, [b]), ...subtractIntervals(b, [a])])`.
+ * - Pieces end exactly where the other interval starts; no piece is stepped by one nanosecond.
+ * - Touching intervals (`aEnd === bStart`) share nothing, so they return one combined run.
+ * - Returns `[]` when the intervals are identical. An empty interval contributes nothing.
  * - Returns `[]` if either interval is invalid (`start > end`).
  * - Returns `[]` on invalid input (wrong type, malformed strings).
  *
@@ -14,9 +16,9 @@
  * @param bEnd ISO 8601 datetime string for the second interval end
  * @returns array of `{ start, end }` records representing the symmetric difference, or `[]` on invalid input
  *
- * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-06-30T12:00:00", "2024-04-01T11:00:00", "2024-12-31T17:00:00") // [{ start: "2024-01-01T09:00:00", end: "2024-03-31T17:00:00" }, { start: "2024-06-30T12:00:01", end: "2024-12-31T17:00:00" }]
- * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-12-31T17:00:00", "2024-04-01T11:00:00", "2024-06-30T12:00:00") // [{ start: "2024-01-01T09:00:00", end: "2024-03-31T17:00:00" }, { start: "2024-06-30T12:00:01", end: "2024-12-31T17:00:00" }]
- * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-12-31T17:00:00", "2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-12-31T17:00:00") // []
+ * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-01-01T13:00:00", "2024-01-01T12:00:00", "2024-01-01T17:00:00") // [{ start: "2024-01-01T09:00:00", end: "2024-01-01T12:00:00" }, { start: "2024-01-01T13:00:00", end: "2024-01-01T17:00:00" }]
+ * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-01-01T12:00:00", "2024-01-01T12:00:00", "2024-01-01T17:00:00") // [{ start: "2024-01-01T09:00:00", end: "2024-01-01T17:00:00" }] (touching)
+ * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-01-01T17:00:00", "2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-01-01T17:00:00") // []
  * @example intervalXorDateTime("invalid", "2024-06-30T12:00:00", "2024-07-01T13:00:00", "2024-12-31T17:00:00") // []
  */
 export declare function intervalXorDateTime(aStart: string, aEnd: string, bStart: string, bEnd: string): Array<{

package/dist/plain/interval/intervalXorDateTime.js

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+// fallow-ignore-file code-duplication -- sibling variant keeps its own guard, parse and try/catch, by design
 import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
-import { plainDateTime } from "../../regex/index.js";
+import { halfOpenXor } from "../../internal/index.js";
+import { isValidDateTime } from "../validate/index.js";
 /**
  * Return the symmetric difference of two datetime intervals — time covered by exactly one interval.
  *
- * - Uses `Temporal.PlainDateTime.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.
+ * - Half-open: an interval holds every `t` with `start <= t < end`. The result is every maximal
+ *   run covered by exactly one of the two intervals, sorted by start — the same set as
+ *   CORE-6's `mergeIntervals([...subtractIntervals(a, [b]), ...subtractIntervals(b, [a])])`.
+ * - Pieces end exactly where the other interval starts; no piece is stepped by one nanosecond.
+ * - Touching intervals (`aEnd === bStart`) share nothing, so they return one combined run.
+ * - Returns `[]` when the intervals are identical. An empty interval contributes nothing.
  * - Returns `[]` if either interval is invalid (`start > end`).
  * - Returns `[]` on invalid input (wrong type, malformed strings).
  *
@@ -16,9 +20,9 @@ import { plainDateTime } from "../../regex/index.js";
  * @param bEnd ISO 8601 datetime string for the second interval end
  * @returns array of `{ start, end }` records representing the symmetric difference, or `[]` on invalid input
  *
- * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-06-30T12:00:00", "2024-04-01T11:00:00", "2024-12-31T17:00:00") // [{ start: "2024-01-01T09:00:00", end: "2024-03-31T17:00:00" }, { start: "2024-06-30T12:00:01", end: "2024-12-31T17:00:00" }]
- * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-12-31T17:00:00", "2024-04-01T11:00:00", "2024-06-30T12:00:00") // [{ start: "2024-01-01T09:00:00", end: "2024-03-31T17:00:00" }, { start: "2024-06-30T12:00:01", end: "2024-12-31T17:00:00" }]
- * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-12-31T17:00:00", "2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-12-31T17:00:00") // []
+ * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-01-01T13:00:00", "2024-01-01T12:00:00", "2024-01-01T17:00:00") // [{ start: "2024-01-01T09:00:00", end: "2024-01-01T12:00:00" }, { start: "2024-01-01T13:00:00", end: "2024-01-01T17:00:00" }]
+ * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-01-01T12:00:00", "2024-01-01T12:00:00", "2024-01-01T17:00:00") // [{ start: "2024-01-01T09:00:00", end: "2024-01-01T17:00:00" }] (touching)
+ * @example intervalXorDateTime("2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-01-01T17:00:00", "2024-01-01T09:00:00", "2024-01-01T17:00:00") // []
  * @example intervalXorDateTime("invalid", "2024-06-30T12:00:00", "2024-07-01T13:00:00", "2024-12-31T17:00:00") // []
  */
 export function intervalXorDateTime(aStart, aEnd, bStart, bEnd) {
@@ -28,10 +32,10 @@ export function intervalXorDateTime(aStart, aEnd, bStart, bEnd) {
         typeof bEnd !== "string") {
         return [];
     }
-    if (!plainDateTime.test(aStart) ||
-        !plainDateTime.test(aEnd) ||
-        !plainDateTime.test(bStart) ||
-        !plainDateTime.test(bEnd)) {
+    if (!isValidDateTime(aStart) ||
+        !isValidDateTime(aEnd) ||
+        !isValidDateTime(bStart) ||
+        !isValidDateTime(bEnd)) {
         return [];
     }
     try {
@@ -45,44 +49,13 @@ export function intervalXorDateTime(aStart, aEnd, bStart, bEnd) {
         if (Temporal.PlainDateTime.compare(bS, bE) > 0) {
             return [];
         }
-        const result = [];
-        // If intervals don't overlap, return both as-is
-        if (Temporal.PlainDateTime.compare(aE, bS) < 0 ||
-            Temporal.PlainDateTime.compare(bE, aS) < 0) {
-            return [
-                { start: aS.toString(), end: aE.toString() },
-                { start: bS.toString(), end: bE.toString() },
-            ];
-        }
-        // Left piece: A before B starts
-        if (Temporal.PlainDateTime.compare(aS, bS) < 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: aS.toString(),
-                end: bS.subtract({ nanoseconds: 1 }).toString(),
-            });
-        }
-        // Right piece: A after B ends
-        if (Temporal.PlainDateTime.compare(aE, bE) > 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: bE.add({ nanoseconds: 1 }).toString(),
-                end: aE.toString(),
-            });
-        }
-        // Left piece: B before A starts
-        if (Temporal.PlainDateTime.compare(bS, aS) < 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: bS.toString(),
-                end: aS.subtract({ nanoseconds: 1 }).toString(),
-            });
-        }
-        // Right piece: B after A ends
-        if (Temporal.PlainDateTime.compare(bE, aE) > 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: aE.add({ nanoseconds: 1 }).toString(),
-                end: bE.toString(),
-            });
-        }
-        return result;
+        return halfOpenXor([
+            { start: aS, end: aE },
+            { start: bS, end: bE },
+        ], Temporal.PlainDateTime.compare).map(({ start, end }) => ({
+            start: start.toString(),
+            end: end.toString(),
+        }));
     }
     catch {
         return [];

package/dist/plain/interval/intervalXorTime.d.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 /**
  * 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.
+ * - Half-open: an interval holds every `t` with `start <= t < end`. The result is every maximal
+ *   run covered by exactly one of the two intervals, sorted by start — the same set as
+ *   CORE-6's `mergeIntervals([...subtractIntervals(a, [b]), ...subtractIntervals(b, [a])])`.
+ * - Pieces end exactly where the other interval starts; no piece is stepped by one nanosecond.
+ * - Touching intervals (`aEnd === bStart`) share nothing, so they return one combined run.
+ * - Returns `[]` when the intervals are identical. An empty interval contributes nothing.
  * - Returns `[]` if either interval is invalid (`start > end`).
  * - Returns `[]` on invalid input (wrong type, malformed strings).
  *
@@ -14,10 +16,9 @@
  * @param bEnd ISO 8601 time string for the second interval end
  * @returns array of `{ start, end }` records representing the symmetric difference, or `[]` on invalid input
  *
- * @example 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" }]
- * @example 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" }]
+ * @example intervalXorTime("09:00:00", "12:00:00", "11:00:00", "17:00:00") // [{ start: "09:00:00", end: "11:00:00" }, { start: "12:00:00", end: "17:00:00" }]
+ * @example intervalXorTime("09:00:00", "12:00:00", "12:00:00", "17:00:00") // [{ start: "09:00:00", end: "17:00:00" }] (touching)
  * @example intervalXorTime("09:00:00", "17:00:00", "09:00:00", "17:00:00") // []
- * @example 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" }]
  * @example intervalXorTime("invalid", "12:00:00", "13:00:00", "17:00:00") // []
  */
 export declare function intervalXorTime(aStart: string, aEnd: string, bStart: string, bEnd: string): Array<{

package/dist/plain/interval/intervalXorTime.js

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+// fallow-ignore-file code-duplication -- sibling variant keeps its own guard, parse and try/catch, by design
 import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
-import { plainTime } from "../../regex/index.js";
+import { halfOpenXor } from "../../internal/index.js";
+import { isValidTime } from "../validate/index.js";
 /**
  * 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.
+ * - Half-open: an interval holds every `t` with `start <= t < end`. The result is every maximal
+ *   run covered by exactly one of the two intervals, sorted by start — the same set as
+ *   CORE-6's `mergeIntervals([...subtractIntervals(a, [b]), ...subtractIntervals(b, [a])])`.
+ * - Pieces end exactly where the other interval starts; no piece is stepped by one nanosecond.
+ * - Touching intervals (`aEnd === bStart`) share nothing, so they return one combined run.
+ * - Returns `[]` when the intervals are identical. An empty interval contributes nothing.
  * - Returns `[]` if either interval is invalid (`start > end`).
  * - Returns `[]` on invalid input (wrong type, malformed strings).
  *
@@ -16,10 +20,9 @@ import { plainTime } from "../../regex/index.js";
  * @param bEnd ISO 8601 time string for the second interval end
  * @returns array of `{ start, end }` records representing the symmetric difference, or `[]` on invalid input
  *
- * @example 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" }]
- * @example 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" }]
+ * @example intervalXorTime("09:00:00", "12:00:00", "11:00:00", "17:00:00") // [{ start: "09:00:00", end: "11:00:00" }, { start: "12:00:00", end: "17:00:00" }]
+ * @example intervalXorTime("09:00:00", "12:00:00", "12:00:00", "17:00:00") // [{ start: "09:00:00", end: "17:00:00" }] (touching)
  * @example intervalXorTime("09:00:00", "17:00:00", "09:00:00", "17:00:00") // []
- * @example 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" }]
  * @example intervalXorTime("invalid", "12:00:00", "13:00:00", "17:00:00") // []
  */
 export function intervalXorTime(aStart, aEnd, bStart, bEnd) {
@@ -29,10 +32,10 @@ export function intervalXorTime(aStart, aEnd, bStart, bEnd) {
         typeof bEnd !== "string") {
         return [];
     }
-    if (!plainTime.test(aStart) ||
-        !plainTime.test(aEnd) ||
-        !plainTime.test(bStart) ||
-        !plainTime.test(bEnd)) {
+    if (!isValidTime(aStart) ||
+        !isValidTime(aEnd) ||
+        !isValidTime(bStart) ||
+        !isValidTime(bEnd)) {
         return [];
     }
     try {
@@ -46,44 +49,13 @@ export function intervalXorTime(aStart, aEnd, bStart, bEnd) {
         if (Temporal.PlainTime.compare(bS, bE) > 0) {
             return [];
         }
-        const result = [];
-        // If intervals don't overlap, return both as-is
-        if (Temporal.PlainTime.compare(aE, bS) < 0 ||
-            Temporal.PlainTime.compare(bE, aS) < 0) {
-            return [
-                { start: aS.toString(), end: aE.toString() },
-                { start: bS.toString(), end: bE.toString() },
-            ];
-        }
-        // Left piece: A before B starts
-        if (Temporal.PlainTime.compare(aS, bS) < 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: aS.toString(),
-                end: bS.subtract({ nanoseconds: 1 }).toString(),
-            });
-        }
-        // Right piece: A after B ends
-        if (Temporal.PlainTime.compare(aE, bE) > 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: bE.add({ nanoseconds: 1 }).toString(),
-                end: aE.toString(),
-            });
-        }
-        // Left piece: B before A starts
-        if (Temporal.PlainTime.compare(bS, aS) < 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: bS.toString(),
-                end: aS.subtract({ nanoseconds: 1 }).toString(),
-            });
-        }
-        // Right piece: B after A ends
-        if (Temporal.PlainTime.compare(bE, aE) > 0) {
-            result.push({
-                start: aE.add({ nanoseconds: 1 }).toString(),
-                end: bE.toString(),
-            });
-        }
-        return result;
+        return halfOpenXor([
+            { start: aS, end: aE },
+            { start: bS, end: bE },
+        ], Temporal.PlainTime.compare).map(({ start, end }) => ({
+            start: start.toString(),
+            end: end.toString(),
+        }));
     }
     catch {
         return [];

package/dist/plain/interval/intervalsOverlapDate.d.ts

@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
 /**
- * Return true when intervals `[aStart, aEnd]` and `[bStart, bEnd]` share at least one instant.
+ * Return true when the half-open date intervals `[aStart, aEnd)` and `[bStart, bEnd)` share at
+ * least one day.
  *
+ * - Half-open: an interval holds every date `d` with `start <= d < end`, so `end` itself is not
+ *   in it (the rule CORE-6's `intervalsOverlap` uses). The test is `aStart < bEnd && bStart < aEnd`.
+ * - Touching intervals (`aEnd` equal to `bStart`) share no day and do not overlap.
+ * - An empty interval (`start === end`) overlaps only an interval it lies strictly inside.
  * - Uses `Temporal.PlainDate.compare` for comparison.
- * - Adjacent intervals (e.g. `aEnd === bStart`) do NOT overlap — returns `false`.
  * - Returns `false` if either interval is invalid (`start > end`).
  * - Returns `false` on invalid input (wrong type, malformed strings).
- * - Accepts GMT calendar-annotated PlainDate strings — E5 (issue #78). Ordering is
+ * - Accepts RFC 9557 calendar-annotated PlainDate strings — E5 (issue #78). Ordering is
  *   calendar-independent, so arguments may carry different or no calendar tags (D4).
+ * - Compatibility: since 1.16.0 calendar strings are RFC 9557 (ISO digits, `[u-ca=<id>]`, canonical
+ *   calendar ids); see `isValidCalendarDate`.
  *
  * @param aStart ISO 8601 date string for the first interval start, optionally calendar-annotated
- * @param aEnd ISO 8601 date string for the first interval end, optionally calendar-annotated
+ * @param aEnd ISO 8601 date string for the first interval end (excluded), optionally calendar-annotated
  * @param bStart ISO 8601 date string for the second interval start, optionally calendar-annotated
- * @param bEnd ISO 8601 date string for the second interval end, optionally calendar-annotated
+ * @param bEnd ISO 8601 date string for the second interval end (excluded), optionally calendar-annotated
  * @returns true if intervals overlap, or false on invalid input
  *
  * @example intervalsOverlapDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-04-01", "2024-12-31") // true
- * @example intervalsOverlapDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-07-01", "2024-12-31") // false (adjacent)
+ * @example intervalsOverlapDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-06-30", "2024-12-31") // false (touching: A ends before 06-30)
+ * @example intervalsOverlapDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-06-29", "2024-07-01") // true (both hold 06-29)
  * @example intervalsOverlapDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-07-02", "2024-12-31") // false (disjoint)
- * @example intervalsOverlapDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-02-01", "2024-03-01") // true (partial)
+ * @example intervalsOverlapDate("2024-01-01", "2024-06-30", "2024-06-30", "2024-06-30") // false (empty interval at the end)
  * @example intervalsOverlapDate("invalid", "2024-06-30", "2024-04-01", "2024-12-31") // false
  */
 export declare function intervalsOverlapDate(aStart: string, aEnd: string, bStart: string, bEnd: string): boolean;