get the closest dates to a specified date and generate a range

closest_date_to_a_date.php

<?php


    private  function getTimeline(array $dates, int $maxDays = 20)
    {
        $weekHolder = [];
        $startDate = null;

        foreach ($dates as $index => $date) {

            if ($startDate === null) {
                
                $startDate = $date;
            }

            $diff = $startDate->diffInDays($date);

            if ($diff >= $maxDays || $index == count($dates) - 1) {
                $weekHolder[] = [
                    'start_date' =>  $startDate->format('d M Y, H:i:s'),
                    'end_date' => $date->format('d M Y, H:i:s'),

                ];
            }

            $startDate = $date;
        };


        dd($weekHolder);
    }

PS: Dates are instance of a Carbon\Carbon