Get the number of weeks between two Dates.

Updating answer to account for Java 8

// TechTrip - ASSUMPTION d1 is earlier than d2
// leave that for exercise
public static long getFullWeeks(Calendar d1, Calendar d2){

    Instant d1i = Instant.ofEpochMilli(d1.getTimeInMillis());
    Instant d2i = Instant.ofEpochMilli(d2.getTimeInMillis());

    LocalDateTime startDate = LocalDateTime.ofInstant(d1i, ZoneId.systemDefault());
    LocalDateTime endDate = LocalDateTime.ofInstant(d2i, ZoneId.systemDefault());

    return ChronoUnit.WEEKS.between(startDate, endDate);
}

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