Updates Forecast Horizon Based on Input Data and Target

Makes sure that a forecast is returned for the user specified time period beyond the target date.

Usage

update_horizon(horizon, target_date, reported_cases)

Arguments

horizon

Numeric, defaults to 7. Number of days into the future to forecast.

target_date

Date, defaults to maximum found in the data if not specified.

reported_cases

A data frame of confirmed cases (confirm) by date (date). confirm must be integer and date must be in date format.

Value

Numeric forecast horizon adjusted for the users intention

Author

Sam Abbott