intervals_between.sql

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION  intervals_between(
  start_date DATE,
  end_date DATE,
  duration INTERVAL
)
  RETURNS FLOAT
  LANGUAGE plpgsql IMMUTABLE
  AS $BODY$
DECLARE
  count FLOAT := 0;
  multiplier INT := 512;
BEGIN
  IF start_date > end_date THEN
    RETURN 0;
  END IF;
  LOOP
    WHILE start_date + (count + multiplier) * duration < end_date LOOP
      count := count + multiplier;
    END LOOP;
    EXIT WHEN multiplier = 1;
    multiplier := multiplier / 2;
  END LOOP;
  count := count + (extract(epoch from end_date) - extract(epoch from (start_date + count * duration))) / (extract(epoch from end_date + duration) - extract(epoch from end_date))::int;
  RETURN count;
END
$BODY$;