create a function that can parse dates in different formats from all around the world in javascript

index.tsx
function parseDate(dateString) {
  // Define an array with some common date formats from different parts of the world
  const DATE_FORMATS = [
    'YYYY-MM-DD',
    'DD-MM-YYYY',
    'MM/DD/YYYY',
    'DD/MM/YYYY',
    'MMMM DD, YYYY',
    'DD MMMM YYYY'
  ];

  // Loop over the array of date formats and try to parse the input string
  for (let i = 0; i < DATE_FORMATS.length; i++) {
    const format = DATE_FORMATS[i];
    const regex = new RegExp(`^${format}$`, 'i');
    
    if (regex.test(dateString)) {
      const options = { year: 'numeric', month: '2-digit', day: '2-digit' };
      const parts = dateString.split(/[\s\-\/,]+/);
      const [year, month, day] = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', options).formatToParts(new Date(`${parts[2]}-${parts[1]}-${parts[0]}`)).reduce((acc, {type, value}) => Object.assign(acc, {[type]: value}), {});
      
      return new Date(`${year}-${month}-${day}`);
    }
  }
  
  // Return null if no matching format was found
  return null;
}
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index.tsx
const input = '25-12-2022';
const date = parseDate(input);

console.log(date); // Output: Sat Dec 25 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0100 (Central European Standard Time)
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