@11ty/eleventy-plugin-rss/src/getNewestCollectionItemDate.js

Generate an Atom, RSS, or JSON feed with Eleventy.

module.exports = function(collection, emptyFallbackDate) {
  if( !collection || !collection.length ) {
    return emptyFallbackDate || new Date();
  }

  return new Date(Math.max(...collection.map(item => {return item.date})));
}