ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ TODO: LOCALIZATION
 
 		- TODO: get time zone from browser with user override option
 			- use browser default unless overridden
+			- Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone
 
 		- How to handle dates and times
 			- All dates stored in UTC format at server and transmitted that way
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ TODO: LOCALIZATION
 				- Client uses the built in browser tolocale* methods to display dates to user both in their desired format and desired time zone, i.e. NO HOUR ADJUSTMENTS USED
 					-- Proper way to definitevely display a date in desired time zone: DATE.toLocaleString('en-GB', { timeZone: 'UTC', dateStyle: "short",timeStyle: "short", hour12: false })
 					
-
+		- SB able to ditch the dayjs library entirely once done!
 		
 		- CURRENCY code, need to be able to set currency as a user option, no way to deduce it except maybe a default through deduction of locale
 		- AM PM or 24 hour time sb a setting in locale

ayanova/src/api/locale.js

@@ -204,13 +204,19 @@ export default {
   // only how the user expects to see the page itself
   //
   // also for sake of future proofing and edge cases need to have it be manually settable as well
-  //  ############### TODO: modify both of these to put the user's manual override first in line (if there is one)
+  //  ############### TODO: modify all of these to put the user's manual override first in line (if there is one)
   getBrowserLanguages() {
     return window.navigator.languages;
   },
   getBrowserFirstLanguage() {
     return window.navigator.languages[0];
   },
+  ///////////////////////////////////////////
+  // Get users default time zone
+  //
+  getTimeZoneName() {
+    return Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone;
+  },
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // dynamically set the vuetify language elements from
   // users localized text (am/pm etc)

ayanova/src/main.js

@@ -157,35 +157,28 @@ Vue.filter(
     var parsedDate = new Date(value);
     //parsedDate now contains the correct value
     //but any attempt to get it back out that isn't a UTC function will automatically convert to local perceived time zone
-    
-    var tzAdjustedDate = new Date();
-    tzAdjustedDate.setTime(
-      parsedDate.getTime() + locale.format().timeZoneOffset * 60 * 60 * 1000
-    );
 
-    // var localizedDate = dayjs
-    //   .utc(value)
-    //   .add(locale.format().timeZoneOffset, "hour")
-    //   .toDate();
+    // DATE.toLocaleString('en-GB', { timeZone: 'UTC', dateStyle: "short",timeStyle: "short", hour12: false })
 
-    var ret = tzAdjustedDate.toLocaleString(
+    var ret = parsedDate.toLocaleString(
       window.$gz.locale.getBrowserLanguages(),
       {
+        timeZone: locale.getTimeZoneName(),
         dateStyle: "short",
         timeStyle: "short",
         hour12: locale.format().hour12
       }
     );
 
-    console.log("value");
-    console.log(value);
-    console.log("parsedDate");
-    console.log(parsedDate);
-    console.log("tzAdjustedDate");
-    console.log(tzAdjustedDate);
-    console.log("presented as:");
-    console.log(ret);
-    console.log("-------");
+    // console.log("value");
+    // console.log(value);
+    // console.log("parsedDate");
+    // console.log(parsedDate);
+    // console.log("tzAdjustedDate");
+    // console.log(tzAdjustedDate);
+    // console.log("presented as:");
+    // console.log(ret);
+    // console.log("-------");
     //debugger;
 
     return ret;