class ActiveSupport::TimeZone

def self.find_tzinfo(name)

TODO: Preload instead of lazy load for thread safety
def self.find_tzinfo(name)
  require 'active_support/tzinfo' unless defined?(::TZInfo)
  ::TZInfo::TimezoneProxy.new(MAPPING[name] || name)
end

def self.seconds_to_utc_offset(seconds, colon = true)

TimeZone.seconds_to_utc_offset(-21_600) # => "-06:00"

and turns this into an +HH:MM formatted string. Example:
Assumes self represents an offset from UTC in seconds (as returned from Time#utc_offset)
def self.seconds_to_utc_offset(seconds, colon = true)
  format = colon ? UTC_OFFSET_WITH_COLON : UTC_OFFSET_WITHOUT_COLON
  sign = (seconds < 0 ? '-' : '+')
  hours = seconds.abs / 3600
  minutes = (seconds.abs % 3600) / 60
  format % [sign, hours, minutes]
end

def <=>(zone)

their offsets, and then by name.
Compare this time zone to the parameter. The two are compared first on
def <=>(zone)
  result = (utc_offset <=> zone.utc_offset)
  result = (name <=> zone.name) if result == 0
  result
end

def =~(re)

if a match is found.
Compare #name and TZInfo identifier to a supplied regexp, returning true
def =~(re)
  return true if name =~ re || MAPPING[name] =~ re
end

def [](arg)

Returns +nil+ if no such time zone is known to the system.
timezone to find. (The first one with that offset will be returned.)
numeric value it is either the hour offset, or the second offset, of the
is interpreted to mean the name of the timezone to locate. If it is a
Locate a specific time zone object. If the argument is a string, it
def [](arg)
  case arg
    when String
    begin
      zones_map[arg] ||= lookup(arg).tap { |tz| tz.utc_offset }
    rescue TZInfo::InvalidTimezoneIdentifier
      nil
    end
    when Numeric, ActiveSupport::Duration
      arg *= 3600 if arg.abs <= 13
      all.find { |z| z.utc_offset == arg.to_i }
    else
      raise ArgumentError, "invalid argument to TimeZone[]: #{arg.inspect}"
  end
end

def all

for users to find their own time zone.
TimeZone objects per time zone, in many cases, to make it easier
Return an array of all TimeZone objects. There are multiple
def all
  @zones ||= zones_map.values.sort
end

def at(secs)

Time.zone.at(946684800.0) # => Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:00:00 HST -10:00
Time.utc(2000).to_f # => 946684800.0
Time.zone = "Hawaii" # => "Hawaii"

Method for creating new ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone instance in time zone of +self+ from number of seconds since the Unix epoch. Example:
def at(secs)
  utc = Time.at(secs).utc rescue DateTime.civil(1970).since(secs)
  utc.in_time_zone(self)
end

def formatted_offset(colon=true, alternate_utc_string = nil)

format "+HH:MM".
Returns the offset of this time zone as a formatted string, of the
def formatted_offset(colon=true, alternate_utc_string = nil)
  utc_offset == 0 && alternate_utc_string || self.class.seconds_to_utc_offset(utc_offset, colon)
end

def initialize(name, utc_offset = nil, tzinfo = nil)

Ruby uses to represent time zone offsets (see Time#utc_offset).
(GMT). Seconds were chosen as the offset unit because that is the unit that
offset is the number of seconds that this time zone is offset from UTC
Create a new TimeZone object with the given name and offset. The
def initialize(name, utc_offset = nil, tzinfo = nil)
  begin
    require 'tzinfo'
  rescue LoadError => e
    $stderr.puts "You don't have tzinfo installed in your application. Please add it to your Gemfile and run bundle install"
    raise e
  end
  @name = name
  @utc_offset = utc_offset
  @tzinfo = tzinfo || TimeZone.find_tzinfo(name)
  @current_period = nil
end

def local(*args)

Time.zone.local(2007, 2, 1, 15, 30, 45) # => Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:30:45 HST -10:00
Time.zone = "Hawaii" # => "Hawaii"

Method for creating new ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone instance in time zone of +self+ from given values. Example:
def local(*args)
  time = Time.utc_time(*args)
  ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone.new(nil, self, time)
end

def local_to_utc(time, dst=true)

Adjust the given time to the simultaneous time in UTC. Returns a Time.utc() instance.
def local_to_utc(time, dst=true)
  tzinfo.local_to_utc(time, dst)
end

def lookup(name)

def lookup(name)
  (tzinfo = find_tzinfo(name)) && create(tzinfo.name.freeze)
end

def new(name)

this class with the +composed_of+ macro.)
such TimeZone instance exists. (This exists to support the use of
Return a TimeZone instance with the given name, or +nil+ if no
def new(name)
  self[name]
end

def now

Time.zone.now # => Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:24:27 HST -10:00
Time.zone = 'Hawaii' # => "Hawaii"

in the time zone represented by +self+. Example:
Returns an ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone instance representing the current time
def now
  Time.now.utc.in_time_zone(self)
end

def parse(str, now=now)

Time.zone.parse('22:30:00') # => Fri, 31 Dec 1999 22:30:00 HST -10:00
Time.zone.now # => Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:00:00 HST -10:00

If upper components are missing from the string, they are supplied from TimeZone#now:

Time.zone.parse('1999-12-31 14:00:00') # => Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:00:00 HST -10:00
Time.zone = "Hawaii" # => "Hawaii"

Method for creating new ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone instance in time zone of +self+ from parsed string. Example:
def parse(str, now=now)
  date_parts = Date._parse(str)
  return if date_parts.blank?
  time = Time.parse(str, now) rescue DateTime.parse(str)
  if date_parts[:offset].nil?
    ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone.new(nil, self, time)
  else
    time.in_time_zone(self)
  end
end

def period_for_local(time, dst=true)

Available so that TimeZone instances respond like TZInfo::Timezone instances
def period_for_local(time, dst=true)
  tzinfo.period_for_local(time, dst)
end

def period_for_utc(time)

Available so that TimeZone instances respond like TZInfo::Timezone instances
def period_for_utc(time)
  tzinfo.period_for_utc(time)
end

def to_s

Returns a textual representation of this time zone.
def to_s
  "(GMT#{formatted_offset}) #{name}"
end

def today

Return the current date in this time zone.
def today
  tzinfo.now.to_date
end

def us_zones

for time zones in the USA.
A convenience method for returning a collection of TimeZone objects
def us_zones
  @us_zones ||= all.find_all { |z| z.name =~ /US|Arizona|Indiana|Hawaii|Alaska/ }
end

def utc_offset

def utc_offset
  if @utc_offset
    @utc_offset
  else
    @current_period ||= tzinfo.try(:current_period)
    @current_period.try(:utc_offset)
  end
end

def utc_to_local(time)

Time.utc() instance -- if you want an ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone instance, use Time#in_time_zone() instead.
Adjust the given time to the simultaneous time in the time zone represented by +self+. Returns a
def utc_to_local(time)
  tzinfo.utc_to_local(time)
end

def zones_map

def zones_map
  @zones_map ||= Hash[MAPPING.map { |place, _| [place, create(place)] }]
end