edbob/edbob/time.py
Lance Edgar 727b9a5fa7 save point (see note)
Added 'db' command, tweaked pyramid scaffold a bit (added 'initialize' command
there),  removed migrate 'schema' repository in preparation for alembic.
2012-03-25 13:48:13 -05:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
################################################################################
#
# edbob -- Pythonic Software Framework
# Copyright © 2010-2012 Lance Edgar
#
# This file is part of edbob.
#
# edbob is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
# terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
# Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
# any later version.
#
# edbob is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for
# more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
# along with edbob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
#
################################################################################
"""
``edbob.time`` -- Date & Time Utilities
"""
import datetime
import pytz
import logging
__all__ = ['local_time', 'set_timezone', 'utc_time']
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
timezone = None
def init(config):
"""
Initializes the time framework. Currently this only sets the local
timezone according to config.
"""
tz = config.get('edbob.time', 'timezone')
if tz:
set_timezone(tz)
log.debug("Timezone set to '%s'" % tz)
else:
log.warning("No timezone configured; falling back to US/Central")
set_timezone('US/Central')
def local_time(timestamp=None):
"""
Tries to return a "localized" version of ``timestamp``, which should be a
UTC-based ``datetime.datetime`` instance.
If a local timezone has been configured, then
``datetime.datetime.utcnow()`` will be called to obtain a value for
``timestamp`` if one is not specified. Then ``timestamp`` will be modified
in such a way that its ``tzinfo`` member contains the local timezone, but
the effective UTC value for the timestamp remains accurate.
If a local timezone has *not* been configured, then
``datetime.datetime.now()`` will be called instead to obtain the value
should none be specified. ``timestamp`` will be returned unchanged.
"""
if timezone:
if timestamp is None:
timestamp = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
timestamp = pytz.utc.localize(timestamp)
return timestamp.astimezone(timezone)
if timestamp is None:
timestamp = datetime.datetime.now()
return timestamp
def set_timezone(tz):
"""
Sets edbob's notion of the "local" timezone. ``tz`` should be an Olson
name.
.. highlight:: ini
You usually don't need to call this yourself, since it's called by
:func:`edbob.init()` whenever the config file includes a timezone (but
only as long as ``edbob.time`` is configured to be initialized)::
[edbob]
init = edbob.time
[edbob.time]
timezone = US/Central
"""
global timezone
if tz is None:
timezone = None
else:
timezone = pytz.timezone(tz)
def utc_time(timestamp=None):
"""
Returns a timestamp whose ``tzinfo`` member is set to the UTC timezone.
If ``timestamp`` is not provided, then ``datetime.datetime.utcnow()`` will
be called to obtain the value.
"""
if timestamp is None:
timestamp = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
return pytz.utc.localize(timestamp)