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system.kanoa.date.getTimezoneOffsets

Description

Returns a dictionary of offset minutes for the start and end date for a given list of timezones, i.e. ['Pacific Standard Time'].
This function is used by the shift and operations scheduling to determine if we are looking at a period of time where daylight savings changes.

Syntax

getTimeZoneOffsets(timezones, startDate, endDate)

Parameters:
  • timezones (list[string]): i.e. ['Pacific Standard Time']
  • startDate (datetime)
  • endDate (datetime)

    • Returns:
  • timezoneDict (dict)
  • - timezone (string)
  • - startOffSetMins (datetime)
  • - endOffSetMins (datetime)

    • Code Examples​

    startDate = system.date.parse("2025-01-01 00:00:00")
    endDate = system.date.parse("2025-02-01 00:00:00")
    timezones = system.kanoa.date.getTimeZoneOffsets(['Pacific Standard Time'], startDate, endDate)