[SPARK-36590][SQL] Convert special timestamp_ntz values in the session time zone #33838
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What changes were proposed in this pull request?
In the PR, I propose to use the session time zone ( see the SQL config
spark.sql.session.timeZone
) instead of JVM default time zone while converting of special timestamp_ntz strings such as "today", "tomorrow" and so on.Why are the changes needed?
Current implementation is based on the system time zone, and it controverses to other functions/classes that use the session time zone. For example, Spark doesn't respects user's settings:
Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
Yes. For the example above, after the changes:
How was this patch tested?
By running the affected test suites: