Reapit.Packages.TimeZones

Package containing methods and services for use when converting DateTime values between time-zones

Usage

• Register the time-zone services in Startup:

using Reapit.Packages.TimeZones.Startup;
...
builder.Services.AddTimeZoneConverterServices();

• Inject the IDateTimeConverterService wherever you need to convert between a local time-zone and UTC

public class MyClass 
{
    private readonly IDateTimeConverterService _dateTimeConverterService;

    public MyClass(IDateTimeConverterService dateTimeConverterService)
        => _dateTimeConverterService = dateTimeConverterService;
        
    public DateTime GetNowInAustralianTime()
        => _dateTimeConverterService.ToLocalTime(DateTime.UtcNow, "AEST");
    
    public DateTime GetAustralianTimeInUtc(DateTime australianTime)
        => _dateTimeConverterService.ToUniversalTime(australianTime, "AEST");
}

Supported time-zones

This package currently supports the following time-zones:

Code	Name	Base Offset	DST Offset	Notes
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time	UTC+0000	UTC+0100	Observes BST between March and October (UK)
AEST	Australian Eastern Standard Time	UTC+1000	UTC+1100	Observes AEDT during the summer months (ACT/NSW/TAS/VIC)