[#2494] Add a new API endpoint to set timezone offset

ckan/config/routing.py

@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ def make_map():
 
     with SubMapper(map, controller='util') as m:
         m.connect('/i18n/strings_{lang}.js', action='i18n_js_strings')
+        m.connect('/util/set_timezone_offset/{offset}', action='set_timezone_offset')
         m.connect('/util/redirect', action='redirect')
         m.connect('/testing/primer', action='primer')
         m.connect('/testing/markup', action='markup')

ckan/controllers/util.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import ckan.lib.base as base
 import ckan.lib.i18n as i18n
 import ckan.lib.helpers as h
-from ckan.common import _
+from ckan.common import _, request
 
 
 class UtilController(base.BaseController):
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ def primer(self):
         This is useful for development/styling of ckan. '''
         return base.render('development/primer.html')
 
+    def set_timezone_offset(self, offset):
+        session = request.environ['beaker.session']
+        session['utc_offset_mins'] = offset
+        session.save()
+        return session.get('utc_offset_mins', 'No offset set')
+
     def markup(self):
         ''' Render all html elements out onto a single page.
         This is useful for development/styling of ckan. '''