[HWKMETRICS-52] use UTC time zone

hawkular · May 12, 2015 · d4210e5 · d4210e5
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diff --git a/task-queue/src/main/java/org/hawkular/metrics/tasks/DateTimeService.java b/task-queue/src/main/java/org/hawkular/metrics/tasks/DateTimeService.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import static org.joda.time.DateTime.now;
 
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
+import org.joda.time.DateTimeZone;
 import org.joda.time.Days;
 import org.joda.time.Duration;
 import org.joda.time.Hours;
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@
  */
 public class DateTimeService {
 
+    static {
+        // Force the timezone to UTC to avoid any problems due to transitions from DST to non-DST
+        DateTimeZone.setDefault(DateTimeZone.UTC);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return A DateTime object rounded down to the start of the current hour. For example, if the current time is
      * 17:21:09, then 17:00:00 is returned.