Add Option to set default timezone

[pglombardo]

As requested in this comment

A good solution to this request is to have a timezone setting in settings.yml with an automatic environment variable override. Then also an timezone indication in all time/date displays in the application.

[Viajaz]

Could also use the timezone from the user agent too on the presentation layer.

[GeeekySouro003]

Hello sir i will be very grateful if i get the oppurtunity to work on this.Please assign me on this.

[pglombardo]

Hi @GeeekySouro003 - that would be a very helpful contribution.

The strategy would be to add the timezone option to config/settings.yml and config/defaults/setting.yml with UTC as the default and then throughout the application where we display a date/time, make sure it's formatted for the timezone configured. This is done with .in_time_zone(<timezone>)

[blaine07]

I promise; not that guy just curious: is there any update on the status or timeframe of this?

Thanks!!

[pglombardo]

Hi @blaine07! I had a bit of time and just added this option in #345. I'll try an release it soon once the build/tests pass and update here.

[pglombardo]

This has been released in v1.34.5. Thanks all for the input/support!