DynamicTimeZone

Create a time zone that contains any offset from UTC. This gem assumes you use ActiveSupport

Usage

Add this to your Gemfile

gem 'dynamic_time_zone'

Enable the dynamic time zone

DynamicTimeZone.enabled = true

Setup the time zone source

TZInfo::DataSource.set(DynamicTimeZone::TimeZoneDataSource.new)

Use dynamic time zone

Time.zone = 'DynamicTimeZone/+360000' # 100 hours ahead of UTC
Time.zone = 'DynamicTimeZone/-360000' # 100 hours behind UTC

To validate time zone string to match this format

DynamicTimeZone::Validator.new.valid?('DynamicTimeZone/+360000') # valid
DynamicTimeZone::Validator.new.valid?('DynamicTimeZone/360000')  # invalid

To run test:

bundle exec rspec

To run test in all appraisals:

bundle exec appraisal install && bundle exec appraisal rspec

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.