//
// Timezone.h
//
// $Id: //poco/svn/Foundation/include/Poco/Timezone.h#2 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: DateTime
// Module:  Timezone
//
// Definition of the Timezone class.
//
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#ifndef Foundation_Timezone_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_Timezone_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Foundation.h"
#include "Poco/Timestamp.h"


namespace Poco {


class Foundation_API Timezone
	/// This class provides information about the current timezone.
{
public:
	static int utcOffset();
		/// Returns the offset of local time to UTC, in seconds.
		///     local time = UTC + utcOffset().
		
	static int dst();
		/// Returns the daylight saving time offset in seconds if
		/// daylight saving time is in use.
		///     local time = UTC + utcOffset() + dst().
	
	static bool isDst(const Timestamp& timestamp);
		/// Returns true if daylight saving time is in effect
		/// for the given time. Depending on the operating system
		/// platform this might only work reliably for certain
		/// date ranges, as the C library's localtime() function
		/// is used.
		
	static int tzd();
		/// Returns the time zone differential for the current timezone.
		/// The timezone differential is computed as utcOffset() + dst()
		/// and is expressed in seconds.
	
	static std::string name();
		/// Returns the timezone name currently in effect.
		
	static std::string standardName();
		/// Returns the timezone name if not daylight saving time is in effect.
		
	static std::string dstName();
		/// Returns the timezone name if daylight saving time is in effect.
};


} // namespace Poco


#endif // Foundation_Timezone_INCLUDED
