Module: NetSuite::Utilities

Defined in:
lib/netsuite/utilities.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.normalize_datetime_from_netsuite(datetime) ⇒ Object

use when displaying times from a NS record



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# File 'lib/netsuite/utilities.rb', line 25

def self.normalize_datetime_from_netsuite(datetime)
  # the code below eliminates the TimeZone offset then shifts the date forward 2 hours (7200 seconds)
  # this ensures that ActiveRecord is given a UTC0 DateTime with the exact hour that
  # was displayed in the NS UI (CST time zone), which will result in the correct display on the web side

  datetime.new_offset(0) + datetime.offset + Rational(2, 24)
end

.normalize_datetime_to_netsuite(datetime) ⇒ Object

use when sending times to NS



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# File 'lib/netsuite/utilities.rb', line 14

def self.normalize_datetime_to_netsuite(datetime)
  # normalize the time to UCT0
  # add 6 hours (21600 seconds) of padding (CST offset)
  # to force the same time to be displayed in the NS UI

  is_dst = Time.parse(datetime.to_s).dst?

  datetime.new_offset(0) + datetime.offset + Rational(is_dst ? 5 : 6, 24)
end