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require 'date'
require 'set'
require 'thread_safe'

module TZInfo
  # AmbiguousTime is raised to indicates that a specified time in a local 
  # timezone has more than one possible equivalent UTC time. This happens when 
  # transitioning from daylight savings time to standard time where the clocks 
  # are rolled back.
  #
  # AmbiguousTime is raised by period_for_local and local_to_utc when using an 
  # ambiguous time and not specifying any means to resolve the ambiguity.
  class AmbiguousTime < StandardError
  end
  
  # PeriodNotFound is raised to indicate that no TimezonePeriod matching a given
  # time could be found.
  class PeriodNotFound < StandardError
  end
  
  # Raised by Timezone#get if the identifier given is not valid.
  class InvalidTimezoneIdentifier < StandardError
  end
  
  # Raised if an attempt is made to use a timezone created with
  # Timezone.new(nil).
  class UnknownTimezone < StandardError
  end
  
  # Timezone is the base class of all timezones. It provides a factory method,
  # 'get', to access timezones by identifier. Once a specific Timezone has been
  # retrieved, DateTimes, Times and timestamps can be converted between the UTC 
  # and the local time for the zone. For example:
  #
  #   tz = TZInfo::Timezone.get('America/New_York')
  #   puts tz.utc_to_local(DateTime.new(2005,8,29,15,35,0)).to_s
  #   puts tz.local_to_utc(Time.utc(2005,8,29,11,35,0)).to_s
  #   puts tz.utc_to_local(1125315300).to_s
  #
  # Each time conversion method returns an object of the same type it was 
  # passed.
  #
  # The Timezone class is thread-safe. It is safe to use class and instance 
  # methods of Timezone in concurrently executing threads. Instances of Timezone
  # can be shared across thread boundaries.
  class Timezone
    include Comparable
    
    # Cache of loaded zones by identifier to avoid using require if a zone
    # has already been loaded.
    #
    # @!visibility private
    @@loaded_zones = nil
        
    # Default value of the dst parameter of the local_to_utc and 
    # period_for_local methods.
    #
    # @!visibility private
    @@default_dst = nil
    
    # Sets the default value of the optional dst parameter of the 
    # local_to_utc and period_for_local methods. Can be set to nil, true or 
    # false.
    #
    # The value of default_dst defaults to nil if unset.
    def self.default_dst=(value)
      @@default_dst = value.nil? ? nil : !!value
    end
    
    # Gets the default value of the optional dst parameter of the 
    # local_to_utc and period_for_local methods. Can be set to nil, true or 
    # false.
    def self.default_dst
      @@default_dst
    end
    
    # Returns a timezone by its identifier (e.g. "Europe/London", 
    # "America/Chicago" or "UTC").
    #
    # Raises InvalidTimezoneIdentifier if the timezone couldn't be found.
    def self.get(identifier)
      instance = @@loaded_zones[identifier]
      
      unless instance
        # Thread-safety: It is possible that multiple equivalent Timezone 
        # instances could be created here in concurrently executing threads. 
        # The consequences of this are that the data may be loaded more than 
        # once (depending on the data source) and memoized calculations could
        # be discarded. The performance benefit of ensuring that only a single
        # instance is created is unlikely to be worth the overhead of only
        # allowing one Timezone to be loaded at a time.
        info = data_source.load_timezone_info(identifier)
        instance = info.create_timezone
        @@loaded_zones[instance.identifier] = instance         
      end
      
      instance
    end
    
    # Returns a proxy for the Timezone with the given identifier. The proxy
    # will cause the real timezone to be loaded when an attempt is made to 
    # find a period or convert a time. get_proxy will not validate the 
    # identifier. If an invalid identifier is specified, no exception will be 
    # raised until the proxy is used. 
    def self.get_proxy(identifier)
      TimezoneProxy.new(identifier)
    end
    
    # If identifier is nil calls super(), otherwise calls get. An identfier 
    # should always be passed in when called externally.
    def self.new(identifier = nil)
      if identifier        
        get(identifier)
      else
        super()
      end
    end
    
    # Returns an array containing all the available Timezones.
    #
    # Returns TimezoneProxy objects to avoid the overhead of loading Timezone
    # definitions until a conversion is actually required.
    def self.all
      get_proxies(all_identifiers)
    end
    
    # Returns an array containing the identifiers of all the available 
    # Timezones.
    def self.all_identifiers
      data_source.timezone_identifiers
    end
    
    # Returns an array containing all the available Timezones that are based
    # on data (are not links to other Timezones).
    #
    # Returns TimezoneProxy objects to avoid the overhead of loading Timezone
    # definitions until a conversion is actually required.
    def self.all_data_zones
      get_proxies(all_data_zone_identifiers)
    end
    
    # Returns an array containing the identifiers of all the available 
    # Timezones that are based on data (are not links to other Timezones)..
    def self.all_data_zone_identifiers
      data_source.data_timezone_identifiers
    end
    
    # Returns an array containing all the available Timezones that are links
    # to other Timezones.
    #
    # Returns TimezoneProxy objects to avoid the overhead of loading Timezone
    # definitions until a conversion is actually required.
    def self.all_linked_zones
      get_proxies(all_linked_zone_identifiers)      
    end
    
    # Returns an array containing the identifiers of all the available 
    # Timezones that are links to other Timezones.
    def self.all_linked_zone_identifiers
      data_source.linked_timezone_identifiers
    end
    
    # Returns all the Timezones defined for all Countries. This is not the
    # complete set of Timezones as some are not country specific (e.g. 
    # 'Etc/GMT').
    # 
    # Returns TimezoneProxy objects to avoid the overhead of loading Timezone
    # definitions until a conversion is actually required.        
    def self.all_country_zones
      Country.all_codes.inject([]) do |zones,country|
        zones += Country.get(country).zones
      end.uniq
    end
    
    # Returns all the zone identifiers defined for all Countries. This is not the
    # complete set of zone identifiers as some are not country specific (e.g. 
    # 'Etc/GMT'). You can obtain a Timezone instance for a given identifier
    # with the get method.
    def self.all_country_zone_identifiers
      Country.all_codes.inject([]) do |zones,country|
        zones += Country.get(country).zone_identifiers
      end.uniq
    end
    
    # Returns all US Timezone instances. A shortcut for 
    # TZInfo::Country.get('US').zones.
    #
    # Returns TimezoneProxy objects to avoid the overhead of loading Timezone
    # definitions until a conversion is actually required.
    def self.us_zones
      Country.get('US').zones
    end
    
    # Returns all US zone identifiers. A shortcut for 
    # TZInfo::Country.get('US').zone_identifiers.
    def self.us_zone_identifiers
      Country.get('US').zone_identifiers
    end
    
    # The identifier of the timezone, e.g. "Europe/Paris".
    def identifier
      raise_unknown_timezone
    end
    
    # An alias for identifier.
    def name
      # Don't use alias, as identifier gets overridden.
      identifier
    end
    
    # Returns a friendlier version of the identifier.
    def to_s
      friendly_identifier
    end
    
    # Returns internal object state as a programmer-readable string.
    def inspect
      "#<#{self.class}: #{identifier}>"
    end
    
    # Returns a friendlier version of the identifier. Set skip_first_part to 
    # omit the first part of the identifier (typically a region name) where
    # there is more than one part.
    #
    # For example:
    #
    #   Timezone.get('Europe/Paris').friendly_identifier(false)          #=> "Europe - Paris"
    #   Timezone.get('Europe/Paris').friendly_identifier(true)           #=> "Paris"
    #   Timezone.get('America/Indiana/Knox').friendly_identifier(false)  #=> "America - Knox, Indiana"
    #   Timezone.get('America/Indiana/Knox').friendly_identifier(true)   #=> "Knox, Indiana"           
    def friendly_identifier(skip_first_part = false)
      parts = identifier.split('/')
      if parts.empty?
        # shouldn't happen
        identifier
      elsif parts.length == 1        
        parts[0]
      else
        prefix = skip_first_part ? nil : "#{parts[0]} - "

        parts = parts.drop(1).map do |part|
          part.gsub!(/_/, ' ')
          
          if part.index(/[a-z]/)
            # Missing a space if a lower case followed by an upper case and the
            # name isn't McXxxx.
            part.gsub!(/([^M][a-z])([A-Z])/, '\1 \2')
            part.gsub!(/([M][a-bd-z])([A-Z])/, '\1 \2')
            
            # Missing an apostrophe if two consecutive upper case characters.
            part.gsub!(/([A-Z])([A-Z])/, '\1\'\2')
          end

          part
        end

        "#{prefix}#{parts.reverse.join(', ')}"
      end
    end
    
    # Returns the TimezonePeriod for the given UTC time. utc can either be
    # a DateTime, Time or integer timestamp (Time.to_i). Any timezone 
    # information in utc is ignored (it is treated as a UTC time).        
    def period_for_utc(utc)            
      raise_unknown_timezone
    end
    
    # Returns the set of TimezonePeriod instances that are valid for the given
    # local time as an array. If you just want a single period, use 
    # period_for_local instead and specify how ambiguities should be resolved.
    # Returns an empty array if no periods are found for the given time.
    def periods_for_local(local)
      raise_unknown_timezone
    end
    
    # Returns an Array of TimezoneTransition instances representing the times
    # where the UTC offset of the timezone changes.
    #
    # Transitions are returned up to a given date and time up to a given date 
    # and time, specified in UTC (utc_to).
    #
    # A from date and time may also be supplied using the utc_from parameter
    # (also specified in UTC). If utc_from is not nil, only transitions from 
    # that date and time onwards will be returned.
    #
    # Comparisons with utc_to are exclusive. Comparisons with utc_from are
    # inclusive. If a transition falls precisely on utc_to, it will be excluded.
    # If a transition falls on utc_from, it will be included.
    #
    # Transitions returned are ordered by when they occur, from earliest to 
    # latest.
    #
    # utc_to and utc_from can be specified using either DateTime, Time or 
    # integer timestamps (Time.to_i).
    #
    # If utc_from is specified and utc_to is not greater than utc_from, then
    # transitions_up_to raises an ArgumentError exception.
    def transitions_up_to(utc_to, utc_from = nil)
      raise_unknown_timezone
    end
    
    # Returns the canonical Timezone instance for this Timezone.
    #
    # The IANA Time Zone database contains two types of definition: Zones and 
    # Links. Zones are defined by rules that set out when transitions occur. 
    # Links are just references to fully defined Zone, creating an alias for 
    # that Zone.
    #
    # Links are commonly used where a time zone has been renamed in a 
    # release of the Time Zone database. For example, the Zone US/Eastern was 
    # renamed as America/New_York. A US/Eastern Link was added in its place,
    # linking to (and creating an alias for) for America/New_York.
    #
    # Links are also used for time zones that are currently identical to a full 
    # Zone, but that are administered seperately. For example, Europe/Vatican is
    # a Link to (and alias for) Europe/Rome.
    #
    # For a full Zone, canonical_zone returns self.
    #
    # For a Link, canonical_zone returns a Timezone instance representing the 
    # full Zone that the link targets.
    #
    # TZInfo can be used with different data sources (see the documentation for
    # TZInfo::DataSource). Please note that some DataSource implementations may 
    # not support distinguishing between full Zones and Links and will treat all
    # time zones as full Zones. In this case, the canonical_zone will always 
    # return self.
    #
    # There are two built-in DataSource implementations. RubyDataSource (which
    # will be used if the tzinfo-data gem is available) supports Link zones.
    # ZoneinfoDataSource returns Link zones as if they were full Zones. If the 
    # canonical_zone or canonical_identifier methods are required, the 
    # tzinfo-data gem should be installed.
    #
    # The TZInfo::DataSource.get method can be used to check which DataSource 
    # implementation is being used.
    def canonical_zone
      raise_unknown_timezone
    end
    
    # Returns the TimezonePeriod for the given local time. local can either be
    # a DateTime, Time or integer timestamp (Time.to_i). Any timezone 
    # information in local is ignored (it is treated as a time in the current 
    # timezone).
    #
    # Warning: There are local times that have no equivalent UTC times (e.g.
    # in the transition from standard time to daylight savings time). There are
    # also local times that have more than one UTC equivalent (e.g. in the
    # transition from daylight savings time to standard time).
    #
    # In the first case (no equivalent UTC time), a PeriodNotFound exception
    # will be raised.
    #
    # In the second case (more than one equivalent UTC time), an AmbiguousTime
    # exception will be raised unless the optional dst parameter or block
    # handles the ambiguity. 
    #
    # If the ambiguity is due to a transition from daylight savings time to
    # standard time, the dst parameter can be used to select whether the 
    # daylight savings time or local time is used. For example,
    #
    #   Timezone.get('America/New_York').period_for_local(DateTime.new(2004,10,31,1,30,0))
    #
    # would raise an AmbiguousTime exception.
    #
    # Specifying dst=true would the daylight savings period from April to 
    # October 2004. Specifying dst=false would return the standard period
    # from October 2004 to April 2005.
    #
    # If the dst parameter does not resolve the ambiguity, and a block is 
    # specified, it is called. The block must take a single parameter - an
    # array of the periods that need to be resolved. The block can select and
    # return a single period or return nil or an empty array
    # to cause an AmbiguousTime exception to be raised.
    #
    # The default value of the dst parameter can be specified by setting
    # Timezone.default_dst. If default_dst is not set, or is set to nil, then
    # an AmbiguousTime exception will be raised in ambiguous situations unless
    # a block is given to resolve the ambiguity.
    def period_for_local(local, dst = Timezone.default_dst)
      results = periods_for_local(local)
      
      if results.empty?
        raise PeriodNotFound
      elsif results.size < 2
        results.first
      else
        # ambiguous result try to resolve
        
        if !dst.nil?
          matches = results.find_all {|period| period.dst? == dst}
          results = matches if !matches.empty?            
        end
        
        if results.size < 2
          results.first
        else
          # still ambiguous, try the block
                    
          if block_given?
            results = yield results
          end
          
          if results.is_a?(TimezonePeriod)
            results
          elsif results && results.size == 1
            results.first
          else          
            raise AmbiguousTime, "#{local} is an ambiguous local time."
          end
        end
      end      
    end
    
    # Converts a time in UTC to the local timezone. utc can either be
    # a DateTime, Time or timestamp (Time.to_i). The returned time has the same
    # type as utc. Any timezone information in utc is ignored (it is treated as 
    # a UTC time).
    def utc_to_local(utc)
      TimeOrDateTime.wrap(utc) {|wrapped|
        period_for_utc(wrapped).to_local(wrapped)
      }
    end
    
    # Converts a time in the local timezone to UTC. local can either be
    # a DateTime, Time or timestamp (Time.to_i). The returned time has the same
    # type as local. Any timezone information in local is ignored (it is treated
    # as a local time).
    #
    # Warning: There are local times that have no equivalent UTC times (e.g.
    # in the transition from standard time to daylight savings time). There are
    # also local times that have more than one UTC equivalent (e.g. in the
    # transition from daylight savings time to standard time).
    #
    # In the first case (no equivalent UTC time), a PeriodNotFound exception
    # will be raised.
    #
    # In the second case (more than one equivalent UTC time), an AmbiguousTime
    # exception will be raised unless the optional dst parameter or block
    # handles the ambiguity. 
    #
    # If the ambiguity is due to a transition from daylight savings time to
    # standard time, the dst parameter can be used to select whether the 
    # daylight savings time or local time is used. For example,
    #
    #   Timezone.get('America/New_York').local_to_utc(DateTime.new(2004,10,31,1,30,0))
    #
    # would raise an AmbiguousTime exception.
    #
    # Specifying dst=true would return 2004-10-31 5:30:00. Specifying dst=false
    # would return 2004-10-31 6:30:00.
    #
    # If the dst parameter does not resolve the ambiguity, and a block is 
    # specified, it is called. The block must take a single parameter - an
    # array of the periods that need to be resolved. The block can return a
    # single period to use to convert the time or return nil or an empty array
    # to cause an AmbiguousTime exception to be raised.
    #
    # The default value of the dst parameter can be specified by setting
    # Timezone.default_dst. If default_dst is not set, or is set to nil, then
    # an AmbiguousTime exception will be raised in ambiguous situations unless
    # a block is given to resolve the ambiguity.
    def local_to_utc(local, dst = Timezone.default_dst)
      TimeOrDateTime.wrap(local) {|wrapped|
        if block_given?
          period = period_for_local(wrapped, dst) {|periods| yield periods }
        else
          period = period_for_local(wrapped, dst)
        end
        
        period.to_utc(wrapped)
      }
    end
    
    # Returns information about offsets used by the Timezone up to a given
    # date and time, specified using UTC (utc_to). The information is returned
    # as an Array of TimezoneOffset instances.
    #
    # A from date and time may also be supplied using the utc_from parameter
    # (also specified in UTC). If utc_from is not nil, only offsets used from 
    # that date and time forward will be returned.
    #
    # Comparisons with utc_to are exclusive. Comparisons with utc_from are
    # inclusive.
    #
    # Offsets may be returned in any order.
    #
    # utc_to and utc_from can be specified using either DateTime, Time or 
    # integer timestamps (Time.to_i).
    #
    # If utc_from is specified and utc_to is not greater than utc_from, then
    # offsets_up_to raises an ArgumentError exception.
    def offsets_up_to(utc_to, utc_from = nil)
      utc_to = TimeOrDateTime.wrap(utc_to)
      transitions = transitions_up_to(utc_to, utc_from)
      
      if transitions.empty?
        # No transitions in the range, find the period that covers it.

        if utc_from
          # Use the from date as it is inclusive.
          period = period_for_utc(utc_from)
        else
          # utc_to is exclusive, so this can't be used with period_for_utc.
          # However, any time earlier than utc_to can be used.
          
          # Subtract 1 hour (since this is one of the cached OffsetRationals).
          # Use add_with_convert so that conversion to DateTime is performed if
          # required.
          period = period_for_utc(utc_to.add_with_convert(-3600))
        end
      
        [period.offset]
      else
        result = Set.new
        
        first = transitions.first        
        result << first.previous_offset unless utc_from && first.at == utc_from
        
        transitions.each do |t|
          result << t.offset
        end
        
        result.to_a
      end
    end
    
    # Returns the canonical identifier for this Timezone.
    #
    # This is a shortcut for calling canonical_zone.identifier. Please refer
    # to the canonical_zone documentation for further information.
    def canonical_identifier
      canonical_zone.identifier
    end
    
    # Returns the current time in the timezone as a Time.
    def now
      utc_to_local(Time.now.utc)
    end
    
    # Returns the TimezonePeriod for the current time. 
    def current_period
      period_for_utc(Time.now.utc)
    end
    
    # Returns the current Time and TimezonePeriod as an array. The first element
    # is the time, the second element is the period.
    def current_period_and_time
      utc = Time.now.utc
      period = period_for_utc(utc)
      [period.to_local(utc), period]
    end
    
    alias :current_time_and_period :current_period_and_time

    # Converts a time in UTC to local time and returns it as a string according
    # to the given format.
    #
    # The formatting is identical to Time.strftime and DateTime.strftime, except
    # %Z and %z are replaced with the timezone abbreviation (for example, EST or
    # EDT) and offset for the specified Timezone and time.
    #
    # The offset can be formatted as follows:
    #
    # - %z - hour and minute (e.g. +0500)
    # - %:z - hour and minute separated with a colon (e.g. +05:00)
    # - %::z - hour minute and second separated with colons (e.g. +05:00:00)
    # - %:::z - hour only (e.g. +05)
    #
    # Timezone#strftime currently handles the replacement of %z. From TZInfo
    # version 2.0.0, %z will be passed to Time#strftime and DateTime#strftime
    # instead. Some of the formatting options may cease to be available
    # depending on the version of Ruby in use (for example, %:::z is only
    # supported by Time#strftime from MRI version 2.0.0 onwards.)
    def strftime(format, utc = Time.now.utc)      
      period = period_for_utc(utc)
      local = period.to_local(utc)      
      local = Time.at(local).utc unless local.kind_of?(Time) || local.kind_of?(DateTime)
      abbreviation = period.abbreviation.to_s.gsub(/%/, '%%')
      
      format = format.gsub(/%(%*)(Z|:*z)/) do
        if $1.length.odd?
          # Escaped literal percent or series of percents. Pass on to strftime.          
          "#$1%#$2"
        elsif $2 == "Z"
          "#$1#{abbreviation}"
        else
          m, s = period.utc_total_offset.divmod(60)
          h, m = m.divmod(60)
          case $2.length
          when 1
            "#$1#{'%+03d%02d' % [h,m]}"
          when 2
            "#$1#{'%+03d:%02d' % [h,m]}"
          when 3
            "#$1#{'%+03d:%02d:%02d' % [h,m,s]}"
          when 4
            "#$1#{'%+03d' % [h]}"
          else # more than 3 colons - not a valid option
            # Passing the invalid format string through to Time#strftime or
            # DateTime#strtime would normally result in it being returned in the
            # result. However, with Ruby 1.8.7 on Windows (as tested with Ruby
            # 1.8.7-p374 from http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/archives), this
            # causes Time#strftime to always return an empty string (e.g.
            # Time.now.strftime('a %::::z b') returns '').
            #
            # Escape the percent to force it to be evaluated as a literal.
            "#$1%%#$2"
          end
        end
      end
      
      local.strftime(format)
    end
    
    # Compares two Timezones based on their identifier. Returns -1 if tz is less
    # than self, 0 if tz is equal to self and +1 if tz is greater than self.
    #
    # Returns nil if tz is not comparable with Timezone instances.
    def <=>(tz)
      return nil unless tz.is_a?(Timezone)
      identifier <=> tz.identifier
    end

    # Returns true if and only if the identifier of tz is equal to the 
    # identifier of this Timezone.
    def eql?(tz)
      self == tz
    end
    
    # Returns a hash of this Timezone.
    def hash
      identifier.hash
    end
    
    # Dumps this Timezone for marshalling.
    def _dump(limit)
      identifier
    end
    
    # Loads a marshalled Timezone.
    def self._load(data)
      Timezone.get(data)
    end
    
    private
      # Initializes @@loaded_zones.
      def self.init_loaded_zones
        @@loaded_zones = ThreadSafe::Cache.new
      end
      init_loaded_zones
    
      # Returns an array of proxies corresponding to the given array of 
      # identifiers.
      def self.get_proxies(identifiers)
        identifiers.collect {|identifier| get_proxy(identifier)}
      end
      
      # Returns the current DataSource.
      def self.data_source
        DataSource.get
      end

      # Raises an UnknownTimezone exception.
      def raise_unknown_timezone
        raise UnknownTimezone, 'TZInfo::Timezone constructed directly'
      end
  end        
end