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							@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ XTZ is a poor man's `Temporal` polyfill, but just for time zones. \
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Demo: <https://therootcompany.github.io/tz.js/>
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```js
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// What's the current time, in ISO format?
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// What's the current time, in ISO+Offset format?
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TZ.toLocalISOString(new Date()); // "2021-11-07T03:15:59.000-0500"
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TZ.timeZone(); // "America/New_York"
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```
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```js
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// What will the ISO datetime string be
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// What will the ISO+Offset datetime string be
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// when it's 3:15am in New York?
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//
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// (Relative New York time to Absolute UTC Time)
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// (Relative New York time to Absolute ISO+Offset Time)
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TZ.toOffsetISOString("2021-11-07 03:15:59.000", "America/New_York");
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// "2021-11-07T03:15:59.000-0500"
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@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ TZ.toOffsetISOString("2021-11-07 03:15:59.000", "America/New_York");
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// What time will it be in New York
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// when it's 7:15am UTC?
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//
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// (Absolute UTC time to Relative New York time)
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// (Absolute UTC Zulu time to Relative New York time)
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TZ.toTimeZoneISOString("2021-03-14T07:15:59.000Z", "America/New_York");
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// "2021-03-14T03:15:59.000-0400"
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@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ TZ.toTimeZoneISOString("2021-03-14T07:15:59.000Z", "America/New_York");
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# Features
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- [x] Translate a UTC time to a Time Zone
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- [x] Translate a Zoned time to UTC
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- [x] Translate a UTC Zulu time to a Time Zone
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- [x] Translate a Zoned time to ISO+Offset
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- [x] Handles **Daylight Savings**, Weird Time Zones, etc...
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  - [x] Well-tested `npm run test`
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- [x] Lightweight (No deps)
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@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxki0D-ilnqa6horOJ2G18WMZlJeQFlAt
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> Convert UTC into a Target Time Zone
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Use ISO timestamps representing the absolute UTC time (with or without offset):
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Use ISO timestamps representing the absolute UTC time (ISO with or without offset):
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```txt
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"2021-11-07T08:15:59.000Z"
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@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ TZ.toTimeZoneISOString("2021-11-07T08:15:59.000Z", "America/New_York");
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var tzDate = TZ.toTimeZone("2021-11-07T08:15:59.000Z", "America/New_York");
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```
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### You can also use a date object with an absolute UTC time:
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### You can also use a date object with an absolute ISO time:
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```js
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var tzDate = TZ.toTimeZone(
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@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ new Date("2021-11-07T03:15:59.000-0500").toISOString());
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## `fromTimeZone(dtString, timeZone)`
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> Convert a Target Time Zone into UTC
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> Convert a Target Time Zone into ISO
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Use ISO-like timestamps representing the _local_ time in the target time zone:
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