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Get the current time in a timezone.
import Foundation
extension Date {
/**
Returns the current time in a timezone.
- Note:
`Date` is [time zone agnostic.](https://developer.apple.com/reference/foundation/date#overview)
*/
static func `for`(zone: TimeZone) -> Date {
let utcNow = Date()
let cal = Calendar.current
let flags: Set<Calendar.Component> = [.year, .month, .day, .hour, .minute, .second]
var comps = cal.dateComponents(flags, from: utcNow)
comps.second = (comps.second ?? 0) + zone.secondsFromGMT(for: utcNow)
// In practice cal.date shouldn't ever be nil
// http://stackoverflow.com/a/39376283
return cal.date(from: comps) ?? utcNow
}
}
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