Fixed timezone issues to ignore external TZ settings

   - All Encoders use the UTC clock
   - timestamp in bulletinIdentifier is UTC based

gifts/common/Encoder.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import os
 
 from . import bulletin
 from . import xmlConfig as des
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@ def __init__(self):
 
         self.geoLocationsDB = None
         self._Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        #
+        # Always work in GMT
+        os.environ['TZ'] = 'GMT0'
 
     def encode(self, text, receiptTime=None, **attrs):
         """Parses text to extract the WMO AHL line and one or more TAC forms.

gifts/common/bulletin.py

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 except ValueError:
     pass
 
+import datetime
 import os
 import re
 import sys
-import time
 import uuid
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def _export(self, compress=False):
             metInfo = ET.SubElement(self.bulletin, 'meteorologicalInformation')
             metInfo.append(child)
 
-        fn = '{}_{}.xml'.format(self._bulletinId, time.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S'))
+        fn = '{}_{}.xml'.format(self._bulletinId, datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S'))
         if compress:
             fn = '{}.gz'.format(fn)
 

setup.cfg

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = IWXXM encoders for Annex3 TAC products
 author = Mark Oberfield - NOAA/NWS/OSTI/MDL/WIAD
 author_email = [email protected]
 maintainer = Mark Oberfield
-version = 1.4.0
+version = 1.4.1
 classifiers = Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Operating System :: OS Independent
     Topic :: Text Processing :: Markup :: XML