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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Tests for the wp_timezone_override_offset function.
+ *
+ * @group Functions.php
+ *
+ * @covers ::wp_timezone_override_offset
+ */
+class Tests_Functions_wpTimezoneOverrideOffset extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	public function tear_down() {
+		delete_option( 'timezone_string' );
+		parent::tear_down();
+	}
+
+	/**
+ * @ticket 59980
+ */
+	public function test_wp_timezone_override_offset() {
+		$this->assertFalse( wp_timezone_override_offset() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 59980
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_timezone_override_offset_with_bad_option_set() {
+		update_option( 'timezone_string', 'BAD_TIME_ZONE' );
+		$this->assertFalse( wp_timezone_override_offset() );
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 59980
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_timezone_override_offset_with_EST_option_set() {
+		update_option( 'timezone_string', 'EST' );
+		$offset = wp_timezone_override_offset();
+		$this->assertIsFloat( $offset );
+		$this->assertEquals( -5, $offset );
+	}
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 59980
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_timezone_override_offset_with_NST_option_set() {
+		update_option( 'timezone_string', 'America/St_Johns' );
+		$offset = wp_timezone_override_offset();
+		$this->assertIsFloat( $offset );
+		$this->assertEquals( -3.5, $offset );
+	}
+}