Prepares the input timezone value.
Changes the timezone before trying to use it, if necessary. Most imporantly, makes sure there is a valid timezone object before moving further.
mixed $timezone: Either a timezone name or a timezone object or NULL.
protected function prepareTimezone($timezone) {
// If the input timezone is a valid timezone object, use it.
if ($timezone instanceof \DateTimezone) {
$timezone_adjusted = $timezone;
}
elseif (empty($timezone) && $this->inputTimeAdjusted instanceof \DateTime) {
$timezone_adjusted = $this->inputTimeAdjusted
->getTimezone();
}
elseif (!empty($timezone) && is_string($timezone)) {
$timezone_adjusted = new \DateTimeZone($timezone);
}
// Default to the system timezone when not explicitly provided.
// If the system timezone is missing, use 'UTC'.
if (empty($timezone_adjusted) || !$timezone_adjusted instanceof \DateTimezone) {
$system_timezone = date_default_timezone_get();
$timezone_name = !empty($system_timezone) ? $system_timezone : 'UTC';
$timezone_adjusted = new \DateTimeZone($timezone_name);
}
// We are finally certain that we have a usable timezone.
$this->inputTimeZoneAdjusted = $timezone_adjusted;
}