JavaScript TimeZone Converter ( for rails )

JavaScript Timezone converter library for rails applications. Basically lets you do timezone conversions in the browser, useful for client side applications. It also supports Daylight-Saving-Time.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'js-timezone-converter-rails'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

In your application.js, include the javascript file:

//= require js-timezone-converter

In your main layout file application.html.erb, include this tag inside the body section:

<%= js_timezone_converter_data %>

the converter

date = new Date; // => Thu May 16 2013 23:49:58 GMT+0300 (IDT)
date.at("Pacific Time (US & Canada)") // => Thu May 16 2013 13:49:58 GMT+0300 (IDT)
date.at("Hong Kong") // Fri May 17 2013 04:49:58 GMT+0300 (IDT)

get the available timezones ( with UTC offset )

Date.availableTimezones() 
/*
{
  International Date Line West: -39600,
  Midway Island: -39600,
  American Samoa: -39600,
  Hawaii: -36000,
  Alaska: -28800
  Abu Dhabi: 14400
  Adelaide: 34200
  ....
}
*/

to get the full list execute $ rake time:zones:all