fix: Date time format in receipt (#367)

strr-api/src/strr_api/services/payment_service.py

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 from strr_api.models import Application, Events, RentalProperty
 from strr_api.services.events_service import EventsService
 from strr_api.services.user_service import UserService
+from strr_api.utils.date_util import DateUtil
 
 STRATA_HOTEL_REG = "STRATAREG"
 
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ def get_payment_receipt(self, user_jwt: JwtManager, application: Application):
             "Account-Id": str(application.payment_account),
         }
         payload = {
-            "filingDateTime": application.application_date.isoformat(),
+            "filingDateTime": DateUtil.format_as_string(application.application_date),
             "effectiveDateTime": "",
             "filingIdentifier": str(application.id),
         }

strr-api/src/strr_api/utils/date_util.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright © 2024 Province of British Columbia
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+"""Date utilities."""
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import pytz
+
+
+class DateUtil:
+    """Date utility using legislation timezone for reporting and future effective dates."""
+
+    LEGISLATIVE_TIMEZONE = "America/Vancouver"
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def as_legislation_timezone(date_time: datetime) -> datetime:
+        """Return a datetime adjusted to the legislation timezone."""
+        return date_time.astimezone(pytz.timezone(DateUtil.LEGISLATIVE_TIMEZONE))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def format_as_string(date_time: datetime) -> str:
+        """Return a datetime string in this format (eg: `August 5, 2021 at 11:00 am Pacific time`)."""
+        # ensure is set to correct timezone
+        date_time = DateUtil.as_legislation_timezone(date_time)
+        hour = date_time.strftime("%I").lstrip("0")
+        # %p provides locale value: AM, PM (en_US); am, pm (de_DE); So forcing it to be lower in any case
+        am_pm = date_time.strftime("%p").lower()
+        date_time_str = date_time.strftime(f"%B %-d, %Y at {hour}:%M {am_pm} Pacific time")
+        return date_time_str