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Usage of Time.zone= method RB-W1019

Bug risk
Major

Setting the timezone using Time.zone= should be avoided.

The zone attribute persists for the rest of the Ruby runtime, potentially causing unexpected behavior at a later time. Using Time.use_zone ensures the code passed in the block is the only place Time.zone is affected. It eliminates the possibility of a zone sticking around longer than intended.

Bad practice

Time.zone = 'EST'

Recommended

Time.use_zone('EST') do
  # do something
end

References

  1. It's About Time (Zones) - Thoughtbot