Doc #75790 [Opn->Csd]: DateTimeZone::getTransitions(start,end)[0] is incorrect

[email protected] Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:37:36 +0000
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Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75790&edit=1

 ID:                 75790
 Updated by:         [email protected]
 Reported by:        z dot dacto at gmail dot com
 Summary:            DateTimeZone::getTransitions(start,end)[0] is
                     incorrect
-Status:             Open
+Status:             Closed
 Type:               Documentation Problem
 Package:            Date/time related
 Operating System:   Linux debian 3.16.0-4-amd64
 PHP Version:        5.6.33
 Block user comment: N
 Private report:     N

 New Comment:

Automatic comment on behalf of derickr
Revision: https://github.com/php/doc-en/commit/ceedf4c5240cf79ea24baa7f2fcffa312aaccda3
Log: Fixed bug #75790: DateTimeZone::getTransitions(start,end)[0] is timestampBegin


Previous Comments:
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[2018-01-11 01:57:07] z dot dacto at gmail dot com

While it is by design, is this the correct behavior since the first element isn't actually a valid timezone transition?

Aside from the what I mentioned in the original description, an alternative interpretation for DateTimeZone::getTransitions(start,end) would be such that only timezone transitions that happen between start and end would be included in the resulting array. Applied to the Test SCript, this should then result in:

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [ts] => 1509872400
            [time] => 2017-11-05T09:00:00+0000
            [offset] => -28800
            [isdst] => 
            [abbr] => PST
        )

)

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[2018-01-10 10:14:11] [email protected]

This is by design, but it does not seem documented. Marking it as a "Documentation Problem".

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[2018-01-10 08:15:34] z dot dacto at gmail dot com

Description:
------------
When optional argument `$timestamp_begin` is provided to `DateTimeZone::getTransitions` the first transition returned assumes a `ts` value of `$timestamp_begin` and a `time` value formatted from `$timestamp_begin`.

The first transition should instead be the one active during `$timestamp_begin`.

Test script:
---------------
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<pre>
<?php

$tz = new DateTimeZone('America/Los_Angeles');

# 1509872300 = 11-05-2017T8:58:20+0000
# 1515570270 = 01-10-2018T7:44:30+0000

$transition = $tz->getTransitions(1509872300, 1515570270);
print_r($transition);

?>
</pre>
</body>
</html>

Expected result:
----------------
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [ts] => 1489312800
            [time] => 2017-03-12T10:00:00+0000
            [offset] => -25200
            [isdst] => 1
            [abbr] => PDT
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [ts] => 1509872400
            [time] => 2017-11-05T09:00:00+0000
            [offset] => -28800
            [isdst] => 
            [abbr] => PST
        )

)

Actual result:
--------------
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [ts] => 1509872300
            [time] => 2017-11-05T08:58:20+0000
            [offset] => -25200
            [isdst] => 1
            [abbr] => PDT
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [ts] => 1509872400
            [time] => 2017-11-05T09:00:00+0000
            [offset] => -28800
            [isdst] => 
            [abbr] => PST
        )

)


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