/**
* Get the user's local timezone offset from UTC in hours
* @returns A string representation of the timezone offset (e.g., "+3", "-5", "+0")
*/
export const getTimezoneOffset = (): string => {
const offsetMinutes = new Date().getTimezoneOffset();
const offsetHours = -offsetMinutes / 60; // Negative because getTimezoneOffset returns negative for ahead of UTC
if (offsetHours >= 0) {
return `+${offsetHours}`;
}
return offsetHours.toString();
};