fixes

front/js/common.js

@@ -452,11 +452,11 @@ function localizeTimestamp(input) {
     // - Has GMT±offset: "Wed Feb 11 2026 12:34:12 GMT+1100 (...)"
     // - Has offset at end: "2026-02-11 11:37:02+11:00"
     // - Has timezone name in parentheses: "(Australian Eastern Daylight Time)"
-    const hasOffset = /Z$/i.test(str.trim()) || 
+    const hasOffset = /Z$/i.test(str.trim()) ||
                       /GMT[+-]\d{2,4}/.test(str) ||
                       /[+-]\d{2}:?\d{2}$/.test(str.trim()) ||
                       /\([^)]+\)$/.test(str.trim());
-    
+
     // ⚠️ CRITICAL: All DB timestamps are stored in UTC without timezone markers.
     // If no offset is present, we must explicitly mark it as UTC by appending 'Z'
     // so JavaScript doesn't interpret it as local browser time.
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ function localizeTimestamp(input) {
     if (!hasOffset) {
       // Ensure proper ISO format before appending Z
       // Replace space with 'T' if needed: "2026-02-11 11:37:02" → "2026-02-11T11:37:02Z"
-      isoStr = isoStr.replace(' ', 'T') + 'Z';
+      isoStr = isoStr.trim().replace(/^(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}) (\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2})$/, '$1T$2') + 'Z';
     }
-    
+
     const date = new Date(isoStr);
     if (!isFinite(date)) {
       console.error(`ERROR: Couldn't parse date: '${str}' with TIMEZONE ${tz}`);

server/models/event_instance.py

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class EventInstance:
                 eve_EventType, eve_AdditionalInfo,
                 eve_PendingAlertEmail, eve_PairEventRowid
             ) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?)
-        """, (mac, ip, timeNowUTC(as_string=False), eventType, info,
+        """, (mac, ip, timeNowUTC(), eventType, info,
               1 if pendingAlert else 0, pairRow))
         conn.commit()
         conn.close()

server/utils/datetime_utils.py

@@ -27,18 +27,18 @@ DATETIME_REGEX = re.compile(r'^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}$')
 def timeNowUTC(as_string=True):
     """
     Return the current time in UTC.
-    
+
     This is the ONLY function that calls datetime.datetime.now() in the entire codebase.
     All timestamps stored in the database MUST use UTC format.
-    
+
     Args:
         as_string (bool): If True, returns formatted string for DB storage.
                          If False, returns datetime object for operations.
-    
+
     Returns:
         str: UTC timestamp as 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' when as_string=True
         datetime.datetime: UTC datetime object when as_string=False
-    
+
     Examples:
         timeNowUTC()              → '2025-11-04 07:09:11'  (for DB writes)
         timeNowUTC(as_string=False) → datetime.datetime(2025, 11, 4, 7, 9, 11, tzinfo=UTC)
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ def timeNowUTC(as_string=True):
 
 
 def get_timezone_offset():
-    now = timeNowUTC(as_string=False).replace(tzinfo=conf.tz) if conf.tz else timeNowUTC(as_string=False)
+    if conf.tz:
-    offset_hours = now.utcoffset().total_seconds() / 3600 if now.utcoffset() else 0
+        now = timeNowUTC(as_string=False).astimezone(conf.tz)
-    offset_formatted =  "{:+03d}:{:02d}".format(int(offset_hours), int((offset_hours % 1) * 60))
+        offset_hours = now.utcoffset().total_seconds() / 3600
+    else:
+        offset_hours = 0
+    offset_formatted = "{:+03d}:{:02d}".format(int(offset_hours), int((offset_hours % 1) * 60))
     return offset_formatted
 
 
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ def normalizeTimeStamp(inputTimeStamp):
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def format_date_iso(date_val: str) -> Optional[str]:
     """Ensures a date string from DB is returned as a proper ISO string with TZ.
-    
+
     Assumes DB timestamps are stored in UTC and converts them to user's configured timezone.
     """
     if not date_val:
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ def parse_datetime(dt_str):
 
 def format_date(date_str: str) -> str:
     """Format a date string from DB for display.
-    
+
     Assumes DB timestamps are stored in UTC and converts them to user's configured timezone.
     """
     try:

test/api_endpoints/test_sessions_endpoints.py

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def test_get_sessions_calendar(client, api_token, test_mac):
     Cleans up test sessions after test.
     """
     # --- Setup: create two sessions for the test MAC ---
-    now = datetime.now()
+    now = timeNowUTC(as_string=False)
     start1 = (now - timedelta(days=2)).isoformat(timespec="seconds")
     end1   = (now - timedelta(days=1, hours=20)).isoformat(timespec="seconds")
 

test/server/test_datetime_utils.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TestTimeNowUTC:
     def test_timeNowUTC_datetime_has_UTC_timezone(self):
         """Test that datetime object has UTC timezone"""
         result = timeNowUTC(as_string=False)
-        assert result.tzinfo is datetime.UTC or result.tzinfo is not None
+        assert result.tzinfo is datetime.UTC
 
     def test_timeNowUTC_datetime_no_microseconds(self):
         """Test that datetime object has microseconds set to 0"""
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class TestTimeNowUTC:
         """Test that string and datetime modes return consistent values"""
         dt_obj = timeNowUTC(as_string=False)
         str_result = timeNowUTC(as_string=True)
-        
+
         # Convert datetime to string and compare (within 1 second tolerance)
         dt_str = dt_obj.strftime(DATETIME_PATTERN)
         # Parse both to compare timestamps
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class TestTimeNowUTC:
         """Test that timeNowUTC() returns actual UTC time, not local time"""
         utc_now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).replace(microsecond=0)
         result = timeNowUTC(as_string=False)
-        
+
         # Should be within 1 second
         diff = abs((utc_now - result).total_seconds())
         assert diff <= 1
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ class TestTimeNowUTC:
         """Test that string result matches datetime object conversion"""
         dt_obj = timeNowUTC(as_string=False)
         str_result = timeNowUTC(as_string=True)
-        
+
         # Convert datetime to string using same format
         expected = dt_obj.strftime(DATETIME_PATTERN)
-        
+
         # Should be same or within 1 second
         t1 = datetime.datetime.strptime(expected, DATETIME_PATTERN)
         t2 = datetime.datetime.strptime(str_result, DATETIME_PATTERN)
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ class TestTimeNowUTC:
     def test_timeNowUTC_multiple_calls_increase(self):
         """Test that subsequent calls return increasing timestamps"""
         import time
-        
+
         t1_str = timeNowUTC()
         time.sleep(0.1)
         t2_str = timeNowUTC()
-        
+
         t1 = datetime.datetime.strptime(t1_str, DATETIME_PATTERN)
         t2 = datetime.datetime.strptime(t2_str, DATETIME_PATTERN)
-        
+
         assert t2 >= t1