src/cif/helpers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package cif
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"git.fjla.uk/owlboard/timetable-mgr/log"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+func getDayString() string {
+	london, err := time.LoadLocation("Europe/London")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Msg.Error("Unable to load time zone info", zap.Error(err))
+	}
+
+	timeNow := time.Now().In(london)
+	day := timeNow.Weekday()
+
+	dayStrings := [...]string{"sun", "mon", "tue", "wed", "thu", "fri", "sat"}
+
+	return dayStrings[day]
+}

src/main.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
+	_ "time/tzdata"
 
 	"git.fjla.uk/owlboard/timetable-mgr/background"
 	"git.fjla.uk/owlboard/timetable-mgr/dbAccess"