Context
I have a jabber bot implemented in Python on Google AppEngine and their xmpp library.
The bot forwards posts from a social network and I’d like post timestamps are in client’s timezone.
Question
Is it possible (and how) to query client for their local timezone so my bot can do respective adjustments? Again, the bot is based on appengine’s xmpp python library.
Alternatives
Of course, it can ask clients to specify their timezone explicitly on setup, store that value somewhere and use it later. But I’d prefer my bot extracts this information automatically, without human involvement.
Respective documentation
http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/xmpp/
Currently it is not possible, although XMPP has the ability to query for time zone Google App Engine doesn’t allow to send raw stanzas.
There is an issue about it in acknowledged mode but don’t bet on seeing it anytime soon.