From d6924f7fbb9403d106022f58a1bda3b159e88ae6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ST-DDT <ST-DDT@gmx.de>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:44:57 +0200
Subject: feat(date)!: separate timeZone method (#2947)

---
 src/modules/date/index.ts | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

(limited to 'src/modules/date')

diff --git a/src/modules/date/index.ts b/src/modules/date/index.ts
index 10196d6e..f2eac1cf 100644
--- a/src/modules/date/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/date/index.ts
@@ -685,4 +685,23 @@ export class DateModule extends SimpleDateModule {
     assertLocaleData(values, 'date.weekday', type);
     return this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(values);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a random IANA time zone name.
+   *
+   * The returned time zone is not tied to the current locale.
+   *
+   * @see [IANA Time Zone Database](https://www.iana.org/time-zones)
+   * @see faker.location.timeZone(): For generating a timezone based on the current locale.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.location.timeZone() // 'Pacific/Guam'
+   *
+   * @since 9.0.0
+   */
+  timeZone(): string {
+    return this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(
+      this.faker.definitions.date.time_zone
+    );
+  }
 }
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