Set user timezone automatically during signup.

templates/zerver/register.html

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Form is validated both client-side using jquery-validate (see signup.js) and ser
     {{ csrf_input }}
         <div class="input-box no-validation">
             <input type='hidden' name='key' value='{{ key }}' />
+            <input type='hidden' name='timezone' id='timezone'/>
             <input id="id_email" type='text' disabled="true" placeholder="{{ email }}" required />
             <label for="id_email" class="inline-block label-title">{{ _('Email') }}</label>
             <div class="required"></div>
@@ -223,6 +224,8 @@ $("[name=realm_org_type]").on("change", function () {
     $(".blob").hide();
     $("#org_type_blob_" + this.value).show();
 });
+
+$("#timezone").val(moment.tz.guess());
 </script>
 
 {% endblock %}

zerver/lib/test_classes.py

@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ class ZulipTestCase(TestCase):
 
     def submit_reg_form_for_user(self, email, password, realm_name="Zulip Test",
                                  realm_subdomain="zuliptest", realm_org_type=Realm.COMMUNITY,
-                                 from_confirmation='', full_name=None, **kwargs):
+                                 from_confirmation='', full_name=None, timezone=u'', **kwargs):
-        # type: (Text, Text, Optional[Text], Optional[Text], int, Optional[Text], Optional[Text], **Any) -> HttpResponse
+        # type: (Text, Text, Optional[Text], Optional[Text], int, Optional[Text], Optional[Text], Optional[Text], **Any) -> HttpResponse
         """
         Stage two of the two-step registration process.
 
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ class ZulipTestCase(TestCase):
                                  'realm_subdomain': realm_subdomain,
                                  'key': find_key_by_email(email),
                                  'realm_org_type': realm_org_type,
+                                 'timezone': timezone,
                                  'terms': True,
                                  'from_confirmation': from_confirmation},
                                 **kwargs)

zerver/views/registration.py

@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ from zerver.lib.actions import do_change_password, do_change_full_name, do_chang
     compute_mit_user_fullname
 from zerver.forms import RegistrationForm, HomepageForm, RealmCreationForm, \
     CreateUserForm, FindMyTeamForm
-from zerver.lib.actions import is_inactive
+from zerver.lib.actions import is_inactive, do_set_user_display_setting
 from django_auth_ldap.backend import LDAPBackend, _LDAPUser
 from zerver.decorator import require_post, has_request_variables, \
     JsonableError, get_user_profile_by_email, REQ
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.utils import get_subdomain
+from zerver.lib.timezone import get_all_timezones
 from zproject.backends import password_auth_enabled
 
 from confirmation.models import Confirmation, RealmCreationKey, check_key_is_valid
@@ -197,16 +198,22 @@ def accounts_register(request):
         short_name = email_to_username(email)
         first_in_realm = len(UserProfile.objects.filter(realm=realm, is_bot=False)) == 0
 
+        timezone = u""
+        if 'timezone' in request.POST and request.POST['timezone'] in get_all_timezones():
+            timezone = request.POST['timezone']
+
         # FIXME: sanitize email addresses and fullname
         if existing_user_profile is not None and existing_user_profile.is_mirror_dummy:
             user_profile = existing_user_profile
             do_activate_user(user_profile)
             do_change_password(user_profile, password)
             do_change_full_name(user_profile, full_name)
+            do_set_user_display_setting(user_profile, 'timezone', timezone)
         else:
             user_profile = do_create_user(email, password, realm, full_name, short_name,
                                           prereg_user=prereg_user,
                                           tos_version=settings.TOS_VERSION,
+                                          timezone=timezone,
                                           newsletter_data={"IP": request.META['REMOTE_ADDR']})
 
         if first_in_realm: