Re: Freezing localtimestamp and other time function on some value

On 12.04.2016 21:05, Tom Lane wrote:
> I wrote:
>> 3. While I can see the point of wanting to, say, test weekend behavior
>> on a weekday, I do not see how a value of now() that doesn't advance
>> between transactions would represent a realistic test environment for
>> an app with time-dependent behavior.
> BTW, one possible way of meeting that particular requirement is to fool
> with your timezone setting.
>
> regression=# select timeofday();
>                timeofday
> -------------------------------------
>   Tue Apr 12 14:01:53.254286 2016 EDT
> (1 row)
>
> regression=# set time zone interval '+120 hours';
> SET
> regression=# select timeofday();
>                timeofday
> --------------------------------------
>   Sun Apr 17 18:01:58.293623 2016 +120
> (1 row)
>
>             regards, tom lane
>
>
Oh!
This is better than nothing =)!

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