JSON.deserialize adding time

Question

CalEvent calEvent = (CalEvent) JSON.deserialize(calEventJson,  Technician_Dispatch_Util.CalEvent.class);
System.debug('OGDEBUG TDU calEventJson '+calEventJson);
System.debug('OGDEBUG TDU updateTechnicianCalEvent calEvent.startTime '+ calEvent.startTime + ' calEvent.endTime '+calEvent.endTime);

15:13:56.110 (110381617)|USER_DEBUG|[185]|DEBUG|OGDEBUG TDU calEventJson {"id":zzzzzzzzzzz","title":"zzzzz New College of zzz","allDay":false,"startTime":"2015-07-27T00:00:00.000","endTime":"2015-07-27T01:00:00.000","ownerId":"zzzzzzzzzz","description":"Perform PM visit as detailed on supplied spreadsheet. Check service office's documentation for equipment list. Contact dispatcher at Help Desk with any questions. For damaged equipment please specify the following:\n\n* Room Name:\n* Manufacturer:\n* Model:\n* Serial No.:\n* Problem: \n\nROOMS TO COVER:\n\nNew College of zz- Sarasota Fl - Carriage House\n\nNew College of zz- Sarasota zz- CHL 0\n\nNew College of zz- Fl - CHL 2z1"}

15:13:56.110 (110791126)|USER_DEBUG|[186]|DEBUG|OGDEBUG TDU updateTechnicianCalEvent calEvent.startTime 2015-07-27 04:00:00 calEvent.endTime 2015-07-27 05:00:00

You can see from the above log output that the json being passed in are correct:

"startTime":"2015-07-27T00:00:00.000"

"endTime":"2015-07-27T01:00:00.000"

However after calling JSON.deserialize time is added onto them (4 hours)

calEvent.startTime 2015-07-27 04:00:00

calEvent.endTime 2015-07-27 05:00:00

Why is this and how can I prevent against it?

FYI Troubleshooting further I tried something different

Map<String, Object> resultsMap = (Map<String, Object>) JSON.deserializeUntyped(calEventJson);
    String startTime = (String)resultsMap.get('startTime');//hack for issue with incorrect time saved
    String endTime = (String)resultsMap.get('endTime');

This startTime will have the correct String time But I cant convert it to Datetime as I get errors

Invalid date/time: 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000

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Answer 1

DateTime supports the presentation of the Date/Time in both GMT and in the time zone of the User. Is the User you are testing under in a time zone that is 4 hours different from GMT? Your debug output is I think being presented in the timezone of your User rather than in the GMT timezone.

If you change your debug output to use calEvent.startTime.timeGmt() and calEvent.endTime.timeGmt() I think you will see that the values from the JSON are preserved.

Answer 2

The below code solved our issue, After deserialisation the time was getting changed, inorder to have the exact time make use of Time.newInstance and pass Hours, minutes and seconds, that will give us the exact time without changing, refer the below logic to implement the same.For example here the input is 12:30 AM then it will be inserted as 12:30 AM

public class businessHourInsert {
   @AuraEnabled
    public static void insertBH(String strBhRecord){        
        try{
            System.debug('Inside the Apex  8 -->'+strBhRecord );
            
            Map<String, object> m =   (Map<String, object>) JSON.deserializeUntyped(strBhRecord);
            
            System.debug('BusinessHours>>>>' + m);            
            
            BusinessHours b = new BusinessHours();
            b.Name = (string)m.get('BhName');
            b.SundayStartTime = returnTime((string)(m.get('SundayStart')));
            b.IsActive = true;
            b.IsDefault= false;
            b.TimeZoneSidKey=(string) m.get('TimeZoneKey');            
            b.SundayEndTime = returnTime((string)(m.get('SundayEnd')));            
            System.debug('b---'+b);
            //  System.debug('result.SundayStart--result.SundayEnd-'+result.SundayEnd+'  '+result.SundayStart);            
            Map<String, Object> params = new Map<String, Object>();            
            params.put('InputBusinessHours', b);
            Flow.Interview.Create_Update_BH BhConfigFlow = new Flow.Interview.Create_Update_BH(params);
            BhConfigFlow.start();
  
        }catch(Exception ex){
            throw new AuraHandledException(ex.getMessage());
        }
    }
    
    public static time returnTime(string strTimeVar){
        String timeStr = (string)strTimeVar;
        String defaultTime = '00:00:00';          
        String[] ct = (timeStr != null) ? timeStr.split(':') :defaultTime.split(':');          
        Time t = Time.newInstance(Integer.valueOf(ct[0]), Integer.valueOf(ct[1]), Integer.valueOf(ct[1]), 0);
        return t;        
    }
    
    public class Bhrs {
        public String BhName;
        public Time SundayStart;
        public Time SundayEnd;
        public String TimeZoneKey;
        
    }
}