Change Time display format to Local Time

Author: haneefdm

Diff for: CHANGELOG.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 * Native external dependencies have been integrated into the extension once again (`serialport` and `usb` packages),
   so the extension no longer depends on other extensions to provide related functionality.
 * Black Magic Probe now supports SWO via the dedicated USB endpoint.
+* Time format changed. We now print local time and a GMT offset. Before, it was always printed in GMT so you would have to manually convert it to local time. It will now look like `2025-04-13T19:11:51.929Z GMT-4`. It is still in ISO format but adjusted to local time. We chose not to use strings like PST, EST because this can be confusing across all the timezones across the world
 * ST-LINK GDB server (*not* st-util) now supports SWO functionality, using standard configuration options.
 * ST-LINK: you can now set `targetProcessor` in `launch.json` and that will set the `-m` option on the gdb-server
 * Bugfix [#1007](https://github.com/Marus/cortex-debug/issues/1007): An issue with how gdb works prevented RTOS detection when `"symbolFiles"` was used. It will now work if you do not use additional options to specify sections or a textaddress.

Diff for: src/common.ts

@@ -690,7 +690,31 @@ export class HrTimer {
     public createDateTimestamp(): string {
         const hrUs = this.createPaddedMs(6);
         const date = new Date();
-        const ret = `[${date.toISOString()}, +${hrUs}ms]`;
+        const ret = `[${HrTimer.toLocalIsoString(date)}, +${hrUs}ms]`;
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    private static tzStr = '';
+    private static tzOffsetMins = 0;
+    private static getGmtOffsetString(): string {
+        if (HrTimer.tzStr === '') {
+            const date = new Date();
+            HrTimer.tzOffsetMins = date.getTimezoneOffset();
+            const tzoHrs = HrTimer.tzOffsetMins / 60;
+            date.setMinutes(date.getMinutes() - HrTimer.tzOffsetMins);
+            HrTimer.tzStr = ' GMT' + ((tzoHrs < 0) ? '+' : '-') + tzoHrs.toFixed(1);
+            if (HrTimer.tzStr.endsWith('.0')) {
+                HrTimer.tzStr = HrTimer.tzStr.substring(0, HrTimer.tzStr.length - 2);
+            }
+        }
+        return HrTimer.tzStr;
+    }
+
+    public static toLocalIsoString(date: Date): string {
+        const tzStr = HrTimer.getGmtOffsetString(); // Get this first
+        const lDate = new Date(date);
+        lDate.setMinutes(lDate.getMinutes() - HrTimer.tzOffsetMins);
+        const ret = lDate.toISOString() + HrTimer.getGmtOffsetString();
         return ret;
     }
 

Diff for: src/dbgmsgs.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export class CortexDebugChannel {
             };
             // (options as any).loglevel = vscode.LogLevel.Trace;
             CortexDebugChannel.vscodeDebugChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Cortex-Debug');
-            CortexDebugChannel.vscodeDebugChannel.show(true);
+            CortexDebugChannel.vscodeDebugChannel.hide();
         }
     }