Added date factory

app/Dates/DateFactory.php

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Cachet.
+ *
+ * (c) Alt Three Services Limited
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Date;
+
+use Jenssegers\Date\Date
+
+class DateFactory
+{
+    /**
+     * The application timezone.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $appTimezone;
+
+    /**
+     * The cachet timezone.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $cachetTimezone;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new date factory instance.
+     *
+     * @param string $appTimezone
+     * @param string $cachetTimezone
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct($appTimezone, $cachetTimezone)
+    {
+        $this->appTimezone = $appTimezone;
+        $this->cachetTimezone = $cachetTimezone;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a Carbon instance from a specific format.
+     *
+     * @param string $format
+     * @param string $time
+     *
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
+     *
+     * @return \Carbon\Carbon
+     */
+    public function create($format, $time)
+    {
+        return Date::createFromFormat($format, $time, $this->cachetTimezone)->setTimezone($this->appTimezone);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a Carbon instance from a specific format.
+     *
+     * We're also going to make sure the timezone information is correct.
+     *
+     * @param string $format
+     * @param string $time
+     *
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
+     *
+     * @return \Carbon\Carbon
+     */
+    public function createNormalized($format, $time)
+    {
+        return $this->createFromFormat($format, $time)->setTimezone($this->appTimezone);
+    }
+}

app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Providers;
 
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory;
 use Illuminate\Bus\Dispatcher;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
@@ -40,6 +41,21 @@ class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function register()
     {
-        //
+        $this->registerDateFactory();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register the date factory.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function registerDateFactory()
+    {
+        $this->app->singleton(DateFactory::class, function ($app) {
+            $appTimezone = $app->config->get('app.timezone');
+            $cacheTimezone = $app->config->get('cachet.timezone');
+
+            return new DateFactory($appTimezone, $cacheTimezone);
+        });
     }
 }