switch from UTC time to local time in the log

[SilverChenMSFT]

All logs time stamp shows in output by Teams Tool kit is marked with UTC time.
It should use local time instead.
For example: following time stamp is using UTC time.
[2025-03-19T08:45:46.951Z] [Info] - 7/7 actions in provision stage executed successfully.
[2025-03-19T08:47:51.760Z] [Info] - Executing deploy

[teams-toolkit-assistant]

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It seems like you want to switch the log timestamps from UTC to your local time in the output of the Teams Toolkit. Unfortunately, the Teams Toolkit currently logs timestamps in UTC format without a built-in option to change it to local time.

However, you can convert these timestamps in your logging configuration or post-process the logs to format them according to your local time. Here’s a general idea of how you can achieve this:

Node.js (JavaScript) Example

If you have access to modify the part of the code where logs are output, you can convert the UTC timestamps to local time using libraries like moment-timezone or native JavaScript Date functions.

First, install the moment-timezone package if you don’t have it:

npm install moment-timezone

Then, you can use it in your logging function:

const moment = require('moment-timezone');

// Example log entry
let logEntry = '[2025-03-19T08:45:46.951Z] [Info] - 7/7 actions in provision stage executed successfully.';

// Extract the timestamp (assuming it's within the first set of square brackets)
let timestamp = logEntry.match(/\[(.*?)\]/)[1];

// Convert the UTC timestamp to local time
let localTime = moment.utc(timestamp).tz(moment.tz.guess()).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS');

// Replace the UTC timestamp with the local time
let localTimeLogEntry = logEntry.replace(/\[.*?\]/, `[${localTime}]`);

console.log(localTimeLogEntry);

Python Example

If you are working with Python, you can use the pytz and datetime modules to achieve similar conversion:

First, install the pytz package if you don’t have it:

pip install pytz

Then, you can use it in your logging function:

from datetime import datetime
import pytz

# Example log entry
log_entry = '[2025-03-19T08:45:46.951Z] [Info] - 7/7 actions in provision stage executed successfully.'

# Extract the timestamp
timestamp_str = log_entry.split(' ')[0][1:]

# Convert the UTC timestamp to local time
utc_time = datetime.strptime(timestamp_str, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ")
local_tz = pytz.timezone('America/New_York')  # replace with your timezone
local_time = utc_time.replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc).astimezone(local_tz).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f')

# Replace the UTC timestamp with the local time
local_time_log_entry = log_entry.replace(timestamp_str, local_time)

print(local_time_log_entry)

Replace 'America/New_York' with your relevant timezone.

Steps:

1. Identify where your log entries are being created or manipulated.
2. Extract the timestamp from the log entry.
3. Convert the timestamp from UTC to your local time.
4. Replace the original UTC timestamp in the log entry with the local time.

These are generic examples, and you might need to adjust them based on the logging system or the language you are using. If this needs to be a feature request for the Teams Toolkit, consider posting it as an issue or feature request on the Microsoft Teams GitHub repository.

If you need assistance with troubleshooting a specific Teams app or a Microsoft 365 agent, please provide more details!

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Note: This is an automated first response generated by AI. A human team member will review your issue and provide a more detailed response soon. We appreciate your patience!

[Prasad-MSFT]

Hi @SilverChenMSFT, currently, the logs generated by the Teams Toolkit in Visual Studio Code are displayed in UTC by default, and there is no built-in configuration in the Teams Toolkit to directly switch the log timestamps to local time.

To achieve your requirements, we recommend you give your feedback in Teams Feedback Portal.