Comment 13 for bug 1328600

Chris, Thomi and I discussed the need for a set of functional tests to assert what should be occuring with datetimestamps and timezones that go beyond what exists in autopilot trunk.

Namely, we'd like a suite of tests that can assert the same date + time in python as is present in a Qml. We'd like scenarios then to cover all 4 seasons (one every quarter to deal with daylight savings and other oddities), as well as several timezones around the globe.

The current MP does this on a unit testing level, but there is concern about how things correspond at a functional testing level. Chris and I agreed it would be useful to propose these functional level test enhancements as a separate MP against autopilot trunk to assert and understand what is occurring in autopilot today (filing bugs if found). These tests can then be used to verify the changes made in the MP and land them safely.