From c5ab426e231624898443673558fcab52b3c663d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Brage=20Skj=C3=B8nborg?= <bskjon@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:24:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] UTC

---
 apps/py-metadata/utils/time.py  | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 apps/py-watcher/models/event.py |  4 +++-
 apps/py-watcher/utils/time.py   | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 apps/py-metadata/utils/time.py
 create mode 100644 apps/py-watcher/utils/time.py

diff --git a/apps/py-metadata/utils/time.py b/apps/py-metadata/utils/time.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31807ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/py-metadata/utils/time.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+def utc_now():
+    """
+    Returnerer et offset-aware UTC datetime-objekt.
+    Brukes for alle timestamps som skal inn i databasen.
+    """
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+
+def utc_iso():
+    """
+    Returnerer en ISO8601-streng i UTC, f.eks. '2025-01-22T12:34:56.789012+00:00'
+    Perfekt for JSON-serialisering og DB-felter som lagres som tekst.
+    """
+    return utc_now().isoformat()
diff --git a/apps/py-watcher/models/event.py b/apps/py-watcher/models/event.py
index a3c3ab5b..d66ba588 100644
--- a/apps/py-watcher/models/event.py
+++ b/apps/py-watcher/models/event.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional, Set
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
+from utils.time import utc_now
+
 # --- Metadata ---
 class Metadata(BaseModel):
     created: str
@@ -34,6 +36,6 @@ def create_event(event_cls, file_name: str, file_uri: str, reference_id: Optiona
     return event_cls(
         referenceId=reference_id or str(uuid.uuid4()),
         eventId=str(uuid.uuid4()),
-        metadata=Metadata(created=datetime.now().isoformat()),
+        metadata=Metadata(created=utc_now().isoformat()),
         data=FileInfo(fileName=file_name, fileUri=file_uri)
     )
diff --git a/apps/py-watcher/utils/time.py b/apps/py-watcher/utils/time.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31807ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/py-watcher/utils/time.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+def utc_now():
+    """
+    Returnerer et offset-aware UTC datetime-objekt.
+    Brukes for alle timestamps som skal inn i databasen.
+    """
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+
+def utc_iso():
+    """
+    Returnerer en ISO8601-streng i UTC, f.eks. '2025-01-22T12:34:56.789012+00:00'
+    Perfekt for JSON-serialisering og DB-felter som lagres som tekst.
+    """
+    return utc_now().isoformat()