Commit 4d13570
Fix TimestampConverter.toString() to avoid unwanted timezone conversion (#1061)
## Description
This PR fixes an issue in `TimestampConverter.toString()` where
timestamp values were being converted to UTC and returned in ISO8601
format, causing inconsistency with `getObject()` behavior.
### Problem
The `TimestampConverter.toString()` method was using
`toInstant().toString()`, which:
1. Interprets the timestamp in the system's default timezone
2. Converts it to UTC
3. Returns ISO8601 format with 'Z' suffix
This caused inconsistent behavior:
- `ResultSet.getString(timestamp_col)` returned:
`"2025-12-11T19:32:34Z"` (UTC, ISO8601)
- `ResultSet.getObject(timestamp_col).toString()` returned: `"2025-12-12
01:02:34.0"` (SQL format, no conversion)
This violates JDBC specifications which state that timestamp conversions
should not perform timezone transformations, and causes date/time
mismatches.
### Solution
Changed `TimestampConverter.toString()` to use `Timestamp.toString()`
directly instead of `toInstant().toString()`. This:
- Returns SQL standard format (`yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fffffffff`)
- Avoids unwanted timezone conversion
- Makes `getString()` consistent with `getObject().toString()`
- Matches Simba driver behavior
- Aligns with Databricks documentation
### Changes
- **TimestampConverter.java:80** - Changed from `toInstant().toString()`
to `toString()`
- **TimestampConverterTest.java** - Updated test expectations to match
SQL standard format
## Testing
- All 8 tests in `TimestampConverterTest` pass successfully
- Verified no breaking changes to other timestamp-related functionality
- Test coverage includes:
- Timestamp conversion in different timezones (IST, UTC)
- String representation consistency
- Timestamp parsing with and without timezone offsets
### Test Results
```
Tests run: 8, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0
BUILD SUCCESS
```
## Additional Notes to the Reviewer
### Key Points
1. **No Behavioral Change to Timestamp Objects**: The fix only affects
the string representation returned by `getString()`. The actual
`Timestamp` objects and their epoch values remain unchanged.
2. **Consistency with JDBC Specification**: Per JDBC 4.3 spec: "The
Timestamp class represents a timestamp without a time zone. The JDBC
driver should not perform any timezone conversions."
3. **Format Comparison**:
- **Before**: `"2025-12-11T19:32:34Z"` (ISO8601, UTC)
- **After**: `"2025-12-12 01:02:34.0"` (SQL standard, no conversion)
4. **Impact**: Applications using `getString()` on timestamp columns
will see the format change, but this is actually a bug fix that makes
the behavior correct and consistent.
Resolves
[ES-1615436](https://databricks.atlassian.net/browse/ES-1615436)
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[ES-1615436]:
https://databricks.atlassian.net/browse/ES-1615436?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNWRkNTljNzYxNjVmNDY3MDlhMDU5Y2ZhYzA5YTRkZjUiLCJwIjoiZ2l0aHViLWNvbS1KU1cifQ
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