define(['../number/pad'], function (pad) {

    /**
     * time zone as hour and minute offset from UTC (e.g. +0900)
     */
    function timezoneOffset(date){
        var offset = date.getTimezoneOffset();
        var abs = Math.abs(offset);
        var h = pad(Math.floor(abs / 60), 2);
        var m = pad(abs % 60, 2);
        return (offset > 0? '-' : '+') + h + m;
    }

    return timezoneOffset;

});