From 7c73e7cf9750c7597e4b550a7c0ad3cb8a0c2dd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gregory Ballantine <gballantine@metaunix.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 22:27:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] [Issue #2] - Added config.py toggle for observing daylight
 savings time

---
 config.example.py | 1 +
 main.py           | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/config.example.py b/config.example.py
index 21fd9af..6760316 100644
--- a/config.example.py
+++ b/config.example.py
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ WIFI_PASSWORD = "YourPassword"  # Set this to your Wi-Fi network password
 # Time settings
 USE_24_HOUR = False  # Set this to True for 24-hour time (no AM/PM)
 UTC_OFFSET = -5  # Set this to your desired NTP server
+DST_OBSERVED = True  # Set this to false if you don't observe Daylight Savings Time
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 52ab8c6..2b6525e 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ def is_dst(year, month, day, hour_utc, weekday):
     - Ends:   1st Sunday in November at 02:00 local (06:00 UTC for UTC-4)
     Note: weekday is 0=Monday ... 6=Sunday.
     """
+    if not Config.DST_OBSERVED:
+        return False
+
     # 1. Months completely inside or outside DST
     if month < 3 or month > 11:
         return False