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iCalcreator
iCalcreator is a PHP class managing iCal formatted files for non-calendar systems like CMS, project management systems and other applications able to process calendar information like agendas, tasks, reports, totos, journaling data and for communication with calendar systems and applications.
iCalcreator is built of a single class file with a simple interface and are calendar component property oriented.
iCalcreator features create, parse, edit and select calendar and calendar components.
Knowledge of calendar and rfc2445 is necessary! All functions calls are made as simple as possible BUT (, !!!,) read this rfc properly!
Howto summary
A short summary how to use iCalcreator; create, parse, edit and output.
CREATE 
CREATE 
require_once( 'iCalcreator.class.php' );
$v = new vcalendar();
// create a new calendar instance
$v->setConfig( 'unique_id', 'icaldomain.com' );
// set Your unique id
$v->setProperty( 'method', 'PUBLISH' );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "x-wr-calname", "Calendar Sample" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "X-WR-CALDESC", "Calendar Description" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "X-WR-TIMEZONE", "Europe/Stockholm" );
// required of some calendar software
.. .
$vevent = new vevent();
// create an event calendar component
$start = array( 'year'=>2007, 'month'=>4, 'day'=>1, 'hour'=>19, 'min'=>0, 'sec'=>0 );
$vevent->setProperty( 'dtstart', $start );
$end = array( 'year'=>2007, 'month'=>4, 'day'=>1, 'hour'=>22, 'min'=>30, 'sec'=>0 );
$vevent->setProperty( 'dtend', $end );
$vevent->setProperty( 'LOCATION', 'Central Placa' );
// property name - case independent
$vevent->setProperty( 'summary', 'PHP summit' );
$vevent->setProperty( 'description', 'This is a description' );
$vevent->setProperty( 'comment', 'This is a comment' );
$vevent->setProperty( 'attendee', 'attendee1@icaldomain.net' );
$v->setComponent ( $vevent );
// add event to calendar
.. .
$vevent = new vevent();
$vevent->setProperty( 'dtstart', '20070401', array('VALUE' => 'DATE'));
// alt. date format, now for an all-day event
$vevent->setProperty( "organizer" , 'boss@icaldomain.com' );
$vevent->setProperty( 'summary', 'ALL-DAY event' );
$vevent->setProperty( 'description', 'This is a description for an all-day event' );
$vevent->setProperty( 'resources', 'COMPUTER PROJECTOR' );
$vevent->setProperty( 'rrule', array( 'FREQ' => 'WEEKLY', 'count' => 4));
// weekly, four occasions
$vevent->parse( 'LOCATION:1CP Conference Room 4350' );
// supporting parse of strict rfc2445 formatted text
$v->setComponent ( $vevent );
// add event to calendar
.. .
// all calendar components are described in rfc2445
// a complete iCalcreator function list (ex. setProperty) in iCalcreator manual
.. .
$v->returnCalendar();
// redirect calendar file to browser
PARSE
PARSE
require_once( 'iCalcreator.class.php' );
$v = new vcalendar();
// create a new calendar instance
$v->setConfig( 'unique_id', 'icaldomain.com' );
// set Your unique id, required if any component UID is missing
$v->setProperty( 'method', 'PUBLISH' );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "x-wr-calname", "Calendar Sample" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "X-WR-CALDESC", "Calendar Description" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "X-WR-TIMEZONE", "Europe/Stockholm" );
// required of some calendar software
/* start parse of local file */
$v->setConfig( 'directory', 'calendar' );
// set directory
$v->setConfig( 'filename', 'file.ics' );
// set file name
$v->parse();
/* start parse of remote file */
$v->setConfig( 'url', 'http://www.aDomain.net/file.ics' );
// iCalcreator also support remote files
$v->parse();
.. .
$v->sort();
// ensure start date order
.. .
EDIT
EDIT
require_once( 'iCalcreator.class.php' );
$v = new vcalendar();
// create a new calendar instance
$v->setConfig( 'unique_id', 'icaldomain.com' );
// set Your unique id
$v->setProperty( 'method', 'PUBLISH' );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "x-wr-calname", "Calendar Sample" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "X-WR-CALDESC", "Calendar Description" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "X-WR-TIMEZONE", "Europe/Stockholm" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setConfig( 'directory', 'calendar' );
// set directory
$v->setConfig( 'filename', 'file.ics' );
// set file name
$v->parse();
while( $vevent = $v->getComponent( 'vevent' )) {
// read events, one by one
$uid = $vevent->getProperty( 'uid' );
// uid required, one occurence (unique id/key for component)
.. .
$dtstart = $vevent->getProperty( 'dtstart' );
// dtstart required, one occurence
.. .
if( $description = $vevent->getProperty( 'description', 1 )) {
// description optional, first occurence
.. .
// edit the description
.. .
$vevent->setProperty( 'description', $description, FALSE, 1 );
// update/replace the description
}
while( $comment = $vevent->getProperty( 'comment' )) {
// comment optional, may occur more than once
.. .
// manage comments
}
.. .
while( $vevent->deleteProperty( 'attendee' ))
continue;
// remove all ATTENDEE properties .. .
.. .
$v->setComponent ( $vevent, $uid );
// update/replace event in calendar with uid as key
}
.. .
.. .
// a complete iCalcreator function list (ex. getProperty, deleteProperty) in iCalcreator manual
.. .
SELECT
SELECT
require_once( 'iCalcreator.class.php' );
$v = new vcalendar();
// create a new calendar instance
$v->setConfig( 'unique_id', 'icaldomain.com' );
// set Your unique id
$v->setProperty( 'method', 'PUBLISH' );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "x-wr-calname", "Calendar Sample" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "X-WR-CALDESC", "Calendar Description" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "X-WR-TIMEZONE", "Europe/Stockholm" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setConfig( 'url', 'http://www.aDomain.net/file.ics' );
// iCalcreator also support remote files
$v->parse();
$v->sort();
// ensure start date order
$eventArray = $v->selectComponents();
// select components occuring today
// (including components with recurrence pattern)
foreach( $eventArray as $year => $yearArray) {
foreach( $yearArray as $month => $monthArray ) {
foreach( $monthArray as $day => $dailyEventsArray ) {
foreach( $dailyEventsArray as $vevent ) {
$currddate = $event->getProperty( 'x-current-dtstart' );
// if member of a recurrence set,
// returns array( 'x-current-dtstart', <DATE>)
// <DATE> = (string) date("Y-m-d [H:i:s][timezone/UTC offset]")
$dtstart = $vevent->getProperty( 'dtstart' );
// dtstart required, one occurence, (orig. start date)
$summary = $vevent->getProperty( 'summary' );
$description = $vevent->getProperty( 'description' );
.. .
.. .
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
require_once( 'iCalcreator.class.php' );
$v = new vcalendar();
// create a new calendar instance
$v->setConfig( 'unique_id', 'icaldomain.com' );
$v->setProperty( 'method', 'PUBLISH' );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "x-wr-calname", "Calendar Sample" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "X-WR-CALDESC", "Calendar Description" );
// required of some calendar software
$v->setProperty( "X-WR-TIMEZONE", "Europe/Stockholm" );
// required of some calendar software
.. .
.. .// parse calendar file(s) and/or edit/create calendar components.. .
.. .
// opt 1
$v->returnCalendar();
// redirect calendar file to browser
// opt 2
$v->setConfig( 'directory', 'depot' );
// set directory
$v->setConfig( 'filename', 'calendar.ics' );
// set file name
$v->saveCalendar();
// save calendar to file
Create/edit/show iCal/xCal files
You can test iCalcreator online and produce iCal/xCal/rssCal files from a HTML form, eventCreator, create iCal event file on-the-fly, example of how to employ iCalcreator in software development.
An example how to present and display information, tinycal, from iCal files, using iCalcreator class in the server software.
Roadmap
New release of eventCreator (2.4), using the new features from iCalcreator 2.6 and will support
- parsing and editing of existing iCal files and included events
- using iCalcnv package to allow import csv and export csv/xls files.
- creation of iCal file and events
- event alarms and recurrent events
- extended Ajax support.
New release of eventManager, a port of eventCreator (2.4) to Joomla.
Minor bug fix/function improvement releases of iCalcreator.
Next major release (3.x) of iCalcreator is a PHP 5.x, more strict object-oriented, refactored version.
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