@kamkam1_0/datebook

DateBook

DateBook is simple to use module that allows you to create .ics files.

Installation

npm install @kamkam1_0/datebook

Functionalities

• Create a .ics file
• Get the buffer of that .ics file
• Get the text of that .ics file
• Download that ics file

How to use

Accepted date formats

• 1990/01/01
• 01/01/1990
• 1990-01-01
• 01-01-1990
• 1990/01/01T00:00:00
• 01/01/1990T00:00:00
• 1990-01-01T00:00:00
• 01-01-1990T00:00:00

Required infos

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let Calendar = new DateBook.Calendar()
.AddStart("01/01/1990T09:00:00")
.AddEnd("01/01/1990T19:00:00")
.AddTitle("Work")

Optional Infos

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let Calendar = new DateBook.Calendar()
.AddDescription("This is a description")
.AddGeo("48.861919983985295, 2.3379453552360845")
.AddLocation("91, Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris")

Recurrence

Frequencies

• hourly
• daily
• weekly
• monthly
• yearly

You can add two types of recurrence.

You can add one until a specific date.

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let Calendar = new DateBook.Calendar()
.AddRecurrence("daily", "02/01/1990")

You can also add a recurrence for a precise number of time.

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let Calendar = new DateBook.Calendar()
.AddRecurrence("daily", "2")

Download

There are different ways you can get the infos of your calendar.

Download name

You have the possiblity to add a name to the file that will be created. By default, the name of the file is the date of the event.

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let Calendar = new DateBook.Calendar()
Calendar.AddDownloadName("#name")//->01/01/1990-name.ics
Calendar.AddDownloadName("name")//->name.ics

Get the infos without downloading

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let Calendar = new DateBook.Calendar()

Calendar.toText()
Calendar.toBuffer()
Calendar.downloadInfos()//Gives you the infos based on the simulation of the download-> {name: "01/01/1190", extension: "ics", buffer}

Downloading

There are three ways to download a file.

You can simply download the file in the directory of the process.

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let Calendar = new DateBook.Calendar()
Calendar.download()

You can also indicate, based on the process directory, the path to follow.

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let Calendar = new DateBook.Calendar()
Calendar.download("/ics")

Finally, you can indicate the entire path to follow.

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let Calendar = new DateBook.Calendar()
Calendar.download("/Users/johndoe/Desktop/Dev/Bot")

Grouping Calendars

With datebook.js, you can choose to group several calendars into one. You can add a name to your grouped calendar (optional).

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let Calendar = new DateBook.Calendar()
let Calendar2 = new DateBook.Calendar()

let groupedCalendar = Datebook.joinCalendars([Calendar, Calendar2])
//OR
let groupedCalendar = Datebook.joinCalendars([Calendar.toText(), Calendar2])
//OR
let groupedCalendar = Datebook.joinCalendars([Calendar, Calendar2], "sport")
//OR
let groupedCalendar = Datebook.joinCalendars([Calendar.toText(), Calendar2], "sport")

Downloading a grouped Calendar

The path for the download follows the same process as the "traditional path" mentionned above.

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let groupedCalendar = Datebook.joinCalendars([Calendar, Calendar2])
groupedCalendar.download(groupedCalendar, "path")

Getting the downlaod informations about the grouped calendar

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let groupedCalendar = Datebook.joinCalendars([Calendar, Calendar2])
groupedCalendar.downloadInfos(groupedCalendar, "path")

Getting the buffer of the grouped calendar

const DateBook = require("@kamkam1_0/datebook")
let groupedCalendar = Datebook.joinCalendars([Calendar, Calendar2])
groupedCalendar.toBuffer(groupedCalendar)