Node RED Basic iCal Calendar

... because naming things is hard. This package provides two functional nodes to be able to query and react to being in (or out) of events in iCal-based calendars (eg: Google Calendar).

Nodes

calendar/cal-config

Configuration node. It can automatically refresh itself periodically and in the event of a failure can use a cached backup to work from. When the calendar is updated, the associated cal-sensor and cal-trigger nodes will automatically be aware of the up-to-date calendar information.

calendar/cal-sensor

On trigger, outputs true if the calendar is currently in an event, otherwise false. Only outputs on trigger. Output format: { inEvent: boolean, events: CalendarEvent[] } where events are the events that are currently in progress (so that'll be an empty array when inEvent is false. If the triggering message includes forceCalendarUpdate: true then the calendar will be re-fetched before querying.

calendar/cal-trigger

Sends to Output 1 when an event starts. Sends to Output 2 when an event ends. Cannot be triggered manually (use the sensor for manual queries). inEvent is true if the event is starting, otherwise false. event is the triggering event. Output format: { inEvent: boolean, event: CalendarEvent }

Debugging

See debugging.md

Credits

Almost everything you find here was shamelessly stolen from Benjamin Neumann (@naimo84) and his repo here: https://github.com/naimo84/node-red-contrib-ical-events. I stand on the shoulders of giants. Thank you, Benjamin.