cal_to_md.swift

Swift script to fetch today's events, and output them to a markdown list with Obsidian-style links to notes [[]].

My primary use case is to output this list once a day and put them in my markdown notes, so if I want to keep individual meeting or appointment notes, I can use Obsidian to easily create the note tied to an event.

Usage

# Output default
./cal_to_md.swift
# Output with event names surrounded in wiki-link brackets
WIKI_LINK=true ./cal_to_md.swift
# Output with a mermaidjs gantt chart above the list of events
GANTT_CHART=true ./cal_to_md.swift
# Output the gantt chart, as well as use wiki-links to surround events in the list
WIKI_LINK=true GANTT_CHART=true ./cal_to_md.swift

Example Output:

- `12:00 AM - 12:00 AM` [[2021-11-21 - Amy Frank's 30th Birthday]]
- `08:00 AM - 09:15 AM` [[2021-11-21 - Finance call]]
- `12:00 PM - 01:00 AM` [[2021-11-21 - Lunch]]
- `02:15 PM - 02:45 PM` [[2021-11-21 - Team Sync]]
- `03:00 PM - 03:30 PM` [[2021-11-21 - 1-1 with Jeff]]

Alfred Workflow Configuration

WIKI_LINK [true|false] - Surround event names in wikilink-style [[ and ]] GANTT_CHART [true|false] - Turn the gannt chart on or off

TODO

• How to make asking for permissions easier for new users.

Thanks to rnorth

This script was inspired by their gist: https://gist.github.com/rnorth/040d0395036d8066740da321e830d666

calendar.png from commons.wikimedia.org

Contribute

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch
3. Make your changes
4. Commit all your changes to your branch
5. Create a Pull Request against this repo
6. Be sure to explain the changes you've made, and why you've made them.
7. You can tag me in the PR description

Changes

v1.5.0

Added GANTT_CHART option to script, and alfred workflow. Can turn the gantt chart on/off.

v1.4.1

Fix bugs #10 and #11

v1.4.0

Add gantt chart

v1.3.0

Add alfred build script

v1.2.1

Output a message when no events found for the current day.

v1.2.0

Added WIKI_LINK environment variable

v1.1.0

Created alfred workflow