iCal

eluceo — iCal 2

This package offers an abstraction layer for creating iCalendars files. By using this PHP package, you can create *.ics files without the knowledge of the underling format. The output itself will follow RFC 5545 as good as possible.

Navigate through the project

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• report a bug or suggest a feature
• raise a question
• start a discussion

Installation

You can install this package by using Composer, running the following command:

composer require eluceo/ical

Version / Upgrade

The initial version was released back in 2012. The version 2 of this package is a complete rewrite of the package and is not compatible to older version. Please see the upgrade guide if you want to migrate from version 0.* to 2.*. If you just start using this package, you should install version 2.

#### 4. a) Save to file

```PHP
file_put_contents('calendar.ics', (string) $iCalendarComponent);

4. b) Send via HTTP

header('Content-Type: text/calendar; charset=utf-8');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="cal.ics"');

echo $iCalendarComponent;

Full example

The following example will create a single day event with a summary and a description. More examples can be found in the examples/ folder.

setSummary('Christmas Eve')
    ->setDescription('Lorem Ipsum Dolor...')
    ->setOccurrence(
        new Eluceo\iCal\Domain\ValueObject\SingleDay(
            new Eluceo\iCal\Domain\ValueObject\Date(
                \DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', '2030-12-24')
            )
        )
    );

// 2. Create Calendar domain entity
$calendar = new Eluceo\iCal\Domain\Entity\Calendar([$event]);

// 3. Transform domain entity into an iCalendar component
$componentFactory = new Eluceo\iCal\Presentation\Factory\CalendarFactory();
$calendarComponent = $componentFactory->createCalendar($calendar);

// 4. Set headers
header('Content-Type: text/calendar; charset=utf-8');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="cal.ics"');

// 5. Output
echo $calendarComponent;

License

This package is released under the MIT license.