Proposal for File::iCal

The RFC 2445 (iCal) specification is a powerful format for internet calendaring and scheduling. Almost every popular calendar application can import and/or export iCal files. iCal is an emerging necessity. For this reason, I propose File::iCal. This package will feature complete support for the RFC 2445 specification. It will be able to read iCal files, extract all the objects stored within, export these to a generic calendar object (Date::Calendar for example) as well as be able to write new iCal files and modify existing ones. Currently, I have the foundation for the reading part of the process about 60% complete. Source code can be found at http://zorro.case.edu/viewcvs/php_classes/File_iCal/. The current implementation stores all file data in PHP classes which mimic the behavior of the types defined by RFC 2445. As I near the end of implementing the read part of the library, I would like some input regarding how to go about modifying and inserting objects into the calendar. I would also love to hear some thoughts, opinions, and criticism of the project so far as well as where you believe it should be taken. As a disclaimer, I know the files on my server do not fully comply with the coding standards, so please don't flame me ;) Gregory Szorc gregory.szorc@case.edu