X-Git-Url: https://git.cweiske.de/bdrem.git/blobdiff_plain/4c358456ec4129e8c27c5b0274fd92277795bf00..96ad995ae69cf445542ed19d64e84b19c9623e35:/README.rst diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index b0cb9c1..e503d3b 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ bdrem - Birthday reminder by mail ********************************* Birthday reminder that sends out e-mails. -It can also generate ASCII tables on your console/shell and normal HTML pages. +It can also generate ASCII tables on your console, iCalendar files +and normal HTML pages. .. contents:: @@ -17,13 +18,15 @@ Data sources - Multiple date fields per record supported. - An LDAP server -- `Birthday reminder ` files (``.bdf``) +- `Birthday reminder `_ files (``.bdf``) +- CSV files Output formats ============== - ASCII table - HTML - Email (text + HTML parts) +- iCalendar ===== @@ -80,6 +83,24 @@ If you only want an email if there is a birthday, use ``--stoponempty``:: Make sure your config file contains ``$mail_from`` and ``$mail_to`` settings. +iCalendar +========= +Exporting birthday events into an ``.ics`` file is easy:: + + $ bdrem --renderer=ical > birthdays.ics + +It is possible to access the calendar via HTTP, too:: + + http://example.org/bdrem/?renderer=ical + +You can subscribe to it in your calendar or email application. +Integration has been tested with Thunderbird's Lightning__ and Claws Mail's +vCalendar__ plugin. + +__ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/lightning/ +__ http://www.claws-mail.org/plugin.php?plugin=vcalendar + + HTML page ========= Simply point your web browser to the ``.phar`` file, or ``index.php``. @@ -113,6 +134,63 @@ __ http://cweiske.de/birthday.htm __ http://cweiske.de/birthday3.htm +CSV file +======== +Comma separated value files can be used with bdrem. +They should at least contain a column with the name, and one with the date. + +Simple configuration if you use the default settings:: + + $source = array( + 'Csv', + '/path/to/file.csv' + ); + +Complex configuration:: + + $source = array( + 'Csv', + array( + 'filename' => '/path/to/file.csv', + 'columns' => array( + 'name' => 0, + 'event' => 1, + 'date' => 2 + ), + 'firstLineIsHeader' => true, + 'defaultEvent' => 'Birthday', + 'separator' => ',', + ) + ); + +Configuration options +--------------------- +``columns`` + Determines the position of the name, event and date columns. + ``0`` is the first column. + You can use ``false`` to disable a column; helpful if there is no + ``event`` column. + + Default: + + ``array('name' => 0, 'event' => 1, 'date' => 2)`` + +``defaultEvent`` + Text to use as event if there is no event column. + + Defaults to ``Birthday`` + +``firstLineIsHeader`` + If the first line in the CSV is column header data + + Defaults to ``true`` + +``separator`` + How columns are separated. + + Defaults to ``,`` + + LDAP server =========== *bdrem* can read birthdays and other events from persons in an LDAP server. @@ -188,11 +266,15 @@ Dependencies - PDO - PEAR packages: - - Console_CommandLine - - Console_Table - - Mail - - Mail_mime - - Net_LDAP2 + - `Console_Color2 `_ + - `Console_CommandLine `_ + - `Console_Table `_ + - `Mail_mime `_ + - `Net_LDAP2 `_ + + +Note that the ``.phar`` file already includes all dependencies; +you do not need to install anything. ======= @@ -203,6 +285,18 @@ License __ http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html +======== +Homepage +======== +Web site + http://cweiske.de/bdrem.htm + +Source code + http://git.cweiske.de/bdrem.git + + Mirror: https://github.com/cweiske/bdrem + + ====== Author ======