Recurrence

DESCRIPTION:

A simple library to handle recurring events.

INSTALLATION:

Recurrence can be installed as Rails plugin or gem. To install it as gem, just run the command 

sudo gem install fnando-recurrence --source=http://gems.github.com

Sometimes Github just won't build the gem. You can then do the following

git clone git://github.com/fnando/recurrence.git
cd recurrence
rake gem:install

If you prefer it as a plugin, just run the command

script/plugin install git://github.com/fnando/recurrence.git

USAGE:

require 'rubygems'
require 'recurrence'

# Daily
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :day)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :day, :interval => 9)

# Weekly
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :week, :on => 5)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :week, :on => :monday)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :week, :on => [:monday, :friday])
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :week, :on => [:monday, :wednesday, :friday])
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :week, :on => :friday, :interval => 2)

# Monthly by month day
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :month, :on => 15)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :month, :on => 31)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :month, :on => 7, :interval => 2)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :month, :on => 7, :interval => :monthly)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :month, :on => 7, :interval => :bimonthly)

# Monthly by week day
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :month, :on => :first, :weekday => :sunday)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :month, :on => :third, :weekday => :monday)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :month, :on => :last,  :weekday => :friday)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :month, :on => :last,  :weekday => :friday, :interval => 2)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :month, :on => :last,  :weekday => :friday, :interval => :quarterly)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :month, :on => :last,  :weekday => :friday, :interval => :semesterly)

# Yearly
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :year, :on => [7, 4]) # => [month, day]
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :year, :on => [10, 31], :interval => 3)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :year, :on => [:jan, 31])
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :year, :on => [:january, 31])

# Limit recurrence
# :starts defaults to Date.today
# :until defaults to 2037-12-31
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :day, :starts => Date.today)
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :day, :until => '2010-01-31')
r = Recurrence.new(:every => :day, :starts => Date.today, :until => '2010-01-31')

# Getting an array with all events
r.events.each {|date| puts date.to_s }  # => Memoized array
r.events!.each {|date| puts date.to_s } # => reset items cache and re-execute it
r.events(:starts => '2009-01-01').each {|date| puts date.to_s }
r.events(:until => '2009-01-10').each {|date| puts date.to_s }
r.events(:starts => '2009-01-05', :until => '2009-01-10').each {|date| puts date.to_s }

# Iterating events
r.each { |date| puts date.to_s } # => Use items method
r.each! { |date| puts date.to_s } # => Use items! method

# Check if a date is included
r.include?(Date.today) # => true or false
r.include?('2008-09-21')

# Get next available date
r.next  # => Keep the original date object
r.next! # => Change the internal date object to the next available date

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