FAQ: Getting Google Calendar Dependencies

In order to successfully build dz3-scheduler-gcal, you need some extra dependencies, and in order to run it, you need some more (both come from gdata-java-client library). Following are the steps to make them available (implies wget(1) installed on your system):

cd /tmp && \
wget http://gdata-java-client.googlecode.com/files/gdata-src.java-1.40.2.zip && \
cd /usr/local/src && \
unzip /tmp/gdata-src.java-1.40.2.zip

The /usr/local/src location is hardcoded into dz3-scheduler-gcal/pom.xml, change it if it doesn't work for you.

1.40.2 was the latest version available at the time the development of dz3-schedule-gcal was finalized, feel free to replace it with the latest available - but make sure individual dependency version numbers match.

Why So Ugly?

Because gdata-java-client hasn't been made available to the Maven Central Repository yet.

If you want to make it happen and know how to do it, please do so. If you find out that dependencies in question are already in the central repository by the time you read this, please let me know.

Coming Up: Calendar Integration

You could see some pretty definite hints here, now it's coming to life. So, what exactly is it?

Generic Schedule Updater

ScheduleUpdater interface in dz3-scheduler module provides the interface, and AbstractScheduleUpdater provides the most generic baseline for implementing any back end integration. Want to store your schedule in a flat file? Be my guest. Want to read it off IRC? Anytime.

The updater is injected into the scheduler, so you're pretty much free in what and how you do it. That is, in case if you're not happy with the concrete implementation that will be a part of the release.

Google Calendar Integration

Just like it was planned, DZ will read the schedule from the the calendar of the account of your choice. Both Google and Google Apps accounts are supported, as well as pulling schedule details off any public calendars that you've subscribed to. Basic connectivity has already been implemented, details will be ironed out between now and next release.