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GoogleCalendar.createEvent() method

This API is in beta and may contain contain bugs. Can be used in production with caution.

Creates an event.

Signature:

createEvent(props: CreateEventProps): Promise<CreateEventResponse>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
props	CreateEventProps

Returns:

Promise<CreateEventResponse>

Example 1

Create an event

import { defineAction } from "@runlightyear/lightyear";
import { GoogleCalendar } from "@runlightyear/gcal";

function addHours(date: Date, hours: number) {
  return new Date(date.getTime() + hours * 60 * 60 * 1000);
}

defineAction({
  name: "createEvent",
  title: "Create Event",
  apps: ["gcal"],
  variables: ["calendarId?", "summary"],
  run: async ({ auths, variables }) => {
    const gcal = new GoogleCalendar({
      auth: auths.gcal,
    });

    const response = await gcal.createEvent({
      calendarId: variables.calendarId || "primary",
      event: {
        summary: variables.summary!,
        start: {
          dateTime: addHours(new Date(), 1).toISOString(),
        },
        end: {
          dateTime: addHours(new Date(), 2).toISOString(),
        },
      },
    });

    console.log("Response: ", response.data);
  },
});

Example 2

Create an event with attendees

import { defineAction } from "@runlightyear/lightyear";
import { GoogleCalendar } from "@runlightyear/gcal";

function addHours(date: Date, hours: number) {
  return new Date(date.getTime() + hours * 60 * 60 * 1000);
}

defineAction({
  name: "createEventWithAttendees",
  title: "Create Event with Attendees",
  apps: ["gcal"],
  variables: ["calendarId?", "summary", "attendees"],
  run: async ({ auths, variables }) => {
    const gcal = new GoogleCalendar({
      auth: auths.gcal,
    });

    const attendees = variables.attendees!.split(",");

    const response = await gcal.createEvent({
      calendarId: variables.calendarId || "primary",
      event: {
        summary: variables.summary!,
        start: {
          dateTime: addHours(new Date(), 1).toISOString(),
        },
        end: {
          dateTime: addHours(new Date(), 2).toISOString(),
        },
        attendees: attendees.map((email) => ({
          email,
        })),
      },
    });

    console.log("Response: ", response.data);
  },
});

Example 3

Create an all-day event

import { defineAction } from "@runlightyear/lightyear";
import { GoogleCalendar } from "@runlightyear/gcal";

function tomorrow() {
  const date = new Date();
  date.setDate(date.getDate() + 1);
  return date.toISOString().split("T")[0];
}

defineAction({
  name: "createAllDayEvent",
  title: "Create All Day Event",
  apps: ["gcal"],
  variables: ["calendarId?", "summary"],
  run: async ({ auths, variables }) => {
    const gcal = new GoogleCalendar({
      auth: auths.gcal,
    });

    const response = await gcal.createEvent({
      calendarId: variables.calendarId || "primary",
      event: {
        summary: variables.summary!,
        start: {
          date: tomorrow(),
        },
        end: {
          date: tomorrow(),
        },
      },
    });

    console.log("Response: ", response.data);
  },
});