Re: XML format for calendars

On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 11:36, Mikael Hallendal wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Going to start adding support for reading/writing the calendar data that
> me and Richard has been implementing lately.
> 
> I was thinking something like this:
> 
> 
> <calendars>
>   <day-types>
>     <!-- Day types are project wide -->
>     <day-type id="1" name="Work day" description="A working day">
>       <interval start="08.30" end="11.30"/>
>       <interval start="12.30" end="17.30"/>
>     </day-type>
>     <day-type id="2" name="Nonwork day" description="A nonworking day"/>
>     <day-type id="3" name="My day type" description="I'm sleep late">
>       <interval start="10.00" end="13.00"/>
>       <interval start="13.30" end="18.30"/>
>     </day-type>
>   </day-types>
> 
>   <calendar name="Base calendar">
>     <!-- Set the default week -->
>     <default-week mon="1" tue="1" wed="1" thu="1" fri="1" 
>                   sat="2" sun="2"/>
>     <day-types> 
>       <!-- Override day types -->
>       <day-type id="1">
>         <!-- Make the working day start later and have shorter lunch -->
>         <interval start="09.00" end="12.00"/>
>         <interval start="12.30" end="17.30"/>
>       </day-type>
>     </day-types>
>     <days>
>       <!-- Override specific dates -->
>       <day date="20021202" type="day-type">2</day>
>       <day date="20021203" type="custom">
>         <interval start="09.30" end="12.30"/>
>         <interval start="13.00" end="17.00"/>
>       </day>
>     </days>
> 
>     <calendar name="My own calendar">
>       <!-- Derived calendar, days not overridden will be read 
>            from Base -->
>       <default-week mon="1" tue="1" wed="1" thu="3" fri="3" 
>                     sat="2" sun="2"/>
>     </calendar>
>   </calendar>
> </calendars>
> 
> What we have done is that you define a number of day types, these types
> have a name, a description and a set of default intervals. The default
> intervals can later be overridden in the calendars.
>  
> All time is thought of as non-working time and all inetervals define
> working time.
> 
> In the default week you define what day types the days of the week
> should have, the default week can then be overridden in a derived
> calendar.
> 
> The custom day type is to be able to just say "I want to change that day
> without having to define a new day type for doing so"...
> 
> So, comments please.
> 
> Regards,
>   Mikael Hallendal

Hi!


I think that it is a good design but i have a question. I dont know
exactly which are the puposes of calendar but, wouldn't it be a good
idea to include who is working in each interval ?

	<interval start="10.00" end="13.00" workers="Sandy, John"> 

Regards
Roberto.
-- 
Roberto Perez <[email protected]>