Read and write to gMail calendar?

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hi there!

Does anybody know how one would create a Corona app that could read from and write to a gMail calendar? I know that there are .ics files, but I have no idea where to start since I’m not a “networky” guy - I’m more of a hardcore pew-pew-jumpy-shooty guy :slight_smile:

#2

Well there is no official API for it so I don’t know how you would really do this without some native backend implementation.

–SonicX278

#3

I’d start by reviewing the REST API for Google calendar:

https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/v3/reference/#CalendarList

There appear to be get/put calls, so it shouldn’t be terribly complicated. Once you get the data into a table, you can use a calendar widget like below to show the data graphically:

https://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/60944-new-calendar-view/

#4

Oh boy… :slight_smile:

I don’t even know what REST means… Network stuff is ten years ago. I guess I better get back to my study books!

#5

Well there is no official API for it so I don’t know how you would really do this without some native backend implementation.

–SonicX278

#6

I’d start by reviewing the REST API for Google calendar:

https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/v3/reference/#CalendarList

There appear to be get/put calls, so it shouldn’t be terribly complicated. Once you get the data into a table, you can use a calendar widget like below to show the data graphically:

https://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/60944-new-calendar-view/

#7

Oh boy… :slight_smile:

I don’t even know what REST means… Network stuff is ten years ago. I guess I better get back to my study books!