MagicMirror/modules/default/calendar

Module: Calendar

The calendar module is one of the default modules of the MagicMirror. This module displays events from a public .ical calendar. It can combine multiple calendars.

Using the module

To use this module, add it to the modules array in the config/config.js file:

modules: [
	{
		module: 'calendar',
		position: 'top_left',	// This can be any of the regions. Best results in left or right regions.
		config: {
			// The config property is optional.
			// If no config is set, an example calendar is shown.
			// See 'Configuration options' for more information.
		}
	}
]

Configuration options

The following properties can be configured:

Option	Description
maximumEntries	The maximum number of events shown. Possible values: 0 - 100 Default value: 10
maximumNumberOfDays	The maximum number of days in the future. Default value: 365
displaySymbol	Display a symbol in front of an entry. Possible values: true or false Default value: true
defaultSymbol	The default symbol. Possible values: See Font Awsome website. Default value: calendar
maxTitleLength	The maximum title length. Possible values: 10 - 50 Default value: 25
fetchInterval	How often does the content needs to be fetched? (Milliseconds) Possible values: 1000 - 86400000 Default value: 300000 (5 minutes)
animationSpeed	Speed of the update animation. (Milliseconds) Possible values:0 - 5000 Default value: 2000 (2 seconds)
fade	Fade the future events to black. (Gradient) Possible values: true or false Default value: true
fadePoint	Where to start fade? Possible values: 0 (top of the list) - 1 (bottom of list) Default value: 0.25
calendars	The list of calendars. Possible values: An array, see calendar configuration below. Default value: An example calendar.
titleReplace	An object of textual replacements applied to the tile of the event. This allow to remove or replace certains words in the title. Example: <code> titleReplace: {'Birthday of ' : '', 'foo':'bar'} </code> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>displayRepeatingCountTitle</code></td> <td>Show count title for yearly repeating events (e.g. "X. Birthday", "X. Anniversary")<br> <br><b>Possible values:</b> <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> <br><b>Default value:</b> <code>false</code> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>timeFormat</code></td> <td>Display event times as absolute dates, or relative time<br> <br><b>Possible values:</b> <code>absolute</code> or <code>relative</code> <br><b>Default value:</b> <code>relative</code> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>urgency</code></td> <td>When using a timeFormat of <code>absolute</code>, the <code>urgency</code> setting allows you to display events within a specific time frame as <code>relative</code> This allows events within a certain time frame to be displayed as relative (in xx days) while others are displayed as absolute dates<br> <br><b>Possible values:</b> a positive integer representing the number of days for which you want a relative date, for example <code>7</code> (for 7 days)<br> <br><b>Default value:</b> <code>0</code> (disabled) </td> </tr> </tbody>

Calendar configuration

The calendars property contains an array of the configured calendars.

Default value:

config: {
	calendars: [
		{
			url: 'http://www.calendarlabs.com/templates/ical/US-Holidays.ics',
			symbol: 'calendar',
		},
	],
}

Calendar configuration options:

Option	Description
url	The url of the calendar .ical. This property is required. Possible values: Any public accessble .ical calendar.
symbol	The symbol to show in front of an event. This property is optional. Possible values: See Font Awesome website.
repeatingCountTitle	The count title for yearly repating events in this calendar. Example: 'Birthday'
user	The username for HTTP Basic authentication.
pass	The password for HTTP Basic authentication.