This library parses the iCalendar format defined in RFC5545, as well as similar formats like vCard.

There are probably some issues to be taken care of, but the library should work for most cases. If you like to help out and would like to discuss any API changes, please contact me or create an issue.

Initially, the goal was to port the JavaScript ical.js library. Many code/algorithms were taken from it at first; but in order to but more “Rusty”, a complete rewrite was made.

Put this in your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
ical = "0.10"

There are several ways to use the ical crate, depending on the level of parsing you want. Some new wrappers/formatters could appear in future releases.

By default all the features are included, but you can include only the features you need in your project.

The parsers (PropertyParser and IcalParser) only parse the content and uppercase the case-insensitive fields. No checks are made on the fields’ validity.

Wraps the result of the PropertyParser into components.

Each component can contains properties (ie: Property) or sub-components.

• The IcalParser returns IcalCalendar
• The VcardParser returns VcardContact

Cargo.toml:

[dependencies.ical]
version = "0.10"
default-features = false
features = ["ical", "vcard"]

Code:

extern crate ical;

use std::io::BufReader;
use std::fs::File;

fn main() {
    let buf = BufReader::new(File::open("/tmp/component.ics")
        .unwrap());

    let reader = ical::IcalParser::new(buf);

    for line in reader {
        println!("{:?}", line);
    }
}

Output:

IcalCalendar {
  properties: [],
  events: [
    IcalEvent {
      properties: [ Property { ... }, ... ],
      alarms: [
        IcalAlarm {
          properties: [ Property { ... } ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  alarms: [],
  todos: [],
  journals: [],
  free_busys: [],
  timezones: []
}

Parse the result of LineReader into three parts:

• The name of the line attribute formatted in uppercase.
• A vector of (key, value) tuples for the parameters:
  • The param key is formatted in uppercase.
  • The param value is untouched.
• The property value is untouched.

It work for both the vCard and iCal formats.

Cargo.toml:

[dependencies.ical]
version = "0.10"
default-features = false
features = ["property"]

Code:

extern crate ical;

use std::io::BufReader;
use std::fs::File;

fn main() {
    let buf = BufReader::new(File::open("/tmp/component.ics")
        .unwrap());

    let reader = ical::PropertyParser::from_reader(buf);

    for line in reader {
        println!("{:?}", line);
    }
}

Input -> Output:

begin:VCALENDAR                           Ok(Property { name: "BEGIN", params: None, value: Some("VCALENDAR") })
ATTENDEE;cn=FooBar:mailto:foo3@bar    ->  Ok(Property { name: "ATTENDEE", params: Some([("CN", "FooBar")]), value: Some("mailto:foo3@bar") })
DESCRIPTION:                              Ok(Property { name: "DESCRIPTION": params: None, value: None })
END:VCALENDAR                             Ok(Property { name: "END", params: None, value: Some("VCALENDAR") })

This is a very low-level parser. It cleans empty lines and unfolds them.

It work for both the vCard and iCal formats.

Cargo.toml:

[dependencies.ical]
version = "0.10"
default-features = false
features = ["line"]

Code:

extern crate ical;

use std::io::BufReader;
use std::fs::File;

fn main() {
    let buf = BufReader::new(File::open("/tmp/component.ics")
        .unwrap());

    let reader = ical::LineReader::new(buf);

    for line in reader {
        println!("{}", line);
    }
}

Input -> Output:

BEGIN:VCALENDAR        Line 0: BEGIN:VCALENDAR
BEGIN:VEVENT           Line 1: BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:foo and   ->   Line 3: SUMMARY:foo andbar
 bar
END:VEVENT             Line 4: END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR          Line 5: END:VCALENDAR

The other way to use ical is to generate ical/ics files. Builder for Events, Calendar and VCards ensure filling of mandatory fields.

A fair knowledge of the iCal-standards is necessary to create usable ics-files, even so the IcalEventBuilder helps to stick to the formalities.

Cargo.toml:

[dependencies.ical]
version = "0.10"
default-features = false
features = ["ical", "vcard", "generator"]

Code:

extern crate ical;

use crate::ical::{generator::*, *};

fn main() {
  let mut cal = IcalCalendarBuilder::version("2.0")
          .gregorian()
          .prodid("-//ical-rs//github.com//")
          .build();

  let event = IcalEventBuilder::tzid("Europe/Berlin")
          .uid("UID for identifying this event.")
          .changed("20210115")
          .one_day("20220101")
          .set(ical_property!("SUMMARY", "New Year"))
          .build();
  cal.events.push(event);

  print!("{}", cal.generate());
}