ics_to_gcal

Read in iCalendar (ics) files and export Google Calendar (gcal) events

Clone

cd <desired_storage_location>
git clone /~https://github.com/tahouse/ics_to_gcal.git

or

git@github.com:tahouse/ics_to_gcal.git

Installation

cd <ics_to_gcal path>
pip install -r requirements.txt

Create a file config.json and add the following path to the Apple Calendar storage location for imported Exchange calendar

{
    "path":
        "$HOME/Library/Calendars/XXXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXX.exchange/XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXX.calendar/Events",
    "calendarId":
        "primary",
    "calendar_replace":
        true
}

Alternatively, enter if the config.json is not found in the root folder, the user will be prompted to enter a directory for the ics files.

Run manually

Note: this is currently setup to clear the calendar! Setting calendar_replace to false above will append new events.

Run the script with python cal.py

Follow prompts for granting Calendar API access and storing your access token (stored as token.pickle).

Confirm calendar is updated correctly on http://calendar.google.com

Install in crontab for routine syncronization

cd <ics_to_gcal path>
pip install -r requirements.txt

Run crontab -e and add the following line for running every 30 minutes:

30 * * * *  <ics_to_gcal path>/script.sh 2>&1 >> <ics_to_gcal path>/out.log &

replacing <ics_to_gcal path> with the location of the cloned repository.