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sebastian-alfers/ical
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This package offers PHP-classes to create iCal compatible \*.ics files.

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eluceo — iCal
=============

[](#eluceo--ical)

This package offers PHP-classes to create iCal compatible \*.ics files.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### 1. Create a Calendar object

[](#1-create-a-calendar-object)

```
$vCalendar = new \Eluceo\iCal\Component\Calendar('www.example.com');
```

### 2. Create an Event object

[](#2-create-an-event-object)

```
$vEvent = new \Eluceo\iCal\Component\Event();
```

### 3. Add your information to the Event

[](#3-add-your-information-to-the-event)

```
$vEvent->setDtStart(new \DateTime('2012-12-24'));
$vEvent->setDtEnd(new \DateTime('2012-12-24'));
$vEvent->setNoTime(true);
$vEvent->setSummary('Christmas');
```

### 4. Add Event to Calendar

[](#4-add-event-to-calendar)

```
$vCalendar->addEvent($vEvent);
```

### 5. Set HTTP-headers

[](#5-set-http-headers)

```
header('Content-Type: text/calendar; charset=utf-8');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="cal.ics"');
```

### 6. Send output

[](#6-send-output)

```
echo $vCalendar->render();
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 87.5% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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