🗓 Discourse Event

joffreyjaffeux · April 30, 2020, 6:39pm

Now live in discourse-calendar plugin is the ability to add an Event in the first post of a topic. I will be working actively on this in the next weeks, bugs reports and feedback welcome, please make sure to read the roadmap first.


	Repository Link	https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar
	Install Guide	How to install plugins in Discourse

Overview

Setup

How to install a plugin

This feature requires you to have your Discourse configured on tests-passed for now as we might have to change things in core while we move towards our goal and these two settings enabled:
- calendar_enabled in the Discourse Calendar settings panel (/admin/site_settings/category/discourse_calendar).
- discourse_post_event_enabled in the Discourse Event settings panel (/admin/site_settings/category/discourse_post_event).
I recommend you have discourse_local_dates_enabled enabled.

Creating an event

An event is created from the toolbar popup menu (gear icon) when you are creating a new topic or editing the first post of a topic.

Screenshot 2020-05-07 at 19.46.27

Notes on events:

Event can have an optional name, when not set it will fallback to topic title
Event must have a start date
Event can have an end date
Event can be Public/Private/Standalone, see the Event builder for an explanation

Once created, the event will display as an editable Markdown block in your composer, you can position the event wherever you want inside your post:

[event start="2020-04-30 18:24" status="public"]
[/event]

Note that the Datetime in markdown code is in UTC.

The preview should display an event placeholder while you edit it:

Interacting with an event

Once created your event will be displayed with a dedicated UI, allowing you to update your attendance and see others attendance:

Note that events will also display in list of topics, and in the topic header when scrolled:

Screenshot 2020-04-30 at 20.30.14

Listing events

The hamburger menu will now have a new link: “Upcoming events”. Clicking on it will lead you to a dedicated page with a calendar listing events, clicking on an event will open the related topic:

Other features

Heavily tested server side
Works on mobile
Can generate an .ics
Will send notification to invitees of a private event
You can limit who can create events by groups

Roadmap

An event can be opened or closed in one click. Direct consequence of this, an event can have a closed/opened state
An event owner should be able to limit the number of spots available for an event
Invite groups to an event
Integrated reminders (optionally) - message users N hours prior to event
Recurring events
Event details on topic list when hovering on time
An event can be cloned
Event wizard should make easy to create a meeting with people in another timezone.
Improve calendar / upcoming events page
Better external calendar integration
Export a list of invitees

Known issues

WON’T FIX the date in header title, won’t update before refresh if you edit the event
Add to calendar doesn’t work properly on mobile
Toolbar not updating when switching from editing OP to replying NOT OP post
Wiki functionality is disabled for OPs containing an Event (error message when anyone other than the OPer or an admin attempt to save)

Other contributors

@daniel
@sam

JammyDodger · August 11, 2022, 4:39pm

8 posts were split to a new topic: Allow 30+ characters for event names

nathankershaw · August 7, 2022, 9:36am

I’ve got the same issue with our 2 hour meetings; the defaults are a bit off in my opinion.

Currently (as demonstrated by @ddf):

0 min
15 min
30 min
45 min
1h
2h 30 min
3h

It looks as though 2h 30 min might have been a typo! It clearly should have been 2h. But personally I’d love a 1h 30 min option too!

I can’t find in the code where that is so can’t make a PR. Can anyone else?

davidkingham · August 8, 2022, 3:28pm

Is it just me or is /upcoming-events broken for anyone else? I get a 500 error and see this in the logs:

NoMethodError (undefined method `>=' for nil:NilClass)
(eval):18:in `_fast_attributes'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:415:in `block in with_resolved_locale'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:415:in `with_resolved_locale'
lib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:71:in `call'
lib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in `call'
lib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:368:in `call'
config/initializers/008-rack-cors.rb:25:in `call'
config/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:23:in `call'
config/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:31:in `call'
lib/middleware/enforce_hostname.rb:23:in `call'
lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:202:in `call'

plugins/discourse-calendar/app/models/discourse_post_event/event.rb:208:in `ongoing?'
plugins/discourse-calendar/app/serializers/discourse_post_event/event_serializer.rb:47:in `is_ongoing'
(eval):18:in `_fast_attributes'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:468:in `rescue in attributes'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:455:in `attributes'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:480:in `_serializable_hash'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:359:in `serializable_hash'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:89:in `block in _serializable_array'
activerecord (7.0.3.1) lib/active_record/relation/delegation.rb:88:in `each'
activerecord (7.0.3.1) lib/active_record/relation/delegation.rb:88:in `each'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:79:in `map'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:79:in `_serializable_array'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:73:in `serializable_array'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:53:in `as_json'
plugins/discourse-calendar/app/controllers/discourse_post_event/events_controller.rb:12:in `index'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:6:in `send_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:215:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:53:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:234:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:118:in `block in run_callbacks'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:415:in `block in with_resolved_locale'
i18n (1.12.0) lib/i18n.rb:322:in `with_locale'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:415:in `with_resolved_locale'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:127:in `block in run_callbacks'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:138:in `run_callbacks'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:233:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:22:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:67:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:206:in `block in instrument'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:24:in `instrument'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:206:in `instrument'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:66:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:259:in `process_action'
activerecord (7.0.3.1) lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:27:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:151:in `process'
actionview (7.0.3.1) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:39:in `process'
rack-mini-profiler (3.0.0) lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:111:in `block in profile_method'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:188:in `dispatch'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:251:in `dispatch'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:49:in `dispatch'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:32:in `serve'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:50:in `block in serve'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `each'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `serve'
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railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `method_missing'
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actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:50:in `block in serve'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `each'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `serve'
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lib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:71:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/tempfile_reaper.rb:15:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/conditional_get.rb:27:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/head.rb:12:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/http/permissions_policy.rb:38:in `call'
lib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in `call'
lib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:368:in `call'
config/initializers/008-rack-cors.rb:25:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:266:in `context'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:260:in `call'
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railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:40:in `call_app'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:27:in `call'
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lib/middleware/enforce_hostname.rb:23:in `call'
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actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/host_authorization.rb:131:in `call'
rack-mini-profiler (3.0.0) lib/mini_profiler/profiler.rb:393:in `call'
message_bus (4.2.0) lib/message_bus/rack/middleware.rb:60:in `call'
lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:202:in `call'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/engine.rb:530:in `call'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `public_send'
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rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:74:in `block in call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `each'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `call'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:634:in `process_client'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:739:in `worker_loop'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:547:in `spawn_missing_workers'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:143:in `start'
unicorn (6.1.0) bin/unicorn:128:in `<top (required)>'
vendor/bundle/ruby/2.7.0/bin/unicorn:25:in `load'
vendor/bundle/ruby/2.7.0/bin/unicorn:25:in `<main>'

tobiaseigen · August 8, 2022, 3:50pm

I’m not able to replicate this. Upcoming events works as normal on all sites I use it on.

Mark_Finnern1 · August 15, 2022, 6:45am

Question: You post in the event post itself just the subject line and the date/time to appear in on the event page. The details to an event beyond the subject line are then posted as a first comment to a post. Or is there another way to add that information to the first post of the thread?

Jeff_Vienneau · August 15, 2022, 5:56pm

Yes, I am also getting an error log:

plugins/discourse-calendar/app/models/discourse_post_event/event.rb:208:in `ongoing?'
plugins/discourse-calendar/app/serializers/discourse_post_event/event_serializer.rb:47:in `is_ongoing'
(eval):18:in `_fast_attributes'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:468:in `rescue in attributes'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:455:in `attributes'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:480:in `_serializable_hash'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:359:in `serializable_hash'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:89:in `block in _serializable_array'
activerecord (7.0.3.1) lib/active_record/relation/delegation.rb:88:in `each'
activerecord (7.0.3.1) lib/active_record/relation/delegation.rb:88:in `each'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:79:in `map'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:79:in `_serializable_array'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:73:in `serializable_array'
active_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/array_serializer.rb:53:in `as_json'
plugins/discourse-calendar/app/controllers/discourse_post_event/events_controller.rb:12:in `index'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:6:in `send_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:215:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:53:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:234:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:118:in `block in run_callbacks'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:415:in `block in with_resolved_locale'
i18n (1.12.0) lib/i18n.rb:322:in `with_locale'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:415:in `with_resolved_locale'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:127:in `block in run_callbacks'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:138:in `run_callbacks'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:233:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:22:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:67:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:206:in `block in instrument'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:24:in `instrument'
activesupport (7.0.3.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:206:in `instrument'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:66:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:259:in `process_action'
activerecord (7.0.3.1) lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:27:in `process_action'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:151:in `process'
actionview (7.0.3.1) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:39:in `process'
rack-mini-profiler (3.0.0) lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:111:in `block in profile_method'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:188:in `dispatch'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:251:in `dispatch'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:49:in `dispatch'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:32:in `serve'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:50:in `block in serve'
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actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:50:in `block in serve'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `each'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `serve'
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lib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:71:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/tempfile_reaper.rb:15:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/conditional_get.rb:27:in `call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/head.rb:12:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/http/permissions_policy.rb:38:in `call'
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lib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:368:in `call'
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config/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:31:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:93:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:26:in `call'
lib/middleware/enforce_hostname.rb:23:in `call'
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actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in `call'
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actionpack (7.0.3.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/host_authorization.rb:131:in `call'
rack-mini-profiler (3.0.0) lib/mini_profiler/profiler.rb:393:in `call'
message_bus (4.2.0) lib/message_bus/rack/middleware.rb:60:in `call'
lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:202:in `call'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/engine.rb:530:in `call'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `public_send'
railties (7.0.3.1) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `method_missing'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:74:in `block in call'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `each'
rack (2.2.4) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `call'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:634:in `process_client'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:739:in `worker_loop'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:547:in `spawn_missing_workers'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:143:in `start'
unicorn (6.1.0) bin/unicorn:128:in `<top (required)>'
vendor/bundle/ruby/2.7.0/bin/unicorn:25:in `load'
vendor/bundle/ruby/2.7.0/bin/unicorn:25:in `<main>'

If you need further details, I’d be happy to help.

JammyDodger · August 15, 2022, 6:10pm

More details are good.

Can you tell me more about the circumstances you’re receiving the error? And if you have any other plugins installed that may be having an effect?

JammyDodger · August 15, 2022, 6:19pm

To add an event to the OP of a topic you use the ‘create event’ option in the icon:

This will then appear in your /upcoming-events page:

You almost sound like you may be describing the alternative feature of a Calender topic? There are more instructions on that part of the plugin in Discourse Calendar

Benjamin_D · August 15, 2022, 6:40pm

it’s weird, I’ve just rebuilt to latest and I’ve got nothing, long shot I even tested rsvp to an ongoing event with an unicode encoded username, public then private…

Jeff_Vienneau · August 15, 2022, 6:41pm

Versions:

Plugins:

nathankershaw · August 19, 2022, 7:01am

A post was split to a new topic: Add yearly Events to Calendar plugin

nathankershaw · August 20, 2022, 4:08am

A post was split to a new topic: Allow sort by event date

AquaL1te · September 4, 2022, 10:10am

Is there also a way to show a global map of all events? Or maybe even better, some raw JSON output that contains the geo locations and metadata of the event so that I can add it to my own Leaflet map.