gell-schedule v0.3.2

gell-schedule

scheduled sessions using the gell framework

• see gell-session/domain/CONFERENCE.md for overlap with gell-session conference abstraction

Concepts

• event * future session that can be scheduled
  • could also be called template "instance"
• resource * person or thing that can participate in an event
• invitation
  • used to associate resources to an event
• plan * session capturing activity related to planning one or more events
• template
  • captures common event attributes for a series of events provides basis for recurring events cannot be scheduled
• schedule * defines time-related attributes used to generate repeating events
• calendar time range bounded by a start and end time can be named i.e. "March 2023"
• timeline * collection of related events
• trigger
  • see trigger.md for more

Events

• schedule
• cancel

Working with Time Zones

Scheduling

• time zone should be associated with resource

Brainstorm

• a scheduled event is really just a logical representation of some Session that will happen in the future
  • usually part of a larger Session for example, a "meeting" may be scheduled for an hour at 1p tomorrow associated activity before the meeting takes place associated activity after the meeting takes place could be part of a series of associated meetings
• "templates" will play a large role in implementations
  • not sure if these are declarative or code based perhaps the library assists in building code based templates might be sequences (generators) persistent ones might be stored in the directory table a group of templates can be organized in to a "catalog"
• where does workflow abstraction fit in?

Meeting Use Case

1. someone or something needs to schedule when it is going to happen
   • based on a template?
   • ...
2. people must be invited
3. resources can be associated
   • voice call
   • video conference
   • etc
4. people/resources can acknowledge the invitations in some way
   • optional step
5. people/resources can be sent notifications or reminders
6. the "meeting place" is started
   • video conference, etc
   • NOTE: as this point, a Session is in progress
7. people/resources join the meeting place
8. people/resources leave the meeting place
9. people/resource contribute follow on activities

On Demand Notes

• in effect, on demand use cases are a type of scheduling
• this may split the domain between on demand and traditional "meeting" type scenarios

Testing

• part of this effort should be a better approach to testing and simulation

Use Cases

or are these REALMs?

• video conference
• game
• task list
• reservation
• itinerary planning