Event automation

Overview

human actions

1. authentication step (ssh?)
2. create new event from command line interface
   • title
   • date/time
   • location
   • short description (1 sentence)
   • long HTML description
3. authorization step (ldap?)
   • if officer, allow to directly register newly created event
   • if not officer, somehow submit event to officers for approval (e.g. prepare email to officer for copy+paste).

result

• the event gets inserted into the events database
• a new event page is created (using Django/python to render)
• event added to the calendar
  • calendar displays the event time and title, and links to the event page
• event added to the events list on front page
  • event only visible if it is within the next five events AND within the next two months (adjustable)
• the event should be broadcasted via a RESTful interface
• fortunebot (IRC bot for #lug) should poll the RESTful interface for new events, and announce them as they appear.