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Re: output.set isn't populated, even though it seems my script is generating correct output
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I'm trying to build an automation that, based on a set of input values specified by a user, will output a set of available dates to create timeblocks in a calendar. The user specifies what date to start with, how many weeks to create these blocks for, as well as start & end times for the day, break time & duration, and how long each timeblock can be for (including some follow-up time). The code I've worked up seems to generate the output I am hoping for when compiled, but output.set and the console.log seem null when this runs in Airtable.
Here's my script:
let inputConfig = input.config();
let daysOfWeek = inputConfig.daysOfWeek;
let sessionDuration = inputConfig.sessionDuration;
let startTime = inputConfig.startTime;
let endTime = inputConfig.endTime;
let followUpTime = inputConfig.followUpTime;
let startDate = inputConfig.startDate;
let numWeeks = inputConfig.numWeeks;
let breakStartTime = inputConfig.breakStartTime;
let breakDuration = inputConfig.breakDuration;
// Helper function to add minutes to a Date object
function addMinutes(date, minutes) {
return new Date(date.getTime() + minutes * 60000);
}
// Helper function to get the day of the week index from a string (e.g., 'Monday' -> 1)
function getDayIndex(day) {
const daysOfWeek = ["Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"];
return daysOfWeek.indexOf(day);
}
// Function to convert 'YYYY-MM-DD' string to Date object
function parseDateString(dateString) {
const dateParts = dateString.split("-");
const year = parseInt(dateParts[0], 10);
const month = parseInt(dateParts[1], 10) - 1; // JavaScript months are 0-based
const day = parseInt(dateParts[2], 10);
return new Date(year, month, day);
}
// Main function to generate calendar entries
function generateCalendarEntries(startDateStr, numWeeks, daysOfWeek, startTime, endTime, sessionDuration, followUpTime, breakStartTime, breakDuration) {
// Parse the startDateStr to a Date object
const startDate = parseDateString(startDateStr);
const entries = [];
const msInAWeek = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // Milliseconds in one week
// Loop through each week
for (let week = 0; week < numWeeks; week++) {
// Loop through the specified days of the week
daysOfWeek.forEach(day => {
const dayIndex = getDayIndex(day);
if (dayIndex === -1) return; // Invalid day name, skip
// Calculate the actual date for this day in the current week
const dayDate = new Date(startDate); // Clone the startDate
dayDate.setDate(startDate.getDate() + (7 * week) + (dayIndex - startDate.getDay()));
// Set the start and end time for the entire day
const start = new Date(dayDate);
start.setHours(startTime.split(":")[0], startTime.split(":")[1], 0, 0);
const end = new Date(dayDate);
end.setHours(endTime.split(":")[0], endTime.split(":")[1], 0, 0);
// Break period start and dynamically calculated end time
const breakStart = new Date(dayDate);
breakStart.setHours(breakStartTime.split(":")[0], breakStartTime.split(":")[1], 0, 0);
const breakEnd = addMinutes(breakStart, breakDuration);
// Handle sessions before the break
let sessionStart = start;
while (sessionStart < breakStart) {
const sessionEnd = addMinutes(sessionStart, sessionDuration + followUpTime);
// Skip session if it doesn't fit before the break
if (sessionEnd > breakStart) break;
entries.push({
title: "Session",
start: sessionStart,
end: sessionEnd
});
sessionStart = sessionEnd; // Move to the next session slot
}
// Handle sessions after the break
sessionStart = breakEnd;
while (sessionStart < end) {
const sessionEnd = addMinutes(sessionStart, sessionDuration + followUpTime);
// Skip session if it doesn't fit before the end of the day
if (sessionEnd > end) break;
entries.push({
title: "Session",
start: sessionStart,
end: sessionEnd
});
sessionStart = sessionEnd; // Move to next session slot
}
});
}
return entries;
}
const calendarEntries = generateCalendarEntries(startDate, numWeeks, daysOfWeek, startTime, endTime, sessionDuration, followUpTime, breakStartTime, breakDuration);
console.log(calendarEntries);
output.set("Entries", calendarEntries);
And here's the output I get running this through an online compiler:
[
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-15T10:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-15T11:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-15T11:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-15T13:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-15T14:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-15T14:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-15T15:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-17T10:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-17T11:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-17T11:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-17T12:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-17T13:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-17T14:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-17T14:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-17T15:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-22T10:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-22T11:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-22T11:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-22T13:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-22T14:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-22T14:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-22T15:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-24T10:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-24T11:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-24T11:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-24T13:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-24T14:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-24T14:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-24T15:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-29T10:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-29T11:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-29T11:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-29T13:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-29T14:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-29T14:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-29T15:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-31T10:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-31T11:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-31T11:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-31T13:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-31T14:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-10-31T14:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-10-31T15:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-11-05T10:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-11-05T11:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-11-05T11:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-11-05T13:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-11-05T14:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-11-05T14:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-11-05T15:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-11-07T10:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-11-07T11:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-11-07T11:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-11-07T13:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-11-07T14:00:00.000Z
},
{
title: 'Session',
start: 2024-11-07T14:00:00.000Z,
end: 2024-11-07T15:00:00.000Z
}
]
And here's what I get when it runs in Airtable:
I'd welcome any guidance as to what I am missing. Thanks in advance!
