Trigger - Calendar Event

The trigger Calendar Event is executed when an event on the calendar starts or ends.

 

Examples:
  • Mute the ringer when a meeting starts.
  • Vibrate 5 minutes before a meeting starts.
  • Start recording a task in Gleeo Time Tracker when a meeting starts.
Settings
Trigger at Event Start
Whether the trigger should execute at the start of the event. The duration specifies whether the trigger should execute a certain amount of time before or after the event begins.
Trigger at Event End
Whether the trigger should execute at the end of the event. The duration specifies whether the trigger should execute a certain amount of time before or after the event ends.
Calendars
A comma separated list of calendar names that should be checked for events. The names can contain glob pattern characters like * and ?.
Titles
A comma separated list of event titles to match. The titles can contain glob pattern characters like * and ?.

Examples:
  • Plan* matches titles like Planning, Plan B etc.
Descriptions
A comma separated list of event descriptions to match. The descriptions can contain glob pattern characters like * and ?.
Locations
A comma separated list of event locations to match. The locations can contain glob pattern characters like * and ?.
Event Type
Whether the trigger should consider all day events or regular events (not all day) or both.
Event Availability
Whether the trigger should consider events marked as free, busy or tentative.
Allow in device idle/doze (Android 6+)
Defines whether this trigger is allowed to wake the device from idle/doze mode. (see Device Idle/Doze Mode)
Like alarm clock (Android 5+)
Defines whether this trigger should be handled like an alarm clock which is usually displayed in the status bar.
This option ensures that Android invokes the trigger exactly at the specified time and prevents the system from delaying the event.
A variable is a container for a value that can be used in many actions and conditions to dynamically define a part of a text.
See action Script for a description.

Supplied Variables
triggertime
the time the trigger executed
event_calendar
the name of the calendar of the event
event_title
the title of the event
event_description
the description of the event
event_location
the location of the event
event_start
the start time of the event
event_end
the end time of the event
event_all_day
boolean indicating if the event is all day or not
event_availability
FREE, BUSY or TENTATIVE depending on the availability of the event
event_id
the ID of the event