-- packages/acs-events/sql/recurrence-create.sql -- -- Support for temporal recurrences -- -- $Id: recurrence-create.sql,v 1.2 2002/05/14 05:05:26 ben Exp $ -- These columns describe how an event recurs. The are modeled on the Palm DateBook. -- The interval_type 'custom' indicates that the PL/SQL function referenced in -- custom_func should be used to generate the recurrences. -- Sequence for recurrence tables create sequence recurrence_seq start with 1; create table recurrence_interval_types ( interval_type integer constraint recurrence_interval_type_pk primary key, interval_name varchar2(50) not null constraint rit_interval_name_un unique ); set feedback off; insert into recurrence_interval_types values (1,'day'); insert into recurrence_interval_types values (2,'week'); insert into recurrence_interval_types values (3,'month_by_date'); insert into recurrence_interval_types values (4,'month_by_day'); insert into recurrence_interval_types values (5,'last_of_month'); insert into recurrence_interval_types values (6,'year'); insert into recurrence_interval_types values (7,'custom'); set feedback on; create table recurrences ( recurrence_id integer constraint recurrences_pk primary key, -- -- Indicate the interval type for recurrence (see above) -- interval_type constraint recurs_interval_type_fk references recurrence_interval_types not null, -- -- Indicates how many of the given intervals between recurrences. -- Must be a positive number! -- every_nth_interval integer constraint recurs_every_nth_interval_ck check(every_nth_interval > 0), -- -- If recurring on a weekly basis (interval_type = 'week') -- indicates which days of the week the event recurs on. -- This is represented as a space separated list of numbers -- corresponding to days of the week, where 0 corresponds to -- Sunday, 1 to Monday, and so on. Null indicates no days are set. -- So for example, '1' indicates recur on Mondays, '3 5' indicates -- recur on Wednesday and Friday. -- days_of_week varchar2(20), -- -- Indicates when this event should stop recurring. Null indicates -- recur indefinitely. -- recur_until date, -- -- Recurring events can be only partially populated if fully populating -- the events would require inserting too many instances. This -- column indicates up to what date this event has recurred. This -- allows further instances to be added if the user attempts to view -- a date beyond db_populated_until. If recur_until is not null, -- then this column will always be prior to or the same as recur_until. -- This column will be null until some recurrences have been added. -- db_populated_until date, -- -- This column holds the name of a PL/SQL function that will be called -- to generate dates of recurrences if interval_type is 'custom' -- custom_func varchar2(255) ); -- This is important to prevent locking on update of master table. -- See http://www.arsdigita.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000KOh create index recurrences_interval_type_idx on recurrences(interval_type); comment on table recurrences is ' Desribes how an event recurs. '; comment on column recurrences.interval_type is ' One of day, week, month_by_date, month_by_day, last_of_month, year, custom. '; comment on column recurrences.every_nth_interval is ' Indicates how many of the given intervals between recurrences. '; comment on column recurrences.days_of_week is ' For weekly recurrences, stores which days of the week the event recurs on. '; comment on column recurrences.recur_until is ' Indicates when this event should stop recurring. Null indicates recur indefinitely. '; comment on column recurrences.db_populated_until is ' Indicates the date of the last recurrence added. Used to determine if more recurrences need to be added. '; comment on column recurrences.custom_func is ' Stores the name of a PL/SQL function that can be called to generate dates for special recurrences. '; -- Recurrence API -- -- Currently supports only new and delete methods. -- create or replace package recurrence as function new ( -- Creates a new recurrence -- @author W. Scott Meeks -- @param interval_type Sets interval_type of new recurrence -- @param every_nth_interval Sets every_nth_interval of new recurrence -- @param days_of_week optional If provided, sets days_of_week -- of new recurrence -- @param recur_until optional If provided, sets recur_until -- of new recurrence -- @param custom_func optional If provided, set name of -- custom recurrence function -- @return id of new recurrence -- interval_type in recurrence_interval_types.interval_name%TYPE, every_nth_interval in recurrences.every_nth_interval%TYPE, days_of_week in recurrences.days_of_week%TYPE default null, recur_until in recurrences.recur_until%TYPE default null, custom_func in recurrences.custom_func%TYPE default null ) return recurrences.recurrence_id%TYPE; procedure delete ( -- Deletes the recurrence -- @author W. Scott Meeks -- @param recurrence_id id of recurrence to delete -- recurrence_id in recurrences.recurrence_id%TYPE ); end recurrence; / show errors create or replace package body recurrence as function new ( interval_type in recurrence_interval_types.interval_name%TYPE, every_nth_interval in recurrences.every_nth_interval%TYPE, days_of_week in recurrences.days_of_week%TYPE default null, recur_until in recurrences.recur_until%TYPE default null, custom_func in recurrences.custom_func%TYPE default null ) return recurrences.recurrence_id%TYPE is recurrence_id recurrences.recurrence_id%TYPE; interval_type_id recurrence_interval_types.interval_type%TYPE; begin select recurrence_seq.nextval into recurrence_id from dual; select interval_type into interval_type_id from recurrence_interval_types where interval_name = new.interval_type; insert into recurrences (recurrence_id, interval_type, every_nth_interval, days_of_week, recur_until, custom_func) values (recurrence_id, interval_type_id, every_nth_interval, days_of_week, recur_until, custom_func); return recurrence_id; end new; -- Note: this will fail if there are any events_with this recurrence procedure delete ( recurrence_id in recurrences.recurrence_id%TYPE ) is begin delete from recurrences where recurrence_id = recurrence.delete.recurrence_id; end delete; end recurrence; / show errors