# Standard personnal information management reference

Slot

The `Slot` class is a base class designed to handle a basic time slot event. The class is defined with a date and a duration. The slot class is primarily used to build an agenda.

slot-p
Object
Slot
none

The `Slot` constructor creates an empty slot initialized at time 0 with duration 0.

Slot
Integer Integer

The `Slot` constructor creates a slot with a time and duration. The first argument is the slot time. The second argument is the slot duration.

reset
none
none

The `reset` method reset the slot to time 0 with duration 0.

set-time
none
Integer

The `set-time` method sets the slot time.

get-time
Integer
none

The `get-time` method returns the slot time.

set-duration
none
Integer

The `set-duration` method sets the slot duration.

get-duration
Integer
none

The `get-duration` method returns the slot duration.

set-slot
none
Integer Integer

The `set-slot` method sets the slot time and duration at once. The first argument is the slot time. The second argument is the slot duration.

Appointer

The `Appointer` class is a class design to allocate time slot in a calendar in order to fill an agenda. The appointer do not store the slot but rather acts as a generator. the appointer algorithm operates with rules that permits to allocate the next available slot. The basic rules permits to define regular blocked days and special blocked days. Another rule permits to define an operating time period. Multiple time periods are allowed. A maximum daily slots rule is also available.

appointer-p
Object
Appointer
none

The `Appointer` constructor creates a default appointer initialized at time 0. There is no rule installed by the constructor.

Appointer
Integer

The `Appointer` constructor creates an appointer with an initial time. The time is set as he starting time to allocate slots. There is no rule installed by the constructor.

reset
none
none

The `reset` method reset the appointer slot number and daily slot counter. The rules are not touched by this method.

set-time
none
Integer

The `set-time` method set the appointer time. During the next operation, the newly allocated slots have their time starting at least at this time.

get-time
Integer
none

The `get-time` method returns the current appointer time.

set-date
none
Date

The `set-date` method set the appointer time by converting the date argument to a time.

get-date
Integer
none

The `get-date` method returns the current appointer date.

get-slot
Slot
Integer|Integer Integer

The `get-slot` method returns a new slot allocated by the appointer. with one argument the argument is taken as the slot duration. With 2 arguments, the first arguments is the requested slot time and the second argument is the slot duration. The slot allocation algorithm operates by finding the appropriate day and time which satisfies the appointer rules. If the slot cannot be found within one week, the allocation is assumed to have failed.

get-slot-number
Integer
none

The `get-slot-number` method returns the total number of slots allocated by the appointer.

set-blocked-day
none
Integer

The `set-blocked-day` method sets a regular weekly block day. The method uses the week day index as its argument. Sunday has index 0 and Saturday has index 6. No slot is allocated in a blocked day.

set-special-day
none
Integer Integer

The `set-special-day` method sets a special year day. The method uses the year month and the month day index as its arguments. The first argument is the year month which must be in the range of 1 to 12. The second argument is the month day which must be in the range of 1 to 31. No slot is allocated in a special day.

set-maximum-slots
none
Integer

The `set-maximum-slots` method sets a daily maximum slots number. When the daily maximum slot number is reached, the slot allocation proceed to the next day.

set-valid-block-time
none
Integer Integer

The `set-valid-block-time` method sets a valid block time in which the slot can be allocated. By default, a slot can be allocated anytime during the day. When this rule is set, at least once, the slot is allocated in this block. Multiple valid block time can be defined. The first argument is the valid block time lower bound expressed in seconds from 12PM. The second argument is the valid block time upper bound. All time are expressed in seconds and rounded to a day second which is 84600 seconds in 24 hours. For example, a valid block time is from 8AM to 12AM. Another would be from 2PM to 6PM.

Assistant

The `Assistant` class class is a generic class designed to hold various pim component and manage them like an assistant will do. For example, the class can store several `Appointer` objects and distribute slot for all of them.

assistant-p
Object
Assistant
none

The `Assistant` constructor creates a default assistant.

Assistant
String

The `Assistant` constructor creates a default assistant by name.

Assistant
String String

The `Assistant` constructor creates a default assistant by name and information. The first argument is the assistant name. the second argument is the assistant information string.

reset
none
none

The `reset` method reset the assistant by. All objects attached to the assistant are reset by this method.

get-name
String
none

The `get-name` method returns the assistant name.

get-info
String
none

The `get-info` method returns the assistant information string.

pushback
none
Slot

The `pushback` method pushbaks a slot in the appointer list. The assistant manages internally an index which is used to select the appointer where the slot is pushed-back.

get-slot
Slot
Integer|Integer Integer

The `get-slot` method returns he next available slot from the appointer list. The assistant manages internally an index which is used to select the appointer from which the slot is obtained. With one argument, the method operates with a slot duration. with 2 arguments, the method operates by time and duration. The time is the minimum time for which the slot is allocated. If the slot cannot be allocated, an exception is raised.

add-appointer
none
Appointer

The `add-appointer` method adds an appointer object to the assistant.

get-appointer
Appointer
Integer

The `get-appointer` method returns an appointer object by index. If the appointer object cannot be found, an exception is raised.

length-appointer
Integer
none

The `length-appointer` method returns the number of appointers attached to the assistant.

get-slot-number
Integer
none

The `get-slot-number` method returns the total number of slot allocated by the assistant at the time of the call. The number is computed by summing all slot numbers for each appointers. attached to the assistant.

get-appointer-time
Integer
none

The `get-appointer-time` method returns the average appointer time for the attached appointers. At the time of the call, each appointer has a time which corresponds to the next slot available time. The average time for all appointers is the result of this method which corresponds to the average time of the next available slot.