indico-plugin-feed-sync 0.1.1

Indico plugin for synchronizing external Indico feeds into local events

Indico Feed Sync Plugin

Synchronizes events from external Indico feeds into this instance.

Features

• Configurable feeds – each feed can target a different category and control whether updates, deletions, detailed event exports and a startdate_day cutoff are used.
• Event mirroring – new, updated or deleted events in the remote feed are reflected locally, including timetable blocks and event log entries.
• Attachment links – remote attachments (files, links, material resources) are linked into the cloned event without copying the binary content.
• Manual and scheduled synchronization – feeds can be refreshed on demand from the admin UI or periodically by Celery beat.
• Progress tracking – the admin status table shows queued/running/completed states, per-action counters and Celery task IDs for queued jobs.
• Background force sync – “Force sync” actions enqueue Celery jobs so the UI responds instantly; errors are logged and mirrored in the status column.
• Audit logging – every create/update/delete is also recorded in Admin → Logs with the feed id, action type, local event id/title and remote external id for easy auditing.

Usage Example

1. Add feeds in plugin settings – open Admin → Plugins → Feed Sync, edit the JSON, and define the feed URL, target category ID, flags (e.g. allow_updates, allow_deletions), plus an optional startdate_day (defaults to -30 meaning “only events starting within the last 30 days or later”).
2. Manual refresh – click “Refresh now” for incremental updates, or “Force sync” to re-import everything; watch the progress status in the table.
3. Background queue – “Force sync” queues a Celery job; monitor its progress in the admin status column or in the Celery log.
4. Timetable & attachments – the plugin automatically copies timetable blocks and exposes external attachments as links so attendees see the same agenda and files.

Notes

• Requires a running Celery worker and Redis broker; without them “Force sync” fails immediately with an error message.
• Progress data lives in feed_state; if you edit the JSON manually, keep feed IDs consistent.
• Regular (non-force) sync still runs synchronously for quick incremental updates.
• The startdate_day filter only affects new synchronizations; older events that already exist locally are left untouched even if they fall outside the window.
• Enable the plugin in your indico.conf (or .indico.conf) by adding PLUGINS = {'feed_sync'} and restarting the services.