I travel a lot. In fact I'm a nomad, so I'm always on a trip somewhere, since I have no home. This makes it hard for coworkers to track where I am. But thankfully, I use Tripit to manage all of my travels and, while their API is crap, they allow me to publish my travels as an iCal file (.ics). This script takes my current location and my next upcoming location and publishes them to my Slack status.
This script uses the following environment variables:
| Env Var | Description |
|---|---|
TRIPIT_ICAL_URL |
Required. Your Tripit calendar is available from your publishing settings. Click the "Subscribe" link in the Calendar Feed section, then click the "Subscribe to calendar feed" option. |
TRIPIT_HOME |
Required. Your home location. If you're not on a trip, this will be displayed as your current location. If you're on a trip and not immediately starting another, this will be shown as your next location. |
SLACK_API_TOKEN |
Required. Generate a Slack legacy token. Your token will begin with xoxp-. |
SLACK_STATUS_EMOJI |
Optional. Slack status can include an emoji. Set your emoji (e.g. :airplane:). |
After you set your environment variables, install the icalendar library:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Then run the script:
python tripit-slack-status.py
Ideally, you'll want to run the script on a schedule. Once daily is probably enough, since it only checks for Trips, not individual plans.