utils: add helper method for component construction

src/gcal-utils.c

@@ -397,6 +397,56 @@ get_first_weekday (void)
  return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * build_component_from_details:
+ * @summary:
+ * @initial_date:
+ * @final_date:
+ *
+ * Create a component with the provided details
+ *
+ * Returns: (Transfer full): an {@link ECalComponent} object
+ **/
+ECalComponent*
+build_component_from_details (const gchar        *summary,
+                              const icaltimetype *initial_date,
+                              const icaltimetype *final_date)
+{
+  ECalComponent *event;
+
+  ECalComponentDateTime dt;
+  ECalComponentText summ;
+  icaltimetype *dt_start;
+
+  event = e_cal_component_new ();
+  e_cal_component_set_new_vtype (event, E_CAL_COMPONENT_EVENT);
+
+  dt_start = gcal_dup_icaltime (initial_date);
+  dt.value = dt_start;
+  dt.tzid = NULL;
+  e_cal_component_set_dtstart (event, &dt);
+
+  if (final_date != NULL)
+    {
+      *dt.value = *final_date;
+      e_cal_component_set_dtend (event, &dt);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      icaltime_adjust (dt_start, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+      *dt.value = *dt_start;
+      e_cal_component_set_dtend (event, &dt);
+    }
+
+  summ.altrep = NULL;
+  summ.value = summary;
+  e_cal_component_set_summary (event, &summ);
+
+  e_cal_component_commit_sequence (event);
+
+  return event;
+}
+
 /* Function to do a last minute fixup of the AM/PM stuff if the locale
  * and gettext haven't done it right. Most English speaking countries
  * except the USA use the 24 hour clock (UK, Australia etc). However

src/gcal-utils.h

@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ gchar*          get_uuid_from_component                         (ESource
 
 gint            get_first_weekday                               (void);
 
+ECalComponent*  build_component_from_details                    (const gchar           *summary,
+                                                                 const icaltimetype    *initial_date,
+                                                                 const icaltimetype    *final_date);
+
 /* code brought from evolution */
 gsize           e_strftime_fix_am_pm                            (gchar                 *str,
                                                                  gsize                  max,