prototyping wusb.fm website

schedule calendar.php

<?php
include 'schedulevariable.php';

function timemu($i) { // 'time markup', takes int i.
	$meridian = $i < 12 ? " am" : " pm";
	return ($i % 12) == 0 ? "12".$meridian : ($i % 12).$meridian;
}

function makemu($sch) { // 'make markup' out of a schedule variable.
	// keep track of which blocks overlap.
	$previousrowlengths = array ("tsindex", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1); // time slot index
	$result = ""; // instantiate variables
	foreach ($sch as $ts => $dayts) {
		// column one
		$result .= '\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>'.timemu($ts).'</td>'; // 6 tabs because existing html.
		
		// rest of columns
		foreach ($dayts as $field => $arr) {
			if ($previousrowlengths[$field + 1] != 1) { $previousrowlengths[$field + 1] -= 1; continue; }
			$previousrowlengths[$field + 1] = $arr['length'];

			$result .= "<td rowspan=\"".$arr['length']."\">".$arr['name']."</td>";
		}
	$result .= '</tr>'; 
	$result .= "\n";
	}

$result .= "\n";
return $result;
}

// testing/development.
echo makemu($sch);

schedulevariable.php

<?php
$sch = array ( // sch
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
array( // ts
array("name" => "myshow0", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow1", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow2", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow3", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow4", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow5", "length" => 3),
array("name" => "myshow6", "length" => 3),
),
);


/** schema for dummy data:
 * $sch = array( // tl array is sch, elems are time slots
 *   // 0 => $dayts = array( // 2l array is time, elems are days
 *     // $field => array( // 3l array is day/time, elem is information
 *       "name" => "name", // other info here
 *       "length" => 3
 *     ),
 *   ) // </2l>
 * ) // </tl>
 */