Import .ics file

import_birthdays.rb

require 'date'

# This will be the name of your .ics file in the root directory
file_name = 'birthdays.ics'

cal = File.read(file_name).split("BEGIN:VEVENT")
cal.shift # First row is meta data from export

birthdays = []

cal.each do |event|
  date = Date.parse(
    event.split("DATE:").last
    .split("\rDURATION:").first
  )

  name = event.split("SUMMARY:").last
    .split("'s Birthday").first

  birthdays << { date: date, name: name }
end