In this episode, we're tackling a pretty common request: displaying the slot count directly on each day in the calendar. This means when someone looks at the calendar, they immediately see how many slots are available for each date—super handy!
Before we jump into slot logic, we first need a bit more space to show the numbers. So, we start by customizing our calendar's styles. We add a new CSS file, tweak some variables (like making the days bigger), and ensure that visually, we've got plenty of room to inject those slot counts.
The next chunk is all about injecting that slot data. We listen for a specific calendar render event, and whenever a calendar day is shown, we check if it's the right type of view, grab the date, and either find or create a span element inside that day cell for showing the slot count.
To actually get the slot count, we match up the date in our availability data. Then, using a bit of JavaScript, we count how many slots are available for that date and display the count. We even make this a bit nicer by using the pluralize
package so the text comes out as either "1 slot" or "2 slots," which just looks more professional.
We wrap up by noting a little caveat: right now, our logic also adds slot counts to past dates, which doesn't make sense. But don't worry—we'll deal with that in the next episode!
By the end of this lesson, you'll have a fully functional calendar view with slot counts displayed for each day, setting you up to refine things further next time.