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A class that restricts meeting time suggestions to specific hours and days of the week based on activity type and available time slots.

Purpose

TimeConstraint is used in Microsoft Office 365 Outlook calendar operations to define temporal constraints for meeting scheduling. It allows specification of the nature of an activity (activity domain) and a collection of available time slots, helping the system suggest appropriate meeting times that fit within the defined constraints. This is particularly useful when working with the findMeetingTimes API or similar scheduling features.

Source Code

class TimeConstraint(ClientValue):
    """Restricts meeting time suggestions to certain hours and days of the week according to the specified nature of
    activity and open time slots."""

    def __init__(self, activity_domain=None, time_slots=None):
        """
        :param str activity_domain: The nature of the activity, optional
        :param list[TimeSlot] time_slots: An array of time periods
        """
        self.activityDomain = activity_domain
        self.timeSlots = ClientValueCollection(TimeSlot, time_slots)

Parameters

Parameter Details

activity_domain: Optional string parameter that describes the nature of the activity being scheduled (e.g., 'work', 'personal', 'unrestricted'). This helps the system understand the context of the meeting and apply appropriate scheduling rules. Can be None if no specific activity domain needs to be specified.

time_slots: Optional list of TimeSlot objects that define the specific time periods when meetings can be scheduled. Each TimeSlot represents a valid time window. Can be None if no specific time slots need to be defined initially. The list is internally converted to a ClientValueCollection for proper handling in the Office 365 API.

Return Value

Instantiation returns a TimeConstraint object with two attributes: 'activityDomain' (str or None) containing the activity domain, and 'timeSlots' (ClientValueCollection of TimeSlot objects) containing the collection of available time slots. The object itself doesn't have methods that return values, but serves as a data container for API requests.

Class Interface

Methods

Attributes

Dependencies

• office365

Required Imports

from office365.outlook.calendar.meetingtimes.time_slot import TimeSlot
from office365.runtime.client_value import ClientValue
from office365.runtime.client_value_collection import ClientValueCollection

Usage Example

from office365.outlook.calendar.meetingtimes.time_slot import TimeSlot
from office365.outlook.calendar.meetingtimes.time_constraint import TimeConstraint
from datetime import datetime

# Create time slots for available meeting times
time_slot1 = TimeSlot()
time_slot1.start = datetime(2024, 1, 15, 9, 0)
time_slot1.end = datetime(2024, 1, 15, 12, 0)

time_slot2 = TimeSlot()
time_slot2.start = datetime(2024, 1, 15, 14, 0)
time_slot2.end = datetime(2024, 1, 15, 17, 0)

# Create a time constraint for work-related meetings
constraint = TimeConstraint(
    activity_domain='work',
    time_slots=[time_slot1, time_slot2]
)

# Access the attributes
print(constraint.activityDomain)  # 'work'
print(len(constraint.timeSlots))  # 2

# Create a constraint without initial values
empty_constraint = TimeConstraint()
print(empty_constraint.activityDomain)  # None

Best Practices

• Always ensure TimeSlot objects are properly initialized before adding them to the time_slots parameter
• The activityDomain parameter should use standardized values recognized by the Office 365 API (e.g., 'work', 'personal', 'unrestricted')
• TimeConstraint is a data container class (inherits from ClientValue) and is typically used as part of larger API request objects rather than standalone
• The timeSlots attribute is automatically wrapped in a ClientValueCollection, which provides proper serialization for API calls
• This class is immutable after creation in typical usage - create new instances rather than modifying existing ones
• When using with Office 365 API, this object is typically passed as part of a meeting time suggestion request
• Ensure time slots do not overlap and are in chronological order for best results
• The class does not perform validation on the time_slots or activity_domain, so ensure valid data is provided at instantiation

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