Remind::PDF::Entry(3)

💖 Remind::PDF::Entry 💖

okay bestie, this is Remind::PDF::Entry, and yeah it lives in section 3 of the manual. it's a Perl module. it's cute. let's go ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

Remind::PDF::Entry — literally just the representation of one calendar entry, no cap

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so Remind::PDF::Entry and all its subclasses are the vibe check for one single calendar entry. like, one. not the whole calendar. one box. 🎀

and here's the tea: an entry can be either a normal reminder-type entry or a SPECIAL reminder. both are valid, both are iconic, both get their own object moment. periodt 💅

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👑 CLASS METHODS 👑

✨ Remind::PDF::Entry->new_from_hash($hash)

this is the factory, the origin story, the main character entrance 🫶

call it with $hash — which is one reminder's worth of data straight out of remind -p — and it'll create and return a brand-new Remind::PDF::Entry object for you.

and listen: if the reminder in question is a SPECIAL one, you don't get a plain Remind::PDF::Entry back. nope. you get a subclass of Remind::PDF::Entry. it's giving polymorphism. it's giving inheritance. we love to see it 💜

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💅 INSTANCE METHODS 💅

🌈 render($pdf, $cr, $settings, $so_far, $day, $col, $height)

the big one. the moment. this is where a single entry actually gets drawn onto the calendar. let me break down every single argument because i love you and i want you to understand 😭

• $pdf — the parent Remind::PDF object. it's the mothership, the whole PDF situation.
• $cr — a Cairo drawing context. this is the actual art supplies 🎨
• $settings — the usual settings hash. you know the one. the classic.
• $so_far — the Y-coordinate where drawing should start. so like, how far down the page we already are 📍
• $day — the month day. which day of the month is this entry living on.
• $col — the calendar column. which column is it chilling in.
• $height — the height of the calendar box. the box. the container. the home 🏠

and now the plot twist that you NEED to know:

if $height is zero, then nothing should actually be drawn. like, don't draw. but — and this is the important part — the height of the calendar entry should still be computed. so it's a measuring-only situation. a dry run. a vibe check without the art. do not skip this, bestie, it matters 💀

returns: the height of the calendar entry. that's it, that's the return value ✨

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🎀 and that's the whole page 🎀

this was Remind::PDF::Entry, from the Remind source, version 06.03.03, dated 2026-09-10. go render something gorgeous. you got this 🫶💖🌟