Preserve historical Meetup events

.github/scripts/sync-meetup-events.mjs

@@ -58,11 +58,41 @@ function date(value, field, url) {
 function eventId(event, url) {
   const match = event.UID?.match(/^event_(.+?)@meetup\.com$/);
   if (match) return match[1];
-  const urlMatch = url.match(/\/events\/([^/?#]+)/);
+  const urlMatch = url?.match(/\/events\/([^/?#]+)/);
   if (urlMatch) return urlMatch[1];
   throw new Error(`Meetup calendar event has no recognized ID: ${url}`);
 }
 
+function eventPath(event) {
+  return path.join(CALENDAR_DIR, `meetup-${eventId(event, event.URL)}.md`);
+}
+
+export function calendarSyncPlan(calendar, groupEvents) {
+  const managed = new Set(calendar
+    .filter(({ content }) => content.includes('meetupSource: meetup'))
+    .map(({ file }) => file));
+  const manualUrls = new Set(calendar
+    .filter(({ content }) => !content.includes('meetupSource: meetup'))
+    .map(({ content }) => content.match(/^externalUrl:\s*["']?([^\s"']+)/m)?.[1])
+    .filter(Boolean));
+  const desired = new Map();
+  const cancelled = new Set();
+
+  for (const { events, groupName } of groupEvents) {
+    for (const { event, metadata } of events) {
+      const file = eventPath(event);
+      if (event.STATUS === 'CANCELLED') {
+        if (managed.has(file)) cancelled.add(file);
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (manualUrls.has(event.URL)) continue;
+      desired.set(file, eventFile(event, metadata, groupName));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { desired, cancelled };
+}
+
 function eventSchema(html, url) {
   const scripts = [...html.matchAll(/<script[^>]+type=["']application\/ld\+json["'][^>]*>([\s\S]*?)<\/script>/gi)];
   for (const [, script] of scripts) {
@@ -158,21 +188,9 @@ async function main() {
   }
   const groupEvents = await Promise.all(configuredGroups.map(fetchGroupEvents));
   await mkdir(CALENDAR_DIR, { recursive: true });
-
   const calendar = await calendarFiles();
-  const managed = new Set(calendar.filter(({ content }) => content.includes('meetupSource: meetup')).map(({ file }) => file));
-  const manualUrls = new Set(calendar
-    .filter(({ content }) => !content.includes('meetupSource: meetup'))
-    .map(({ content }) => content.match(/^externalUrl:\s*["']?([^\s"']+)/m)?.[1])
-    .filter(Boolean));
-  const desired = new Map();
 
-  for (const { events, groupName } of groupEvents) {
-    for (const { event, metadata } of events) {
-      if (event.STATUS === 'CANCELLED' || manualUrls.has(event.URL)) continue;
-      desired.set(path.join(CALENDAR_DIR, `meetup-${eventId(event, event.URL)}.md`), eventFile(event, metadata, groupName));
-    }
-  }
+  const { desired, cancelled } = calendarSyncPlan(calendar, groupEvents);
 
   const changes = [];
   for (const [file, content] of desired) {
@@ -181,18 +199,19 @@ async function main() {
       changes.push(`${current === undefined ? 'add' : 'update'} ${file}`);
       if (!DRY_RUN) await writeFile(file, content);
     }
-    managed.delete(file);
   }
-
-  for (const file of managed) {
+  for (const file of cancelled) {
+    if (desired.has(file)) continue;
     changes.push(`remove ${file}`);
     if (!DRY_RUN) await rm(file);
   }
 
   console.log(changes.length ? changes.join('\n') : 'Meetup events are already synchronized.');
 }
 
-main().catch((error) => {
-  console.error(error.message);
-  process.exitCode = 1;
-});
+if (process.argv[1] && import.meta.url === new URL(process.argv[1], 'file:').href) {
+  main().catch((error) => {
+    console.error(error.message);
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+  });
+}

.github/scripts/sync-meetup-events.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+
+import { calendarSyncPlan } from './sync-meetup-events.mjs';
+
+const managedEvent = {
+  file: 'content/calendar/meetup-123.md',
+  content: 'meetupSource: meetup\nexternalUrl: "https://www.meetup.com/example/events/123/"',
+};
+
+test('removes a generated event explicitly cancelled by Meetup', () => {
+  const plan = calendarSyncPlan([managedEvent], [{
+    events: [{ event: { STATUS: 'CANCELLED', UID: 'event_123@meetup.com' } }],
+    groupName: 'Example group',
+  }]);
+
+  assert.deepEqual([...plan.desired], []);
+  assert.deepEqual([...plan.cancelled], [managedEvent.file]);
+});
+
+test('retains generated historical events absent from the current feed', () => {
+  const plan = calendarSyncPlan([managedEvent], [{ events: [], groupName: 'Example group' }]);
+
+  assert.deepEqual([...plan.desired], []);
+  assert.deepEqual([...plan.cancelled], []);
+});
+
+test('retains manual historical events when Meetup reports cancellation', () => {
+  const historicalEvent = { ...managedEvent, content: 'externalUrl: "https://www.meetup.com/example/events/123/"' };
+  const plan = calendarSyncPlan([historicalEvent], [{
+    events: [{ event: { STATUS: 'CANCELLED', UID: 'event_123@meetup.com' } }],
+    groupName: 'Example group',
+  }]);
+
+  assert.deepEqual([...plan.cancelled], []);
+});

content/calendar/meetup-316283278.md

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+meetupEventId: "316283278"
+meetupSource: meetup
+startDate: "2026-09-02"
+title: "NeoVIM for PowerShell!"
+externalUrl: "https://www.meetup.com/research-triangle-powershell-users-group/events/316283278/"
+virtual: true
+where: "Online"
+---
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+
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+
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+*

content/calendar/meetup-316366917.md

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+meetupEventId: "316366917"
+meetupSource: meetup
+startDate: "2026-09-10"
+title: "PowerShell UserGroup InnSalzach Meeting – 10th September 2026"
+externalUrl: "https://www.meetup.com/powershell-usergroup-inn-salzach/events/316366917/"
+virtual: true
+where: "Online"
+---
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+
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