text: """
  author: John Nemeth
  sources: class material
  description: some functions for common calendar operations
  """
  
  ####
  # split invitee id and meeting id
  def splitIds(ids):
      parts = ids.split(',')
      newIds = { 'inviteID': parts[0],
                 'meetID': parts[1]
               }
      return newIds
  
  ##
  # create dict of owned cals from HTML
  def getCalsFromHTML(calendars):
      
      calsdict = {} 
      for cal in calendars:
         calparts = []
         calparts = cal.split(',')
         calsdict[calparts[0]] = calparts[1]
  
      return calsdict
  
  ##
  # create dict of selected cals for storing in session 
  def getSelectedCals(calendars):
      ##
      # Calsdict layout: 
      # calsdict = {'longcalendarid':'calendarsummary',
      #             'longcalid2': 'calsum2', ...
      #            } 
      calsdict = {} 
      for cal in calendars:
         calparts = []
         calinfo = []
         calparts = cal.split(',')
         calinfo.append(calparts[1])
         calinfo.append(calparts[2])
         calsdict[calparts[0]] = calinfo
  
      return calsdict
  
  ##
  # Split summaries and ids of selected cals to different lists
  #   to keep compatability with current implementation.
  #   Will eventually need refactoring.
  def getIdsAndSums(calsdict):
      calsums = []
      calids = []
      for ids, info in calsdict.items():
          calsums.append(info[0])
          calids.append(ids)
  
      return calsums, calids
  
  ##
  # get owned calendars from calendarlist
  def getOwnedCals(cals):
      newcals = []
      for cal in cals:
          if cal['accessrole'] == 'owner':
              newcals.append(cal)
  
      return newcals
  