Futcal for Scriptable

Futcal is a football widget for Scriptable that relies on the FotMob API data.

With Futcal you can choose your favourite team and quickly see:

• Last match
  • Competition and round
  • Home and Away teams
  • Result
• Next match
  • Competition and round
  • Home and Away teams
  • Time and date (or current result and playing time if match is ongoing)
• League table
  • Position, Team, Matches played, Wins, Draws, Losses and Points

Features

📱 First-Party Design

Futcal was built with simplicity and consistency in mind, with a design based on the Apple Calendar widget. The goal is to fit in with other Apple widgets while providing at a glance all the information you are looking for.

Note: The widget was developed and tested on an iPhone XS. Minor changes on the position of the different elements may occur for devices with different screen sizes.

🌙 Dark Mode

Futcal supports different color configurations for light and dark mode. The default colors are fully aligned with the Apple Calendar widget, for consistency.

↔️ Different Sizes

Futcal is available in different widget sizes.

Small

• Matches view
• Table view

Medium

• Matches and Table view

💬 Multi Languages

Futcal is prepared to support multiple languages, based on your device system settings. This applies to all default UI elements but also specific API information (e.g. competition or round name). Currently the following languages are available:

• Czech
• English
• French (thanks to @Write for the help translating)
• German (thanks to @lcshmn and @ostoer for the help translating)
• Korean (thanks to @dp0973 for the help translating)
• Portuguese
• Spanish

If you would like other languages to be added feel free to create a ticket and share the translation strings. I will gladly add them.

Note: If your device language is not supported, the widget will default to English.

👆 Tap To Open

Clicking any of the widget different sections will open additional details on Safari or on the FotMob iOS/iPadOS application, if installed.

Note: This overrides any behavior defined in the configuration of the widget

✈️ Offline Mode

Futcal will still properly run even if there is no internet connectivity. In this case the latest cached information (previously stored in your iCloud Drive) will be displayed.

Note: Data will only be refreshed when internet connection is restored.

Instructions

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Instal the latest version of Scriptable

To improve the experience when using Tap To Open:

• Install the FotMob iOS/iPadOS application.

Add widget

To add the widget to the Home Screen please follow these steps:

1. Download and extract the content of this repository.

2. Copy Futcal.js into the Scriptable folder located in your iCloud Drive.

Your Scriptable folder structure should look like this:

iCloud Drive/
├─ Scriptable/
│  ├─ Futcal.js

3. Launch Scriptable and make sure that Futcal is listed in the Scripts view.

4. Run the script and if everything is set up correctly you should see a preview of the Medium-sized widget for the default team (Sporting CP).

5. Return to your home screen and add a Medium Scriptable widget.

6. Edit the Scriptable widget and choose Futcal as the Script. Next, set "When Interacting" to "Run Script" and you should be all set and ready to go.

Customise widget

⚽ Team

In order to get your favourite team information you have to specify your team's FotMob numerical id:

1. Go to https://www.fotmob.com.
2. Search for your team in the search box and select it.
3. In your team overview page check the URL.

The URL should look like this: https://www.fotmob.com/teams/9768/overview/sporting-cp

4. Copy the numeric value from the URL (e.g. 9768 for Sporting CP).
5. Look for parameter teamId in Futcal.js.
6. Replace the numeric value with the new one.

🌍 Time Zone

In order to get the correct time and date information you should define your time zone:

1. Get your time zone name (you can see a full list on https://timezonedb.com/time-zones).
2. Look for parameter timeZone in Futcal.js.
3. Replace the string value with the new one.

🎭 Small Widget View

By default small widgets will display the Table view.

In order to display the Matches view:

1. Long press the small widget on your Home Screen.
2. Choose "Edit Widget".
3. On "Parameter" write matches.

♟️ Match Round

The ability to show the match competition round can be turned on or off. By default this is turned off to minimise the amount of information shown.

In order to turn this feature on:

1. Look for parameter showRound in Futcal.js.
2. Change the value to true.

Please see the examples below to see the difference:

showRound = false	showRound = true
Premier League	Premier League (R1)
Cup	Cup (Q/F)

🆚 Teams Names / Logos

By default in the matches details only the teams names are shown. It's also possible to show the teams logos. Both options can be turned on or off.

Teams Names option:

1. Look for parameter showMatchesTeamsNames in Futcal.js.
2. Change the value to true / false to turn it on / off.

Teams Logos option:

1. Look for parameter showMatchesTeamsBadges in Futcal.js.
2. Change the value to true / false to turn it on / off.

♟️ Opposition

By default in the matches details both teams are shown. There is the option to shown only the opposition team and whether it is a home or away match.

In order to turn this option on:

1. Look for parameter showOnlyOpposition in Futcal.js.
2. Change the value to true.

Please see the examples below to see the difference:

showOnlyOpposition = false	showOnlyOpposition = true
Boavista - Sporting	Boavista (A)
Sporting - Benfica	Benfica (H)

🕒 12 / 24 Hour Clock

By default the next match time is shown using the 24 hour clock.

In order to display the time in 12 hour clock format:

1. Look for parameter twelveHourClock in Futcal.js.
2. Change the value to true.

Please see the examples below to see the difference:

twelveHourClock = false	twelveHourClock = true
19/Jan 19:45	19/Jan 7:45pm
03/Feb 16:00	03/Feb 4:00pm

📅 Day of the Week

By default the day of the week is not shown on the next match date.

In order to turn this feature on:

1. Look for parameter showDayOfWeek in Futcal.js.
2. Change the value to true.

Please see the examples below to see the difference:

showDayOfWeek = false	showDayOfWeek = true
19/Jan 19:45	Tue 19/Jan 19:45
03/Feb 16:00	Wed 03/Feb 16:00

⏱️ Playing Time

By default the current playing time is not shown on live matches.

In order to turn this feature on:

1. Look for parameter showLivetime in Futcal.js.
2. Change the value to true.

Please see the examples below to see the difference:

showLivetime = false	showLivetime = true
1 - 0 ●	1 - 0 (15') ●
2 - 2 ●	2 - 2 (HT) ●

🏆 League Subtitle

For leagues with more than one table (e.g. "MLS" with "Eastern" and "Western") it is possible to show the subtitle next to the league title. By default this is turned off to minimise the amount of information shown.

In order to turn this feature on:

1. Look for parameter showLeagueSubtitle in Futcal.js.
2. Change the value to true.

Please see the examples below to see the difference:

showLeagueSubtitle = false	showLeagueSubtitle = true
MLS	MLS (EASTERN)
EURO U21	EURO U21 (GRP. D)

🥇 Position Highlight

By default the current team position in the league table is highlighted with a circle around the position cell. It's also possible to highlight the entire row on the table. Both options can be turned on or off.

Circle highlight option:

1. Look for parameter showCirclePositionHighlight in Futcal.js.
2. Change the value to true / false to turn it on / off.

Row highlight option:

1. Look for parameter showRowPositionHighlight in Futcal.js.
2. Change the value to true / false to turn it on / off.

🖼️ Background

By default the widget has a solid color background (same as the Apple Calendar widget). However, if you want you can select an image as the widget background:

1. Run Futcal in the Scriptable app (this is to make sure all the required directories are created).
2. Name your image background.png.
3. Copy background.png into the Futcal folder now available in the Scriptable folder located in your iCloud Drive.

Your Scriptable folder structure should look like this:

iCloud Drive/
├─ Scriptable/
│  ├─ Futcal.js
│  ├─ Futcal/
│  |  ├─ background.png

🎨 Colors

To customise the widget colors look for the following parameters in the script:

Parameter	Notes
backgroundColor	Dynamic, changes with dark mode (light, dark)
leagueTitleColor	Color of the league table title
highlightedPositionColor	Color of the circle highlighting team's position
highlightedRowColor	Color of the row highlighting team's position
liveColor	Color of the circle shown when a match is ongoing

📖 Data Manipulation

To customise specific strings returned by the API change the text variable inside the function replaceText.
To add or customise language translations change the text variable inside the function getDictionary.

Known Issues

• Tap To Open: There is currently an iOS/iPadOS limitation where any URLs opened through a widget will require its host app (in this case Scriptable) to launch first, before the URL can be opened.
• Refresh rate: The refresh rate of a widget is partly up to iOS/iPadOS. For example, a widget may not refresh if the device is low on battery or the user is rarely looking at the widget.

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