You can use the file.read: automation command and vobject_parse() scripting function to parse the content of VObject files return them as a JSON object. This can be useful if you are sent an iCal event invite or VCard contact.

For example, if you are sent this iCal event:

BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:uid1@example.com
ORGANIZER;CN=John Doe:MAILTO:john.doe@example.com
DTSTAMP:19970701T100000Z
DTSTART:19970714T170000Z
DTEND:19970715T040000Z
SUMMARY:Bastille Day Party
GEO:48.85299;2.36885
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR

You can parse it as follows:

• automation
• output
• policy

• start:
    file.read:
      output: results
      inputs:
        uri: cerb:attachment:4
      on_success:
        return:
          vcalendar@json: {{vobject_parse(results.bytes)|json_encode}}

• __exit: return
  __return:
    vcalendar:
      VCALENDAR:
      - props:
          VERSION:
          - params: []
            value: "2.0"
          PRODID:
          - params: []
            value: -//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN
        children:
          VEVENT:
          - props:
              UID:
              - params: []
                value: uid1@example.com
              ORGANIZER:
              - params:
                  CN: John Doe
                value: MAILTO:john.doe@example.com
              DTSTAMP:
              - params: []
                value: 19970701T100000Z
              DTSTART:
              - params: []
                value: 19970714T170000Z
              DTEND:
              - params: []
                value: 19970715T040000Z
              SUMMARY:
              - params: []
                value: Bastille Day Party
              GEO:
              - params: []
                value: 48.85299;2.36885

• commands:
    file.read:
      allow@bool: yes