Updated List. Created a new script (#803)

* Script to identify old events

* Updated list

* New tool for identifying updates necessary

Author: ckenst

.gitignore

@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ _site
 .sass-cache
 .DS_Store
 
-# IntelliJ IDE
-/.idea/
+
+# Script output
+tmp/pending_updates.yml

_data/current.yml

@@ -1,35 +1,3 @@
-- name: "TestFlix 2025 - World’s Leading Virtual Software Testing Conference"
-  location: Online
-  dates: "October 10-11, 2025"
-  url: https://www.thetesttribe.com/testflix/?utm_source=testingconferences
-  status: Registration is Open and Free
-
-- name: Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) 2025
-  location: Portland, Oregon, USA and Online
-  dates: "October 13-15, 2025"
-  url: https://www.pnsqc.org/?utm_source=testingconferences
-  twitter: PNSQC
-  status: <a href="https://mms.pnsqc.org/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=PNSQ&evid=52209629" target="_blank">Registration is Open</a>
-
-- name: HUSTEF Software Testing Conference 2025
-  location: Budapest, Hungary
-  dates: "October 14-16, 2025"
-  url: https://hustef.hu/?utm_source=testingconferences
-  twitter: HunTestingBoard
-  status: Registration is Open
-
-- name: "Quality Beacon - Lighting the Path for Next-Gen Testing"
-  location: Copenhagen, Denmark
-  dates: "October 20-21, 2025"
-  url: https://www.dstb.dk/konferencer/2025/?utm_source=testingconferences
-  status: Registration is Open until October 6, 2025
-
-- name: CypressConf 2025
-  location: Online
-  dates: "October 21-22, 2025"
-  url: https://cypress.registration.goldcast.io/events/5e06455f-45f2-49c3-98dd-e0ae952e79a0?__hstc=204449871.f2117c4cea0098a12902ced8536e8ec7.1751241536846.1751241536846.1751241536846.1&__hssc=204449871.1.1751241536846&__hsfp=287177776?utm_source=testingconferences
-  status: Registration is Open and Free
-
 - name: "TestCon Europe 2025"
   location: Vilnius, Lithuania
   dates: "October 21-24, 2025"
@@ -61,7 +29,7 @@
   dates: "October 27-30, 2025"
   url: https://starcanada.techwell.com/?utm_source=testingconferences
   twitter: TechWell
-  status: <a href="https://starcanada.techwell.com?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Early Bird Registration</a> is Open until September 26, 2025
+  status: <a href="https://starcanada.techwell.com?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Registration is Open</a>
 
 - name: WOPR Latam 04
   location: Montevideo, UY
@@ -73,12 +41,13 @@
   dates: "November 10-11, 2025"
   url: https://automation.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/?utm_source=testingconferences
   twitter: esconfs
-  status: <a href="https://automation.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Early Bird Registration is Open</a> until September 30, 2025
+  status: <a href="https://automation.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Registration is Open</a>
 
 - name: Quality Sense Conf 2025
   location: Montevideo, Uruguay
   dates: "November 11, 2025"
   url: https://qualitysenseconf.com/?utm_source=testingconferences
+  status: Registration is Open and Free
 
 - name: Software-QS-Tag 2025
   location: Möhrendorf, Germany
@@ -98,7 +67,7 @@
   dates: "November 14, 2025"
   url: https://www.tokyotestfest.com/?utm_source=testingconferences
   twitter: tokyotestfest
-  status: <a href="https://fienta.com/tokyotestfest2025/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Early Bird Registration is Open</a> 
+  status: <a href="https://fienta.com/tokyotestfest2025/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Registration is Open</a> 
 
 - name: Testing Assembly
   location: Helsinki, Finland
@@ -122,27 +91,27 @@
 - name: "Workshop: Find more bugs with Test Gap Analysis"
   location: Online
   dates: "December 3, 2025"
-  url: https://tmscl.me/4ntgbEk
-  status: <a href="https://tmscl.me/4ntgbEk" target="_blank">Registration is open</a>
+  url: https://teamscale.com/events/tga-2025-12?utm_source=testingconferences
+  status: <a href="https://teamscale.com/events/tga-2025-12?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Registration is Open</a>
 
 - name: Robocon 2026 In Person
   location: Helsinki, Finland
-  dates: "February 12-13, 2026"
+  dates: "February 10-13, 2026"
   url: https://www.robocon.io/?utm_source=testingconferences
-  status: <a href="https://pretalx.com/robocon-2026/cfp?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">CFP is Open</a> until October 19, 2025
+  status: <a href="https://www.robocon.io/tickets?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Blind Robot Registration is Open</a>
 
 - name: Robocon 2026 Online
   location: Online
-  dates: "March 4-5 March, 2026"
+  dates: "March 3-6, 2026"
   url: https://www.robocon.io/?utm_source=testingconferences
-  status: <a href="https://pretalx.com/robocon-2026/cfp?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">CFP is Open</a> until October 19, 2025
+  status: <a href="https://www.robocon.io/tickets?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Blind Robot Registration is Open</a>
 
 - name: Testing Peers Conference 2026
   location: Nottingham, UK
   dates: "March 12, 2026"
   url: https://testingpeerscon.com/?utm_source=testingconferences
   twitter: testingpeers
-  status: <a href="https://testingpeerscon.com/written-submission/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">CFP is Open</a> until September 30, 2025 | <a href="https://testingpeerscon.com/ticket/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Early Bird Registration is Open</a>
+  status: <a href="https://testingpeerscon.com/ticket/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Early Bird Registration is Open</a>
 
 - name: ParisTestConf 2026
   location: Paris, FR
@@ -174,7 +143,7 @@
   dates: "May 6-8, 2026"
   url: https://seleniumconf.com/?utm_source=testingconferences
   twitter: seleniumconf
-  status: <a href="https://seleniumconf.com/submit-a-talk/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">CFP is Open</a> until October 19, 2025
+  status: <a href="https://seleniumconf.com/register/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Blind Early Bird</a> Registration is Open
 
 - name: WeTest.Athens 2026
   location: Athens, Greece
@@ -187,11 +156,11 @@
   dates: "May 26-28, 2026"
   url: https://expoqa.eu/?utm_source=testingconferences
   twitter: expoqa
-  status: <a href="https://expoqa.eu/call-for-speaker/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">CFP is Open</a> until October 12, 2025
+  status: <a href="https://expoqa.eu/ticket-shop/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Early Bird Registration is Open</a>
 
 - name: EuroSTAR 2026 Software Testing Conference
   location: Oslo, Norway
   dates: "June 15-18, 2026"
   url: https://conference.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/?utm_source=testingconferences
   twitter: esconfs
-  status: <a href="https://conference.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/call-for-submissions/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">CFP is Open</a> until October 3, 2025
+  status: <a href="https://conference.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/tickets/?utm_source=testingconferences" target="_blank">Super Early Bird</a> Pricing is Open

_data/past.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+- name: CypressConf 2025
+  location: Online
+  dates: "October 21-22, 2025"
+  url: https://cypress.registration.goldcast.io/events/5e06455f-45f2-49c3-98dd-e0ae952e79a0?__hstc=204449871.f2117c4cea0098a12902ced8536e8ec7.1751241536846.1751241536846.1751241536846.1&__hssc=204449871.1.1751241536846&__hsfp=287177776?utm_source=testingconferences
+
+- name: "Quality Beacon - Lighting the Path for Next-Gen Testing"
+  location: Copenhagen, Denmark
+  dates: "October 20-21, 2025"
+  url: https://www.dstb.dk/konferencer/2025/?utm_source=testingconferences
+
+- name: HUSTEF Software Testing Conference 2025
+  location: Budapest, Hungary
+  dates: "October 14-16, 2025"
+  url: https://hustef.hu/?utm_source=testingconferences
+  twitter: HunTestingBoard
+
+- name: Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) 2025
+  location: Portland, Oregon, USA and Online
+  dates: "October 13-15, 2025"
+  url: https://www.pnsqc.org/?utm_source=testingconferences
+  twitter: PNSQC
+
+- name: "TestFlix 2025 - World’s Leading Virtual Software Testing Conference"
+  location: Online
+  dates: "October 10-11, 2025"
+  url: https://www.thetesttribe.com/testflix/?utm_source=testingconferences
+
 - name: TestSociety
   location: Lisboa, Portugal
   dates: "October 10, 2025"

tools/identify_updates.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+require 'yaml'
+require 'date'
+require 'fileutils'
+
+DATA_DIR = File.expand_path('../_data', __dir__)
+CURRENT_FILE = File.join(DATA_DIR, 'current.yml')
+
+OUTPUT_FILE = File.expand_path('../tmp/pending_updates.yml', __dir__)
+
+if ARGV.empty?
+  warn 'Usage: identify_updates.rb YYYY-MM-DD'
+  exit 1
+end
+
+begin
+  today = Date.parse(ARGV[0])
+rescue ArgumentError
+  warn "Invalid date: #{ARGV[0]}"
+  exit 1
+end
+
+unless File.exist?(CURRENT_FILE)
+  warn "Could not find #{CURRENT_FILE}"
+  exit 1
+end
+
+current_events = YAML.load_file(CURRENT_FILE)
+
+MONTH_PATTERN = '(?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December|Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Sept|Oct|Nov|Dec)'
+MONTH_REGEX = /#{MONTH_PATTERN}/i
+
+def normalize_month(name)
+  case name.downcase
+  when 'jan' then 'January'
+  when 'feb' then 'February'
+  when 'mar' then 'March'
+  when 'apr' then 'April'
+  when 'may' then 'May'
+  when 'jun' then 'June'
+  when 'jul' then 'July'
+  when 'aug' then 'August'
+  when 'sep', 'sept' then 'September'
+  when 'oct' then 'October'
+  when 'nov' then 'November'
+  when 'dec' then 'December'
+  else
+    name.capitalize
+  end
+end
+
+def build_date_from_components(month_name, day, year)
+  month_index = Date::MONTHNAMES.index(month_name)
+  return nil unless month_index
+
+  Date.new(year.to_i, month_index, day.to_i)
+rescue ArgumentError
+  nil
+end
+
+def parse_end_date(range_str)
+  return nil if range_str.nil?
+
+  s = range_str.to_s.strip
+  s = s.gsub(/[–—]/, '-')
+
+  # Handle ranges like "April 26 - May 1, 2026"
+  if (m = s.match(/(#{MONTH_PATTERN})\s+(\d{1,2})\s*-\s*(#{MONTH_PATTERN})\s*(\d{1,2}),?\s*(\d{4})$/i))
+    month2 = normalize_month(m[3])
+    day2 = m[4]
+    year = m[5]
+    return build_date_from_components(month2, day2, year)
+  end
+
+  # Handle ranges like "September 21-26, 2025"
+  if (m = s.match(/(#{MONTH_PATTERN})\s+\d{1,2}\s*-\s*(\d{1,2}),?\s*(\d{4})$/i))
+    month = normalize_month(m[1])
+    day2 = m[2]
+    year = m[3]
+    return build_date_from_components(month, day2, year)
+  end
+
+  # Handle single day "September 27, 2025"
+  if (m = s.match(/(#{MONTH_PATTERN})\s+(\d{1,2}),?\s*(\d{4})$/i))
+    month = normalize_month(m[1])
+    day = m[2]
+    year = m[3]
+    return build_date_from_components(month, day, year)
+  end
+
+  # Handle formats like "March 4-5 March, 2026"
+  if (m = s.match(/(#{MONTH_PATTERN})\s+\d{1,2}\s*-\s*(\d{1,2})\s+(#{MONTH_PATTERN}),?\s*(\d{4})$/i))
+    month = normalize_month(m[3])
+    day = m[2]
+    year = m[4]
+    return build_date_from_components(month, day, year)
+  end
+
+  # Fallback: let Date.parse try entire string
+  Date.parse(s) rescue nil
+end
+
+def extract_status_dates(status_text)
+  return [] if status_text.nil?
+  stripped = status_text.to_s.gsub(/<[^>]+>/, ' ')
+  results = []
+
+  stripped.scan(/(#{MONTH_PATTERN}\s*\d{1,2}(?:\s*-\s*(?:#{MONTH_PATTERN})?\s*\d{1,2})?,?\s*\d{4})/i) do |match|
+    segment = match.first
+    end_date = parse_end_date(segment)
+    results << { segment: segment.strip, date: end_date } if end_date
+  end
+
+  results
+end
+
+updates = []
+
+current_events.each do |event|
+  event_needs_move = false
+  status_needs_update = false
+
+  end_date = parse_end_date(event['dates'])
+  if end_date
+    event_needs_move = true if end_date < today
+  elsif event['dates'].to_s =~ /\d{4}/
+    warn "Warning: could not parse end date for '#{event['name']}': #{event['dates']}"
+  end
+
+  status_dates = extract_status_dates(event['status'])
+  status_needs_update = status_dates.any? { |item| item[:date] && item[:date] < today }
+
+  updates << event.dup if event_needs_move || status_needs_update
+end
+
+FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(OUTPUT_FILE))
+
+formatted_entries = updates.map do |event|
+  yaml = YAML.dump([event])
+  lines = yaml.lines
+  lines.shift if lines.first&.start_with?('---')
+  lines.reject! { |line| line.strip == '...' }
+  lines.map!(&:rstrip)
+  lines.join("\n")
+end
+
+File.open(OUTPUT_FILE, 'w') do |f|
+  if formatted_entries.empty?
+    f.write("# No events needing attention for #{today}\n")
+  else
+    f.write(formatted_entries.join("\n\n"))
+    f.write("\n")
+  end
+end
+
+puts "Identified #{updates.size} events needing attention."
+puts "Details written to #{OUTPUT_FILE}."