So, for Zulip Cloud, this step isn't necessary, correct? Or is this integration only available for self-hosted servers?

Also, just confirming that this can be done on any machine.

Ah, you're right. I just used the macro that was used in the other integrations.
This integration can be run from any system, doesn't have to necessarily be the Zulip server.
Thank you for catching that.
I've removed the macro.
I assume it would be fine to keep the installation step. But, I've moved it to the right section.

If the Google Meet link is missing from the payload, the join call link would be broken, correct? I wonder if we want that in the message template if so...

Does this need to be included in the file configuration if it's blank?

Do these need to be included in this example template? I think the options should be listed somewhere, but I imagine most folks aren't going to change these file location defaults.

My intention was to include all the options in the sample config file and the sample command.
I didn't intend for it to be copy pasted, since we have better default values (like the Google meet link case you mentioned), but I can see how users are likely to do that if we provide a full config file. So, I've now made the examples leaner.

And I've moved theformat_message sample to the configuration options section, because we might want to show the sample without the users using that exact one. The code logic constructs the message template conditionally, which wouldn't be possible with a fixed template.

someone implementing this is definitely going to want to review all of that before running the script.

I think the usual approach would be to getting it running first, and then configuring it as desired. So, it makes sense to keep the optional configuration options at the end, after the instructions for setting it up. The default values should be robust enough that they wouldn't need a config file or need to pass any parameters, unless they really want to.

When I followed this link, I had to create a project before I could access that page... Also, I had no idea what Google Cloud was and I imagine a general Google email user wouldn't either.

Oh, you're absolutely right, I've added a new instruction now. But, it's got multiple steps. I didn't want to break it down into individual steps, because they reduce readability, it's helpful to keep the steps for this instruction together?

I've not included a link to the Google Cloud console because it redirects to a very generic welcome page. The specific pages have links though, which are the final URLs for each step.

I've also added the generic link to that in the related docs section.

Where would one find the ID for a Google calendar?

I'd addressed thishere in this comment last year 🫠
"I've removed the instructions on how to get the --calendar value, as they've changed over time and are hence better googled. There's no particular Google documentation to link to either."

I've now made that option the penultimate option, so that it's not the first option that users come across.

For you to test, I'm sharing how I got the calendar ID - Go to Settings, select a calendar (other than "primary" and "birthdays"). In the "Calendar settings" tab for that particular calendar, there's anIntegrate calendar section that contains the Calendar ID.

When would it make sense to specify thistokens-file option? Does running the script ever update the tokens?

Yes, the script needs to refresh the token every hour. The token expires in an hour. I mentioned "first run" because the file doesn't exist until then. Inspired by your question, I've now added that it gets rewritten every hour.