Rotawise Shift Scheduler

Use this when the user already has a work schedule and wants it checked against scheduling rules: "check this schedule", "does anyone have a clopening", "is anyone over 40 hours", "fix this schedule, Sam cannot work Mondays". Takes the shifts with the people on them (typed, or an attached schedule CSV/XLSX grid or list) plus optional staff rules (roles, max hours, unavailable days) and reports each problem it finds: overlapping or double-booked shifts, less rest than the rule between shifts, too many shifts per day or days in a row, over max hours or overtime, wrong role, unavailable times, and shifts below headcount. Returns hours per person and a PDF, Excel and per-employee calendar files of the checked schedule. Does not change the schedule itself (generate_shift_schedule builds a corrected one) and does not give legal advice on scheduling laws.

Use this when the user wants an employee schedule maker or work schedule maker: build a weekly staff or shift schedule for a restaurant, cafe, retail store, clinic front desk or similar from staff names, roles or skills, availability (days or times people cannot work), min/max hours, and the shifts to cover with headcount, e.g. "make a weekly schedule for 6 employees", "need 2 people on each shift, nobody over 40 hours", "make a rotating schedule so weekends are fair", "who should close on friday", "Sam cannot work Mondays". Accepts typed lists or an attached availability CSV/XLSX. A deterministic solver checks each hard rule (roles, availability, max hours, overtime cap, minimum rest between shifts, shifts per day, consecutive days), balances weekend and closing shifts, and when coverage is impossible returns each open shift with the binding reason. Returns hours per person, overtime flags, fairness ranges, and a printable PDF, Excel file and per-employee calendar (.ics) files. Overnight shifts and daylight-saving weeks are counted in real elapsed hours. Does not post schedules, message staff, track clock-ins or run payroll. Do not use for job searches or for checking a schedule the user already made (use check_schedule).