nextcloud / nextcloud/calendar
Update events when they're imported again instead of failing import (taking SEQUENCE into account)
Open
Nobody has claimed this yet.
1. to develop
enhancement
Feature: Importing
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 1.2k
- Forks
- 332
- Avg merge
- 16h 13m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 137
Description
Steps to reproduce
- Import an event via *.ics file importation (METHOD:REQUEST STATUS:CONFIRMED)
- Import event cancellation via *.ics file (METHOD:CANCEL STATUS:CANCELED)
Expected behaviour
The event status should be updated to "Cancelled" and the display updated.
Actual behaviour
Nothing changes
Calendar app
Calendar app version:2.2.1
CalDAV-clients used: N/A (ics file import)
Client configuration
Browser:Firefox88
Operating system:Ubuntu
Server configuration
Will provide later if relevant.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the import sequence with the provided ICS files, then trace the event import path to see how METHOD:CANCEL and SEQUENCE are handled. Done means an existing event is updated to Cancelled and the calendar display reflects that change without failing the re-import.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100