nextcloud / nextcloud/calendar
[Bug][Calendar]: Placeholders are only removed from the inviter
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Description
⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️
- This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
- This issue is not already reported on Github OR Nextcloud Community Forum (I've searched it).
- Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
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Bug description
When using the new "meeting proposal" feature placeholder appointments are created in everyones calendar. When selecting the final decision, placeholders are removed from the inviter, but not from the invited people.
Steps to reproduce
- Create an meeting proposal workflow
- Invite collegues
- Select one of the suggested appointments, after everyone voted for their preferred appointment
Expected behavior
When using the new "meeting proposal" feature placeholder appointments are created in everyones calendar. When selecting the final decision, placeholders are removed from the inviter and the invited people.
Nextcloud Server version
36
Operating system
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Database engine version
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Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?
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Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?
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What user-backends are you using?
- Default user-backend (database)
- LDAP/ Active Directory
- SSO - SAML
- Other
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Research direction
Reproduce the meeting proposal workflow in the Nextcloud Calendar app, then trace how placeholder appointments are removed after a final appointment is selected. Compare the inviter and invited users' calendars; done means placeholders are removed for everyone involved, with regression coverage for the reported workflow.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100